EEinGeorgia, Oct. 16, 2009

Environmental Education in Georgia

October 16, 2009

2009 Georgia Outdoor Classroom Symposium - 1 Week Left to
Preregister!
Georgia's 13th annual Outdoor Classroom Symposium will be held on Friday, October 30, 2009 at Chase Street Elementary School in Athens, GA. This year's theme of "Growing Fertile Minds" will feature sessions on how to create specific types of school gardens, how to start farm-to-school programs, and how to use your school grounds to enhance cross-curricular learning. You may preregister online up until October 23, 2009. After this date, online registration will close and all registration will be held onsite.
New Grant Honors Life of Environmental Educator, Petey Giroux
The Environmental Education Alliance (EEA) of Georgia is pleased to offer mini-grant awards for up to $1,000 for Environmental Education / Performing and Visual Arts Projects in honor of Environmental Educator, Petey Giroux (1945-2008).

Upcoming Events
Fundamentals of Environmental Education Online Course Now until Wednesday, Nov 25, 2009 Making EE Relevant for Culturally Diverse Audiences Now until Friday, Nov 13, 2009 Applied Environmental Education Program Evaluation Now until Friday, Dec 4, 2009 EcoFocus Film Festival Now until Friday, Oct 30, 2009 National Wildlife Refuge Week Now until Sunday, Oct 18, 2009 Creatures of the Night Friday, Oct 16, 2009 7:30 PM to 10 PM Friday, Oct 23, 2009 7:30 PM to 10 PM

EcoSense for Living from Mother Nature Network This four-part video series from the Mother Nature Network gives great advice on getting a new generation to enjoy the outdoors. Includes videos on "Nature Deficit Disorder," Nature and ADHD/ ADD, the wild side of urban communities, and ideas about reconnecting kids and nature. Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food Initiative will help school administrators transition to purchasing more locally grown foods. "Farm-To-School Tactical Teams will soon begin touring America's school cafeterias to identify challenges and opportunities to help them transition to purchasing more locally grown foods. Call for Manuscripts for Comparative Education Review The journal Comparative Education Review is requesting manuscripts for a special 2010 issue, "Educators and the Environment: World Lessons for a Sustainable World". They seek critical assessments of existing model programs and policy initiatives in environmental education and education for sustainable development at the school, local community, national, and international levels. The issue is anticipated to appear in August or November 2010.
Contests & Awards International Year of Planet Earth Photography Contest Earth Science Week Contests Student Climate Change Solutions Contest AeroGrow Growing Kids Awards Habitat: Imagine That! The Captain Planet Knowledge is Power Contest A Murder of Crows Challenge Be an "Enviro Hero" Contest Science Zine-a-thon Contest National Geographic Kid's Photo Contest I Am What I Learn Contest Prudential Spirit of Community Youth Awards

Get R.E.A.L.: Birding Saturday, Oct 17, 2009 9 AM to 11 AM
Apple Pickin' Jubilee Saturdays & Sundays 9 AM - 6 PM until Nov 1, 2009
October Sun Tree I.D. Hike Saturday, Oct 17, 2009 10 AM to 2 PM
Nature's Trading Post 3rd Saturday of Month 11 AM - 12 PM from Oct 17, 2009 until Nov 21, 2009
HALLOWEEN HIKES Saturday, Oct 17, 2009 7 PM to 10 PM Friday, Oct 23, 2009 7 PM to 10 PM Saturday, Oct 24, 2009 7 PM to 10 PM Friday, Oct 30, 2009 7 PM to 10 PM
National Radon Action Week Sunday, Oct 18, 2009 until Saturday, Oct 24, 2009
Discovery Days 3rd Sunday of Month 2 PM - 4 PM from Oct 18, 2009 until Dec 20, 2009 1st Sunday of Month 2 PM - 4 PM until Dec 6, 2009
Green Building Tours Sundays 4 PM - 5 PM until Nov 29, 2009 Thursdays 1 PM - 2 PM until Nov 19, 2009
Green Readers Book Club 3rd Monday of Month 6 PM - 7:30 PM from Oct 19, 2009 until Nov 16, 2009

