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Links on this page are to student oriented workshops, camps, competitions, and community projects. Other Student Resources: • Programs for Students
Earth Force has recently launched a new program called Earth Force After School, that gives youth hands-on lessons by engaging them in environmental projects after school. Earth Force has national programs and local offices that engage youth in community action and environmental problem solving. They offer a catalog of products and educator training.
The URL is: http://www.earthforce.org/
July 18-24, 2005 ~ Springfield, Missouri
An annual competition for high school students throughout North America. Designed as a way to teach kids about environmental education, the best teams from 47 states and Canadian provinces compete at a summer play-off on a selected topic. The 2005 Envirothon topic is "Managing Cultural Landscapes." The URL is: http://www.envirothon.org/competition/Canon2005/in...
National organization that offers student materials for grades K-5 and additional teacher resources, with FREE, downloadable guidebook in English and Spanish. A program of the University of Wisconsin - Environmental Resources Center.
The URL is: http://www.uwex.edu/erc/gwah/
Students on Ice takes high school students from around the world on educational learning expeditions to Antarctica and the Arctic to provide educational opportunities and help foster a new understanding and respect for our planet.
The URL is: http://www.studentsonice.com/
CCMI provides educational field experiences in the Caribbean for teachers and students.
The URL is: http://www.reefresearch.org
Find out more about the student League for Environmental and Animal Protection. Learn how we saved Earth Day at our high school, and won the NYCityWide Sanitation Department's Recycling Award.
The URL is: http://home.earthlink.net/~bxscience/
In the courtyard of South Country’s Frank P. Long Intermediate School, New York, there is a beautiful garden lush with decorative flowers, shrubs, trees, and ornamental decorations. The garden, which expanded from a small plot to the entire courtyard over the past four years, is the result of the school’s 4th & 5th grader’s Garden Club. Frank P. Long teacher Peter Cisek initiated the program with a $500 grant from radio station WBAB for educators who needed seed money to start a special program and is receiving yearly assistance from the South Country Education Foundation. The Garden Club is totally self-sustaining, and not funded by the school budget.
The URL is: http://www.southcountry.org/LONG/garden.htm
WI "focuses on getting people from all walks of life to personally experience the natural world...WI conducts a variety of activities including community events, research, training, equipment design, trail and facility assessments, policy development" and multi-day trips.
The URL is: http://www.wildernessinquiry.org/
This environmental program lets children learn how practical action can create a better world.
The URL is: http://www.americanforests.org/resources/kids/a_tr...
Smokey Bear has fun and educational games for kids.
The URL is: http://www.smokeybear.com/kids/default.asp
A water quality monitoring project for high school students, based at Southern Illinois University. Components include curriculum development and teacher training.
The URL is: http://www.siue.edu/OSME/river/index.html
This site seeks to raise awareness to the detrimental effects of cigarette butt litter, which is the most prevalent form of litter found in beach and roadside cleanups. It was started by three kids and provides useful information about the negative effects, how to help, how kids can get involved, and solutions that are available to smokers.
The URL is: http://www.nobuttsaboutit.net
Begins August 15, 2004
Teachers and students in K-12 classrooms are invited to participate this fall in one of the "Journey North" project’s global studies of wildlife migration and seasonal change. Journey South enables students to track the coming fall by following the migration patterns of monarch butterflies, bald eagles, whooping cranes, and other animals; and other natural events. Students share their own field observations with classmates across North America and analyze data from other classroom and professional scientists. Each study features standards-based lessons and challenges, stunning photos and video clips, weekly migration updates, interactive maps, connections with field scientists, and compelling migration “stories.” They also provide guidance for helping students conduct local observations and inquiries and fit them into a global context. The URL is: http://www.learner.org/jnorth/fall2004/index.html
Elementary kids for a clean environment is a group that concerned children can join.
