Earth Partnership for Schools
2008-2009 Summer Institute Series
The Earth Partnership for Schools-Chicago Partnership is currently seeking K-12 school teams to apply for the 2008-2009 graduate level habitat restoration institute. The Earth Partnership for Schools (EPS) institute will take place July 28, 2008, through August 1, 2008. School / District teams comprised of three to four teachers and support staff members are trained to facilitate the ecological restoration process within their classrooms, leading up to a school yard native plant landscaping project. Through EPS, students and teachers learn about the rich and diverse cultural and natural history of the Chicago region as they plan a native-plant restoration program for their school grounds.
As part of this program, participants will:
- Develop a restoration-based curriculum that draws on all subjects, from science and math to language arts and social studies.
- Envision, plan, and carry out native habitat restoration at school as a living laboratory for student-centered research, teaching, and learning.
- Galvanize and work with an interdisciplinary team of teachers, students, local community members and natural resource professionals to successfully implement an EPS project.
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Register for the Earth Partnership for Schools
2008-2009 Summer Institute Series
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2008 Institute: July 28, 2008 - August 1, 2008 - Participating teachers will pay a $75.00 institute fee and have the opportunity to receive graduate credit, resource materials, and on-going professional support from partner agencies.
- Application Deadline: Wednesday, April 30, 2008. (Extensions are available, please contact David Guritz, Director of Education, at (630)-462-5654)
- For more information or to request an application, please call David Guritz, Director of Education, at (630)-462-5654, or send an e-mail request to: DGuritz@dupageforest.com.