2009 Student Art Competition Grow what you eat raised bed giveaway Play with Your Produce Healthy Challenge Coleopterists Society's Youth Incentive Award Garden Club Youth Poetry Contest SeaWorld/Busch Gardens Environmental Excellence Awards Class Fundraiser For Giant Pandas NSTA Teacher Awards Richard Riley Award State Farm's Service-Learning Champion Award "Respect the World Around Us" High School Speech Contest River of Words Art and Poetry Contest Generation Green Youth Voices and Visions Essay Contest Environmental Leadership Program's Southeast Regional Network Fellowship Program Spirit of Innovation Awards National Recreation Trails Photo Contest National Wetlands Awards Disney's Planet Challenge National Association for Interpretation Region 3 (Southeast) Interpreter Awards Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge (Elementary Grades) Apprentice Ecologist Volunteer Litter Cleanup Program for Youth President's Environmental Youth Awards EEA 2010 Conference Scholarship Awards Heinz Wholesome Memories Intergenerational Garden Award Einstein Educator Fellowships School of the Future Arbor Day Poster Contest for 5th Graders "Living on the Ocean Planet" Video Contest Marine Wildlife Photo Contest ExploraVision Contest National KIND Teacher Award (for K-12 Teachers) Kids' Science Challenge Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge (Middle School)

Home School Day 2009 Tuesday, Oct 20, 2009 10 AM to 3 PM
Home School Days Tuesdays 2 PM - 4 PM
Garden Earth Naturalist Club I (6 to 8 years) Wednesdays 9 AM - 11 AM until Nov 11, 2009
Middle Georgia Master Naturalist Program Wednesdays 9 AM - 4 PM until Nov 11, 2009
Tadpole Times 3rd Wednesday of Month 10 AM - 11 AM from Oct 21, 2009 until Dec 15, 2010
Garden Earth Naturalist Home-school Club II (9-11 years) Wednesdays 1 PM - 3 PM until Nov 11, 2009
Garden Earth Naturalist Teacher Certificate Program Thursday, Oct 22, 2009 until Saturday, Oct 24, 2009 8 AM to 4 PM Friday, Oct 23, 2009 8 AM to 4 PM Saturday, Oct 24, 2009 8 AM to 4 PM
GAME Conference: The Tides of Change Friday, Saturday & Sunday 6 PM - 10 PM from Oct 23, 2009 until Oct 25, 2009

SunWise with Shade Poster Contest Six Word Story Stream Great Georgia Photo SWAP Ranger Rick Photo Contest John Muir Youth Award Nominate a Kid for Radio Disney's Team Green! Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader? National Schoolyard Birding Competition Energy Conservation Experiment Units & Awards Program Georgia Green & Healthy Schools Awards Program
Grants Lowe's Toolbox for Education Grants Healthy Sprouts Grant Awards Safe Routes Mini Grant Planet Connect High School Challenge Grants Georgia Pacific Foundation CVS Community Grants GreenWorks! Grants from Project Learning Tree Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund Youth Garden Grants Target Field Trip Grants Love Your Veggies Grant National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Geometry Grants Georgia Master Gardener Grants Lorrie Otto Seeds for Education Grant Program Petey Giroux Dragonfly EE Grants Environmental Leadership Program's Southeast Regional Network Fellowship Program Georgia Nature Center Field Trip Grant Big Green Help Earth Day Event NOAA Teacher at Sea EEA 2010 Conference Scholarship Awards Knowles Science Teaching Foundation Fellowships

Friends of Coastal Garden Fall Family Festival Saturday, Oct 24, 2009 9 AM to 4 PM
Scary, Oozy, Slimy Day 2009 Saturday, Oct 24, 2009 4 PM to 7 PM
NightFall Halloween Festival Saturday, Oct 24, 2009 6 PM to 9 PM Friday, Oct 30, 2009 6 PM to 9 PM
Stars Over Elachee Telescope Program Sunday, Oct 25, 2009 Sunday, Nov 22, 2009 Saturday & Sunday Mar 20, 2010 until Mar 21, 2010
Nature Explorers (Ages 5 & 6) Sunday, Oct 25, 2009 3:30 PM to 4:45 PM
Georgia Outdoor Classroom Symposium Friday, Oct 30, 2009
Endangered Plant Stewardship Network Teacher Workshop Saturday, Oct 31, 2009 9 AM to 4 PM
Digging Deeper: Farm to School Workshop Saturday, Oct 31, 2009 9 AM to 2 PM
Fall Tree ID Hike Wednesday, Nov 4, 2009 2 PM to 4 PM
Projects WET, WILD and Learning Tree Triple Facilitator Workshop Thursday, Nov 5, 2009 until Friday, Nov 6, 2009 8 AM to 6 AM
Georgia Master Naturalist Classes 1st Thursday of Month 9 AM - 4 PM from Nov 5, 2009 until May 6, 2010

