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Van Cortlandt OUTDOORS!
Spring 2007 Teacher Workshop Series
The Friends are excited to be offering another teacher workshop series
this spring.  These workshops are designed to train teachers in using
the park as an outdoor lab where lessons come alive for students.  We
will demonstrate how teachers can use the 1,146 acres of parkland as an
outdoor classroom and how you can bring the park inside.

*Project WET: Saturday March 17th from 11am-5pm Project WET (Water
Education for Teachers) is a collection of innovative, water-related
activities that are hands-on, east to use and fun!  Project WET
activities are geared for students from K-12th grade and are easily
incorporated into a school’s existing curricula. Held in partnership
with the Bronx River Alliance.  **This workshop will be held at Fannie
Lou Hamer Freedom High School at 1021 Jennings Street, Bronx, NY, 10460.

*Project Wild: Thursday April 19th from 5-8pm Project WILD provides
lesson plans that will help students learn basic concepts about wildlife
and their needs. Project WILD is an award-winning education program
designed for teachers and youth leaders of students from kindergarten
through 12th grade.

*Aquatic Wild: Tuesday April 24th from 5-8pm Project Aquatic Wild helps
to explore and understand the fascinating world of water and the aquatic
habitats it supports. The goal of all Project WILD workshops is to help
teachers and youth leaders prepare students to develop problem-solving
skills in exploring responsible human actions toward wildlife and the
environment.

*Flying Wild: Thursday May 3rd from 5-8pm Flying WILD is an exciting
environmental education program of the Council for Environmental
Education (the creators of Project WILD) designed for middle school
students. The materials introduce students to bird conservation through
hands-on classroom activities and school bird festivals.

HELP: Wetlands: Sunday May 6th from 11am-4pm The Habitat Ecology
Learning Program (HELP) is an exciting interdisciplinary curriculum
designed by the Wildlife Conservation Society for students in grades
3rd-6th.  HELP encourages students to use language arts, life sciences,
social studies and math to explore the richness of ecology.  This
program was validated by the US Dept of Education as an exemplary
program in life science and the program covers the animals, plants and
indigenous people of specific habitats. This hands-on program consists
of six modules with Wetlands being the focus of this workshop.
Participants will have an opportunity to purchase lesson plan book for
$20 (regular purchase price is $40).

*These workshops will be held with the NYS Department of Environmental
Conservation and participants will receive a book with plenty of lesson
plans and background info.
**All workshops are being held at the Van Cortlandt House Museum except
where noted.

Fee of $5 per workshop (or $20 for all five) is required to cover cost
of food and beverages.

For more information contact Christina at or email
http://www.bronxriverart.org/ecomedia/cj/fvcpeducation@hotmail.com.

Christina Taylor
Interim Executive Director
Friends of Van Cortlandt Park
124 Gale Place, Apt. GrA
Bronx, NY 10463
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