The URL is: http://www.kidsface.org/
Application Deadline: February 15, 2006
This summer opportunity for high school students is sponsored by the American Fisheries Society. Students (grades 10-12) spend 8 weeks in the summer working alongside a mentor who is a fisheries professional in their local community. Participants receive a $3,000 scholarship paid out in 6 installments over the summer months. Applications can be downloaded from the website. The URL is: http://www.fisheries.org/html/hutton.shtml
"The TEMN internship offers high school students a real world experience involving media, technology and environmental journalism." Interns research, produce and report online topics they have chosen.
The URL is: http://www.eecom.net/temn/temn_about.html
This page has U.S. Geological Survey employment opportunities for high school students and adults.
The URL is: http://www.usgs.gov/ohr/
Careers, internships, and scholarships for high school students.
The URL is: http://www.epa.gov/students/careers.htm
Keep America Beautiful website provides teens with ideas for community improvement projects. Plus in-classroom project ideas for teachers.
The URL is: http://www.kab.org/takeaction/index.asp
February - June 2006 ~ Online
Teachers and students in K-12 classrooms can participate in the online global studies of wildlife migration and seasonal change. Watch spring sweep across the hemisphere by following the migration patterns of monarch butterflies, bald eagles, and other animals; the budding of plants, changing sunlight, and other natural events. The URL is: http://www.learner.org/jnorth
Get A Job! EEK (Environmental Education for Kids) offers career possibilities.
The URL is: http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/ce/eek/job/car...
ENO-Environment Online© is a global web school for environmental awareness where students are studying two lessons weekly throughout the schoolyear.
The URL is: http://eno.joensuu.fi/
Students provide micro-grants to a poor entrepreneur from a country they choose. Your class will receive a business plan outlining exactly how the project works, as well as recognition from Trickle Up.
The URL is: http://www.trickleup.org/
Resource for K-12 teachers and students from the USGS, provides online lesson plans, activities, tutorials, and links to references dealing with interdisciplinary studies of natural science.
The URL is: http://www.usgs.gov/education/
Nicaragua Tropical Studies Summer Program offers high school students an unparallaled opportunity to contribute to sustainable long term solutions to rainforest conservation. The only high school accredited program of its kind in the world!
The URL is: http://www.nicaraguastudyabroad.org/
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) National Marine Sanctuary Program education mission is to enhance public awareness, understanding and appreciation of the marine environment. Features the Dive Into Education Marine Science Program for teachers to support ocean literacy in the classroom; and the Living Classrooms program, an ocean field studies program for teacher and student teams to participate in activities focused on marine sanctuaries and ocean conservation.
The URL is: http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/education
An online community for K-12 students, teachers, classrooms, and parents. Schools can create their own website and students can communicate with classmates. When a school is registered, administrators can create an account that enables communication with teachers and students, account management tools, and maintenance capabilities.
The URL is: http://www.think.com/en_us/
Engage your students in the ultimate environmental education adventure. Experience the outdoor classroom of the tropical rainforests. Save The Rainforest is run by teachers whose nonprofit status allows them the opportunity to make the all-inclusive trips very affordable. Teachers who lead a trip will travel free.
The URL is: http://www.saverfn.org/
A collection of EE programs & resources for K-12 teachers, parents, & students from NEETF. Designed to help educators, after-school providers & home-schooling parents to get started or improve their skills in environmental education.
The URL is: http://www.ClassroomEarth.org
Connect with classrooms from 97 countries speaking 99 languages. 12,259 classrooms, representing more than 850,000 students, are now registered with ePALS!
The URL is: http://www.epals.com/
The Frost Valley Environmental Education Center publishes K-12 environmental education curricula aimed toward encouraging environmental education in the classroom. Teaching guides focus on a variety of topics including resource management, environment and development issues, watershed education and GIS technology ed.
The URL is: http://www.frostvalley.org/
Many High School students do not really know the opportunities in the scientific world. This activity is a research paper to explore scientific opportunities and careers.
The URL is: http://www.accessexcellence.org/AE/AEPC/WWC/1991/c...
