Van Cortlandt OUTDOORS!

Fall 2007 Workshops

The Friends of Van Cortlandt Park 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 Wild: Saturday April 12th from 11am-2pm

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: Saturday April 12th from 2-5pm

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.

Project WET: Saturday May 3rd from 11am-5pm

Project WET (Water Education for Teachers) is a collection of innovative, water-related activities that are hands-on, easy 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.

Flying Wild: Saturday May 17th from 11am-2pm

Flying WILD is an exciting environmental education program of the Council for Environmental Education (the creators of Project WILD). The materials introduce students to bird conservation through hands-on classroom activities and school bird festivals.

Science and Civics: Saturday May 17th from 2-5pm

Science and Civic is Project Wild’s new curriculum for high school students, which is designed to serve as a guide for involving students in environmental action projects aimed at benefiting the local wildlife found in a community. It involves young people in decisions affecting people, wildlife, and their shared habitat in the community.

These workshops will be held with the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation.

All workshops are being held at the Van Cortlandt House Museum.

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

Click here for a registration form.

For more information and/ or to be added to our mailing list please contact Sara at 718-601-1553 or fvcpeducation@hotmail.com.
Funding provided by the New York Times Company Foundation.

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