Teachers are looking to the bioregion for guidance as they figure out how to best prepare their students to meet the future challenges of their community. The topic they are discussing is oil recycling. Continuing success with PPEE is further affirming the power of the peer mentoring model in helping young people learn about and care for their environment. Perhaps you can initiate projects like these in your area. Greenhouse - By building a greenhouse, the Kid's House Preschool in Ashland, Oregon will expand their organic gardening program to year round.
Gardening is a theme used across the curriculum.
Conservation Area Field Study and Improvement - 5th and 6th graders from Mamaroneck, New York will study interdisciplinary units and service learning projects focused on a nearby 5 acre preserve. Dam Restoration - 7th and 8th grade science classes in Hickory Flat, Mississippi will repair an eroded dam and turn the pond and surrounding area into a wildlife sanctuary. Wild Side Sanctuary and Living Museum - Students at the Aledo Middle School in Aledo, Texas will help turn a small portion of their school grounds into a wildlife habitat area. EE Learning Laboratory - Wildlife habitats, native plant areas, a nature trail and wildlife viewing blinds will be designed and built on 2 acres of school land by students of Venice Community School in Visalia, California. New Mexico is partnering with community members and government agencies to restore a degraded piece of urban ground to its native ecological habitat.