WildlifeMapping is an outreach program that allows school children, citizens, community groups, and other city, county and state organizations to collect wildlife-related information that will be available to everyone. The program provides an opportunity for students and volunteers to perform field studies that contribute to the state's biological databases.
The URL is: http://www.dgif.state.va.us/wildlifemapping/teache...
A volunteer community outreach program of the Sierra Club that provides outdoor experiences for groups of individuals who might not otherwise have them. Such groups include: inner city youth of diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds, disabled persons, and children with HIV.
The URL is: http://www.sierraclub.org/ico/index.asp
Information about "teacher-tested environmental education resources, as well as monthly features on field environmental education programs and tools, and special features on resource professions, educational events, and opportunities" from the BLM. Selected resources reviewed by the National Project for Excellence in EE.
The URL is: http://www.blm.gov/education/index.html
"The mission of Living Routes is to develop and support a diverse, yet integrated set of ecovillage-based educational programs that empower participants to help build a sustainable future. Living Routes is working closely with the Global Ecovillage Network and a consortium of ecovillages, academic institutions, and other orgs to create these globally connected yet regionally developed programs.
The URL is: http://www.livingroutes.org/
New E.E. Just Environmental Leadership Institute for Educators and Students designed to train and empower participants to become the environmental leaders of tomorrow. Educators choose from a number of week-long EE professional development courses. Students will investigate an environmental problem in a three-week journey of field trips, lab investigations, and group problem-solving. Also offering a concurrent student institute in Costa Rica!
The URL is: http://www.eejust.org
The Center is a nonprofit organization, with the principal objectives of developing programs and projects in environmental education, training, and protecting natural resources. Programs include: camps, guided tours, conferences, courses and workshops for environmental educators.
Internships are available to spanish speakers throughout the year. In Spanish, English, and French. The URL is: http://www.cuartos.org.mx/english/index.shtml
AboutSchool.com is designed to improve the education of children (K-12), teachers, and parents. Some of the features include links to the best educational sites on the Internet for a wide variety of subjects and age groups, listed in an easy to navigate format.
The URL is: http://www.aboutschool.com/
Deadline: March 31, 2006
ENO-Environment Online is a free, international Web school for teachers and students interested in environmental issues and global education, administrated by the city of Joensuu, Finland. Themes include: local community issues; climate change; ecological footprint; and traditional food. The URL is: http://eno.joensuu.fi/apply
Helped by Middle School students, our small city created web-based game, fun facts, and video to explain why we recycle so many different materials - we lead our region in materials and weight of recycling, and this interactive site encourages young people to stimulate family recycling activities.
The URL is: http://www.wyoming.oh.us/recycle/
A "scrapbook" on what EE is and why it is important from middle school kids and teachers in Pennsylvania. Students take day and overnight trips and keep journals throughout the year about their experiences.
The URL is: http://www.greenworks.tv/tvshow/education/environ_...
A unique digital portrait of the sustainable development of our planet by Bristol schoolchildren born in 1992 - the year of the Rio
Earth Summit. The children’s work explores a variety of issues raised by the Summit such as recycling of waste, protecting coastal environments and natural habitats. The URL is: http://www.riokids.net/
World Class Adventures in Education, is a course for English speaking undergraduate students interested in studying the rainforest. Students will receive credit in Tropical Ecology, Natural History, Biodiversity Conservation and Spanish.
The URL is: http://www.educationabroad.com/
The New York City TSO program at CENEYC allows junior high and high school students to engage their peers and thousands of citizens in environmental improvement projects-- including water conservation, solid waste reduction, energy conservation and more -- in neighborhoods, schools and homes in all four boroughs.
The URL is: http://www.cenyc.org/HTMLEE/mainee.htm
Costa Rica Rainforest Outward Bound School offers self-empowering courses in the rainforest of Costa Rica. Students are challenged through adventure to explore their relationship with nature, with one another, and with the world around them.
The URL is: http://www.crrobs.org
An innovative environmental education and leadership program for high school educators and students across the country. This program is designed to create an awareness for conserving natural resources, to provide opportunities for action at the individual and community level, and to introduce students to environmental careers. A project of the National Wildlife Federation.
