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Environmental Education
(EE) is an active process that increases knowledge, skills, abilities
and awareness, resulting in understanding, commitment, informed
decisions and constructive action to ensure stewardship of the earth's
environment.
Hands-on experiences are
the best way for students to build understanding of the complex
world around them. These experiences can best be initiated through
citizen science, service-learning and outdoor classroom projects.
EEinGeorgia
The Online Guide to Environmental Education in Georgia
TEACH
FOR TOMORROW!
Find
lesson plans, a resource database, an organization and school directory,
grants, contests & awards, a calendar of events and workshops
plus facts and stats on Georgia's environment. Subscribe to E-news
to get updates on teaching resources, events, grants, and more.
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more...
NEW
Georgia Nature Center
The new Georgia
Nature Center in Oconee County is the largest educational facility
of its kind in the Southeast. Guided field trips across 100-acres
of exhibits and trails include the Clean Energy Exhibition featuring
solar & wind power, an organic farm, the Next Generation home,
and an endangered plant greenhouse containing thousands of rare
carnivorous plants. There are programs for all levels from kindergarten
through high school, as well as college. Groups of 150 or more can
be accommodated. For more information visit www.NatureCenter.com
or call 1-800-800-2SUN. Tours meet GPS standards for all K-12 grade
levels.
FIELD
TRIP SCHOLARSHIPS & GRANTS FOR JANUARY 2008
Would
you like to bring your students to the new 100-acre Georgia Nature
Center, but can't because of budget limits? Now is your chance to
apply for Georgia Nature Center's new Scholarship Program. If your
school wins a grant from this new program, your students can visit
Georgia Nature Center at a reduced cost. This program is currently
available only for field trips to be scheduled during January. Apply
today by visiting http://www.NatureCenter.com/grants.
CUSTOM
ECOCAMP PROGRAMS FOR SCHOOL GROUPS
Schools
and other groups interested in a more in-depth experience at Georgia
Nature Center can schedule a one or two day EcoCamp program at any
time with advance notice. Much larger in scope than the usual two-hour
tour, EcoCamp lasts for 6-hours per day over one or two days. The
camp includes a bonfire and free carnivorous plants and solar toys
for all students.
Georgia
Green & Healthy Schools
The
Georgia Green & Healthy Schools (GGHS) program is a new collaborative
initiative to assist and support schools in understanding and practicing
environmentally sound principles. Begin with a pledge. Use assessment
tools to conduct school-based investigations. Earn awards and recognition.
Learn
more...
Go
Green Initiative
The Go Green Initiative
is a simple, comprehensive program designed to create a culture
of environmental responsibility on school campuses across the nation.
Founded in 2002, the Go Green Initiative unites parents, students,
teachers and school administrators in an effort to make real and
lasting changes in their campus communities that will protect children
and the environment for years to come. Learn
more...
Our
Shared Forests Science Night Kits
Twenty-two
simple, research-based activities for elementary schools are contained
in this "science night in a box." Developed by the State
Botanical Garden in cooperation with Maquipucuna Foundation in Ecuador
and Georgia PTA , the kits are available for check out. Activities
focus on the migratory birds that "share the forests"
between Ecuador and Georgia.
For
more information, contact Susan Meyers at smmeyers@bellsouth.net
or 404-388-8228.
Outdoor
Classroom Council
The
Outdoor Classroom Council is a coalition of organizations and individuals
who share an interest in the design, development, maintenance and
use of outdoor classrooms. Its mission is to serve teachers, parents,
principals and community volunteers as a resource link, providing
up-to-date training and literature. The 11th annual Outdoor Classroom
Symposium is scheduled at Fernbank Science Center in Atlanta on
October 12, 2007. Learn
more...
Shallowford
Falls Elementary School PTA, Marietta, GA
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