One of our amazing partner teachers from Watkins Elementary School in DCPS, Lauren Tate, has been honored with this Presidential Award! She has attended our Teacher Institute and participates in our long-term partnership program as well. She gives us a shout-out in her bio for the award. The Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and [...]
We were delighted to exhibit at the United States Botanic Gardens’ Earth Day Celebration last week. Naturalists from Hard Bargain Farm Environmental Center brought baby chicks, rabbits, and eggs to teach visitors about where their food comes from and about animal adaptations. We even got 3 seconds of fame on the local news! Check it [...]
We had a great time exploring the Project WILD curriculum with teachers at Indian Head Elementary School in Charles County, Maryland. We learned activities we can use to teach our students about topics such as habitats, wildlife, adaptations, and the human impacts on these natural systems. Check out Alice Ferguson Foundation’s Facebook page for more [...]
Join us April 10-16, 2011 to explore our vital connection to the ocean with teachers and students nationwide The ocean covers nearly three quarters of our planet’s surface, provides 70 percent of the oxygen in the atmosphere and houses about 20 percent of the known species on Earth. It regulates climate and weather and provides [...]