The URL is: http://www.nwf.org/kidzone/kzPage.cfm?siteId=4
"Teaching teachers and students to analyze real-time NASA earth imagery to explain animal migration." For middle to high school students. Requires one week of classroom instruction followed by Research and Analysis components. On-line registration.
The URL is: http://www.signalsofspring.net/
Webcast is global in nature, covering topics & issues from Alaska to Texas, intended as a guide for educators for further classroom
activities & exploration. Topics, guiding questions, curriculum standards, Internet resources & activity ideas are included. The URL is: http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/expltx/eft/
Life history information and classroom activities focusing on marine animals, as well as information about the educational programs offered by Sea World/Busch Gardens parks around the country.
The URL is: http://www.seaworld.org/just-for-teachers/guides/i...
"Quest is a five-year long educational/ leadership program for exceptionally gifted low-income, at-risk, predominantly minority, high school juniors and seniors who are concerned with the environment." Application deadline: March 22.
The URL is: http://www.questscholars.org/
DRAWING FROM NATURE: a series of articles from the Los Angeles Times Kids Page, featuring art and science lessons for kids. Each article is written about plants and/or animals found at the UCLA Stunt Ranch Reserve. Illustrations are by children ages 5-12. The series runs on the 1st Sunday of the month in the Los Angeles Times "Comics Plus" section.
The URL is: http://nrs.ucop.edu/reserves/stunt/newsforkids.htm...
"The School of Public & Environmental Affairs (SPEA) at Indiana University in Bloomington offers environmental science summer programs to high school students and middle/high school teachers... The programs listed examine the environment with hands-on techniques employed by real environmental scientists."
The URL is: http://www.spea.indiana.edu/summerprograms/
$12.5 million project featuring 10 native ecosystems; a 20,000 sq-foot building with a state-of-the-art biology lab, three classrooms, exhibit room, & conference room; an acrylic-domed room connecting the building by a short tunnel allowing an underwater view of the pond & its inhabitants; & an adventure playground connecting the EEC via a pathway & tunnel under the main park road.
The URL is: http://www.metroparks.com/education/education_cent...
A 2-day training designed to give youth leaders (grades 8-12) the tools necessary to create a voice and have that voice heard. This program is a perfect match for scout groups, student leadership associations, and service-learning groups that are interested in promoting environmental awareness within their communities.
The URL is: http://www.wetland.org/educ_leader.htm
"World Wise Schools is an innovative global education program that provides students in the United States with a view of life in one of the more than 80 countries where Peace Corps Volunteers serve."
The URL is: http://www.peacecorps.gov/wws/index.html
"The Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC)serves youth in Greater Boston, New York and Philadelphia through programs which provide outdoor skills training for youth workers, global and urban environmental education for youth, and outdoor and environmental career internships for youth."
The URL is: http://www.outdoors.org/education/yop/index.cfm
TSS offers residential and non-resdential EE courses throughout the year to students and adults of all ages. The Professional Residency in Environmental Education and Natural Science (PREE)is a one-year graduate-level academic program and teaching practicum.
The URL is: http://www.tetonscience.org/
Environmental leadership camps for youth between ages 15 to 25. The camp helps youth build effective communication and leadership skills to apply in improving their community and environment. Offered by Youth for Environmental Sanity.
The URL is: http://www.yesworld.org/events.htm
Pollution Prevention Incorporated Within the Core Curriculum. The primary feature is 4th-6th grade math, science, & language arts classes on pollution prevention. Teachers use the exercises as part of their existing curriculum.
The URL is: http://P2CC.udayton.edu
FEEE is a network of NGOs representing 21 European countries. FEEE programmes focus on environmental education and action, through three existing campaigns: Blue Flag (for evaluating beaches and marinas),Eco-Schools (for primary and secondary schools), Young Reporters for the Environment (for secondary schools).
