The Integrated Environmental Study is an interdisciplinary approach to teaching environmental science at the secondary level. This concept is not restricted to science education. In fact there is only one or two science classes involved each tear. Besides Environmental and Marine Science, the other classes have included, English, U.S. History, Drafting, Accounting, and Reading. Students and teachers from several different classes participate in the activities.
Students form teams to study various aspects of the issue chosen for investigation.
Two local environmental studies have been conducted. Click below to see what the students have accomplished. Cherry Hill West High School is in Cherry Hill Township, a middle class suburban community. Students from both high schools worked cooperatively to complete these environmental studies. Both high schools are located in Southern New Jersey across the Delaware River from Philadelphia.