Champions for Healthy Kids Global ReLeaf Grants Toyota Tapestry Grants Fund For Teachers Professional Development Grants The Canopy Fund Donorschoose.org Ittleson Foundation Grants Norcross Wildlife Foundation Grants Wal-Mart State Giving Program Toyota Grants Programs Annie's Grants for Gardens Annenberg Foundation Ben & Jerry's Foundation Jenny Jones Community Grant Program Project AWARE Foundation Grant AIAA: Grants for Science and Math Programs Reader's Digest Foundation "Make It Matter" Grants National Education Foundation Achievement Grant Sylvan Dell Publishing Educational Resource Grant Learning and Leadership Grant Digital Wish Grants 4imprint In-Kind Grants Captain Planet Foundation $250 - $2,500 Grants GameStop $500 Youth Grants Plum $500 Youth Grants National Geographic Society Young Explorer Grants American Honda Foundation Grants David, Helen, and Marian Woodward Grants Pay it Forward Foundation Minigrants Braitmayer Foundation Grants Dollar General's Community Grants Campus Ecology Fellowships Toshiba America Grants for Enhancing Math and Science Ed.

Webinar: Educating for Sustainability in K-12 Schools Thursday, Nov 5, 2009 3 PM to 4:30 PM
First Saturday Hikes 1st Saturday of Month 10 AM - 11:30 AM from Nov 7, 2009 until Dec 5, 2009
Athens-Clarke County Rivers Alive Clean-up Sunday, Nov 8, 2009 2 PM to 6 PM
1st Haw Creek Recycling Service Project: Soles4Souls for America Recycles Day 2009 Weekdays 7:20 AM - 2:20 PM from Nov 9, 2009 until Nov 13, 2009
Advanced Project WILD Coastal Sandhills Workshop Thursday, Nov 12, 2009 until Saturday, Nov 14, 2009 Thursday, Jan 14, 2010 until Saturday, Jan 16, 2010
Marine Mammals in Coastal Georgia Friday, Nov 13, 2009
Dawn Walk Saturday, Nov 14, 2009 5:30 AM
Project Learning Tree & Project WILD Workshop Saturday, Nov 14, 2009 9 AM to 4 PM Saturday, Nov 21, 2009 9 AM to 4 PM

Operation Green Plant - Free Seed Grants Tellabs Foundation Environmental Grants Lowe's Charitable & Educational Foundation Grants
Jobs & Internships Contract Educator, Dunwoody Nature Center Informal Education Internship, Zoo Atlanta Master's International Program Ambassador, Peace Corps Environmental Educator, Wahsega 4-H Center Environmental Educator, Fortson 4-H Center Naturalist / Field Instructor, YMCA Camp Cosby Southeast EE Jobs & Internships National EE Jobs Database
Teaching Resources Special Days for EE: 2009 Planner Win-Win Solutions: An Introduction to Fair Trade and Cooperative Economics NOAA Teacher at Sea Geological Society Gravestone Project Clean Water Act Online Course Bugscope Project Garden-Based Learning Videos Pulse of the Planet Restoring Our Own Trees Through Service Free Paper Reduction Campaign Stickers Preschoolers Learning About Nature & Nutrition Together Biodiversity, Food, and Farming for a Healthy Planet Sandwatch Project

Green Living Series PLU Course (20092010) 2nd Saturday of Month 10 AM - 12 PM from Nov 14, 2009 until May 8, 2010
Enviro Expo USA Saturday & Sunday 10 AM - 5 PM from Nov 14, 2009 until Nov 15, 2009
Georgia Mushrooms Saturday, Nov 21, 2009 10 AM to 2 PM
Family Adventure: Night Life... It's Not So Scary! Saturday, Nov 21, 2009 7 PM to 9 PM
Fintastic Day Camp Wednesday, Nov 25, 2009 9 AM to 12 PM Tuesday, Dec 22, 2009 9 AM to 12 PM Wednesday, Dec 23, 2009 9 AM to 12 PM
Family Program: "Colors Of Fall" Saturday, Nov 28, 2009 10 AM to 12 PM
Georgia Shorebirds Conservation Workshop Thursday, Dec 3, 2009 until Sunday, Dec 6, 2009 5:30 PM to 8:30 AM
December Dash 10K Saturday, Dec 5, 2009 9 AM
Birdfeeding Basics Saturday, Dec 5, 2009 10 AM to 12 PM

My Account | Unsubscribe | Subscribe | Forward

Georgia Master Naturalist Classes 2nd Tuesday of Month 9 AM - 4 PM from Dec 8, 2009 until Aug 10, 2010
Winter in the Woods Holiday Celebration Saturday, Dec 12, 2009 10 AM to 1 PM
Christmas Bird Count Monday, Dec 14, 2009 until Tuesday, Jan 5, 2010
Holi-Day Camp Monday, Dec 21, 2009 until Wednesday, Dec 23, 2009 10 AM to 3 PM