The URL is: http://www.fee-international.org/
September 29, 2006 ~ Online
Take your students on an EstuaryLive telecast! EstuaryLive kicks off National Estuaries Day celebrations on Friday, September 29, 2006 by bringing free, live Internet field trips in four different estuaries around the country, right to your classroom. These online field trips are the next best thing to an actual trip to an estuary, providing students with an exciting and new way to learn about unique estuarine ecosystems. The URL is: http://www.estuaries.gov/elive.html
Global Explorers offers educational international immersion experiences for middle and high school students and their teachers. With an emphasis on science, culture, leadership and service, students learn about and visit the Amazon, Oaxaca, the Yucatan, Baja California, Tanzania or the Arctic. Preparatory curriculum and required follow-up service projects are provided as a part of the program.
The URL is: http://www.globalexplorers.org/
Lifeschool was created to offer youth & classes the chance to learn skills like Risk Management, leave-no-trace ethics & map while developing a deepened sense of respect and awareness for nature, for themselves and how all their actions affect our world back home.
The URL is: http://www.lifeschooladventures.org
The National Audubon Society offers summertime nature camps for kids, teens, families, and adults in the Northeast and Midwest.
The URL is: http://www.audubon.org/educate/cw/
Dedicated to providing highly motivated young people from the United States and abroad with an excellent, practical education in environmental studies, in order that tomorrow's leaders may become more environmentally literate and aware and make immediate and future contributions toward the sustainable management of the world's natural resources. Programs around the world.
The URL is: http://www.fieldstudies.org/pages/programs/program...
The umbrella organization for over forty regional and national self governing youth organizations involved in the study and conservation of nature and the environment throughout Europe.
The URL is: http://www.ecn.cz/yee/
An environmental education program for High School and College students at 43 work sites statewide to improve Colorado’s natural resources while participating in resource management workshops and college preparatory courses. The nine-week YNR program, is now in its ninth year. Sponsored by the Colorado Department of Natural Resources.
The URL is: http://www.dnr.state.co.us/cdnr_news/edo/199871121...
The Environmental Learning Center in Fort Collins, CO, sponsored ten week summer program giving junior high and high school students the opportunity to become volunteer naturalists at the environmental learning center, a local riparian nature preserve.
The URL is: mailto:zoeshark@yahoo.com
The Project engages middle and high school students in a science-based exploration of their local environment and trains them in
professional radio production. With guidance from radio professionals from Living On Earth, NPR's weekly environmental news program, students work is broadcast over local and national radio and is featured on Living On Earth's website. The URL is: http://www.livingonearth.org/edu/index.html
With a unique history of combining genuine research with ecological restoration, the BTHS East biology department has more than 200 students enrolled annually in "Wildlife Biology."
The URL is: http://www.schools.lth5.k12.il.us/bths-east/
A number of currently serving Peace Corps Volunteers, through The Correspondence Match program, part of World Wise Schools, are looking for U.S.-based teachers and classrooms for correspondence. This is an excellent opportunity to connect students first-hand with a larger world, one that represents service, cross-cultural understanding and adventure.
The URL is: http://www.peacecorps.gov/wws/letters/index.html
Keystone programs include C.A.S.E. (Classroom Access to Science Education), teacher training workshops focused on bringing environmental issues into the classroom and wilderness awareness into urban schools and residential summer youth programs.
The URL is: http://www.keystone.org/Science_School/science_sch...
April 27-28, 2006 ~ Pleasantville, New York
Who will make a difference and also make the Fortune 500 in 2020? The Students for a Sustainable Future brings corporations and educators together to address this question; to develop students' entrepreneurial skills; to encourage them to be adaptive and forward-thinking; and to inspire them to seek solutions for a sustainable world. The URL is: http://www.celfoundation.org/whatsnew.html
Working with local farmers and scientists from the University of Washington-Seattle, fourth graders in Waterville, Washington, track the horny toad, a lizard native to their local community. This truly interdisciplinary project is part of a nationwide initiative called NatureMapping, which combines real-world science with reading, writing, and mathematics.
