Mr. J. Buzon with 6th grade students, St. Mary's School, Oneonta -
Weather Station - June 2008
For more information on any of these programs, contact Barbara Marsala.
Every school year, during the spring semester, Environmental Education Grants are made available to classroom teachers in the DOAS area (Delaware, Otsego, eastern Chenango, and western Schoharie Counties). These grants enable teachers to add new environmental education activities to the curriculum. The grants are competitive, with a maximum award amount of $250. Previous grants have funded projects such as an environmental field day, construction of a weather station, backyard birds and animal habitats study kits, and pond studies.
The deadline for grant submission is February 29, 2012.
This spring semester, Environmental Education Grants were awarded to four classroom teachers to help fund new or continuing environmental education activities. The recipients are: Kathleen Greenberg, Greater Plains Elementary School, Oneonta for creation of a theme box on What Lives in a Pond; Jennifer L. Finkle, Andes Central School for a brown trout release / outdoor field day for pre-K – 6th grade students; Julianne Grant, Oneonta Community Christian School, for a pond ecology study for 9th and 10th grade students; and Sharon Vesely, The Brookwood School for an Orienteering with Children program for the lower elementary grade students.
We are pleased to support these teachers who share their love for learning about and caring for the natural environment with their students.
Each year, DOAS and the Oneonta Federated Garden Club sponsor Audubon Adventures in local Elementary school classrooms. This acclaimed classroom kit helps 3rd through 5th graders form positive attitudes about nature. Each kit includes a copy of our how-to guide "Nature Journaling for Everyone". This guide provides helpful information, advice, and techniques for starting and keeping a Naturalist's Journal. Also, our 48-page Classroom Resource Manual helps an educator provide in depth instruction on the topics and includes action components to use inside and outside the classroom.
The Audubon Adventures classroom kit for 2011-12 is titled Feathers, Fur, Fins and You.