The URL is: http://www.edutopia.org/php/article.php?id=Art_125...
Yellowstone National Park series of free electronic field trips for middle school students. Educators can register online. Field trips are 30 minutes and accompanied by extensive lesson plans. A student question and answer message board will be available immediately following the broadcast.
The URL is: http://www.windowsintowonderland.org/
WCS Education Department programs that help children of all ages discover the natural world and get involved in its protection. Offering teacher workshops, public programs, and classroom visits.
The URL is: http://wcs.org/home/education
Guides to residential and day EE programs around the U.S., EE jobs, and Teaching Credential and Environmental Education Degrees in California. Directories can be ordered online for hard copies or PDF files (via email). Current links are also provided for most resources.
The URL is: http://raincloudpub.com/
Information on activities that these students have done in IL and a plan for how to become an activist.
The URL is: http://dnr.state.il.us/lands/education/wateract/ta...
A science career site recommended for 6-8 grades.
The URL is: http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/ce/eek/job/nat...
Illinois EPA Envirofun for kids! Check out tips to keep our world a beautiful place for the animals and us.
The URL is: http://www.epa.state.il.us/kids/index.html
National Geographic has just kicked off its Habitat Hero campaign, the million-kid movement that is rallying kids from all walks of life to step up as the next generation of environmental caretakers. The campaign is aimed at inspiring kids to preserve habitats that are at risk of becoming extinct.
The URL is: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geographyaction
What students can do to keep streams healthy in their neighborhood.
The URL is: http://www.iwla.org/yikes/su99_y1.html
The Wildlife Conservation Society's Education Division developed this site through Girls for Planet Earth with funding from the National Science Foundation’s Gender Diversity Program. The website showcases women role models working in conservation, provides online resources, helps teens develop an action plan for an environmental service-learning project through an online guide, and more.
The URL is: http://teens4planetearth.com/girlshome/
"Interested in using technology to motivate and inspire? See how teachers around the world use technology—right now—in exciting ways to support student learning. From navigating the Idaho outdoors to inventing toys in Israel, the Innovation Odyssey Web site is brimming with ideas for teachers of every subject, teaching style, and grade level."
The URL is: http://www97.intel.com/odyssey/index.aspx?i=1
The SOC is the largest university-operated environmental center in the world. Located 57 miles from the main campus on a 240-acre tract in the center of Stokes State Forest, Sussex County, and part of the College of Science & Mathematics.
Offering programs for elementary, middle and high school groups, workshops for teachers, and Graduate Fellowships and Internships. The URL is: http://www.csam.montclair.edu/njsoc/
NatureMapping is the outreach component of the Gap Analysis Program. NatureMapping allows school children, citizens, and community groups to collect wildlife-related information that will be available to everyone, and provides an opportunity for students and volunteers to perform field studies that contribute to the state's biological databases.
The URL is: http://imnh.isu.edu/ssi/nature_mapping/whatis_natm...
"A program of the College of Engineering at NMSU...WERC is expanding our national capability in the management of waste and restoration of the environment, including the relationships between energy and environmental issues." Professional development opportunities, environmental workshops (9-12), higher ed programs, and research and funding info.
The URL is: http://www.werc.net/
Students can talk to paleontologists who have been working in Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument. The BLM and the Museum of Northern Arizona host this educational site about a duckbilled dinosaur recently excavated from Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Southern Utah.
The URL is: http://www.blm.gov/education/00_fieldtrip/index.ht...
Columbia University's Biosphere 2 center provides a hands-on exploration of earth systems science, policy, ecology and astronomy for both undergraduate and high school students.
The URL is: http://www.bio2.edu/
This Center for a Sustainable future "is designed to help young people further develop their
moral and human compasses and to use them, as they and the world around them changes. Participants in the institute will be juniors or seniors in high school next year." The URL is: http://www.shelburnefarms.org/
This site outlines a project undertaken by Casa Grande High School in California that restored a creek the state had labeled "dead."
The URL is: http://www.uacg.org/ |
