Environmental Education in Georgia June 9, 2010 Free Booklet: A Garden for Every Child This booklet is designed to reconnect children (ages 2-8 years) to nature through a series of lessons, including decomposition, the composting process and importance of good soils. Supplies are limited. Free copies are available on a first come, first serve basis. Upcoming Events 2010 International Year of Biodiversity Now until Friday, Dec 31, 2010 Community Gardening Conference Registration Now Open! The 31st annual American Community Gardening Association (ACGA) conference will be held at the Loudermilk Center in the heart of Atlanta, GA from August 5-8, 2010. The "Youth and Adult Education" conference theme includes information on school gardens and partnerships, teacher training, curricula, youth-led presentations, and environmental education/action Early/discounted registration ends June 30, 2010. Junior Naturalist Summer Day Camp Now until Friday, Jul 30, 2010 9 AM to 3 PM Wild Summer Days Camp Now until Saturday, Jul 17, 2010 9:30 AM to 3 PM Camp Kingfisher at the Chattahoochee Nature Center Chefs Move to Schools Program As part of her effort to turn policies into practical solutions for America's families, First Lady Michelle Obama is calling on chefs to get involved by adopting a school and working with teachers, parents and school nutrition professionals and administrators to help educate kids about food and nutrition. This initiative ties in well with Farm-toSchool programs. 2010 Outdoor Classroom Symposium - Save the Date! Please save the date for Georgia's 14th annual Outdoor Classroom Symposium to be held Friday, November 5, 2010, at Zoo Atlanta! This year's theme is "Get Outdoors! Teaching Locally, Connecting Globally." Weekdays 8 AM - 6 PM until Aug 13, 2010 Cool Waters - Water Education for Educators Wednesday, Jun 9, 2010 until Friday, Jun 11, 2010 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM Kennesaw Mountain Summer Junior Ranger Day Camp Weekdays 9 AM - 4 PM until Jun 18, 2010 Get Green Video Contest Winners Announced! Planet Connect received over 120 entries to their "Get Green Video Contest." View the winners' videos! Leopold Education Project Workshop Wednesday, Jun 9, 2010 9 AM to 2 PM Contests & Awards 2010 NAAEE Environmental Photo Contest NAAEE Conference Scholarships Rachel Carson Sense of Wonder Photo, Essay, and Poetry, and Dance Contest Young Birder of the Year Contest Apps for Healthy Kids Competition International Essay Contest - "My Role in Creating a Peaceful World" Entomological Society President's Education Award Funky Nests in Funky Places Wildlife Habitat Council's Certification and Awards Program EcoFocus Film Festival: Environmental Short Film Georgia's Native Waters Workshop Thursday, Jun 10, 2010 9 AM to 2 PM Master Naturalist Program Thursdays 9 AM - 4 PM Competition ASCD Outstanding Young Educator Award Green Thumb Challenge 2010 Turn Your Trash Into Treasure Contest Georgia's Native Seasons Audubon Photography Contest Workshop Spirit of Green School Recycling Grant Awards Frog Art Contest Friday, Jun 11, 2010 9 Bob the Bunny's Environmental Cartoon Competition AM to 2 PM Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge (High School) Ranger Rick Photo Contest John Muir Youth Award Facilitator Training - Nominate a Kid for Radio Disney's Team Green! Georgia's Native Waters / National Schoolyard Birding Competition Native Seasons Edison Science Teaching Units and Awards Program Georgia Green & Healthy Schools Awards Program Friday, Jun 11, 2010 2 PM to 4:30 PM Grants NAAEE Conference Scholarships Nature of Learning Grants Kodak American Greenway Grants Amphibian Monitoring National Environmental Education Training Program Workshop Grant National Education Association's Green Across America Friday, Jun 11, 2010 Community Foundation for Central Savannah River Area 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM Grant Leave No Trace: Connect Grants for Culturally Diverse Communities Georgia Nature Center Field Trip Grants Exploring Nature through Wal-Mart State Giving Program Art Saturday Drawing Spirit of Green School Recycling Grant Awards Series with Atlanta Artist Lorrie Otto Seeds for Education Grant Program Carol Sutherland Project Learning Tree GreenWorks! Pollinator Garden Grants Saturday, Jun 12, 2010 Build-A-Bear Foundation Grants 10 AM to 3 PM Best Buy Consumer Electronics Recycling Grant Program Saturday, Jul 17, 2010 Waste Management Charitable Giving 10 AM to 3 PM Fruit Tree Orchard Grants $500 Do Something Growth Grants The Canopy Fund Donorschoose.org Chattahoochee River Norcross Wildlife Foundation Grants Canoe Trip for EEA Walmart Store and Sam's Club Giving Programs Members Walmart State Giving Program Toyota Grants Programs Saturday, Jun 12, 2010 Annie's Grants for Gardens 3 PM to 6 PM Annenberg Foundation Ben & Jerry's Foundation Jenny Jones Community Grant Program Project AWARE Foundation Grant Georgia Sea Turtle and AIAA: Grants for Science and Math Programs Diamondback Terrapin Reader's Digest Foundation "Make It Matter" Grants Conservation Teacher National Education Foundation Achievement Grant Workshop Sylvan Dell Publishing Educational Resource Grant Learning and Leadership Grant Weekdays Jun 14, 2010 Digital Wish Grants until Jun 18, 2010 4imprint In-Kind Grants Captain Planet Foundation $250 - $2,500 Grants National Geographic Society Young Explorer Grants American Honda Foundation Grants Environmental Education David, Helen, and Marian Woodward Grants Techniques & Strategies Pay it Forward Foundation Minigrants I: Our Shared Forests & Braitmayer Foundation Grants Project Learning Tree Dollar General's Community Grants Campus Ecology Fellowships Monday, Jun 14, 2010 Toshiba America Grants for Enhancing Math and Science until Tuesday, Jun 15, Ed. 2010 9 AM to 5 PM Operation Green Plant - Free Seed Grants Tellabs Foundation Environmental Grants Lowe's Charitable & Educational Foundation Grants Teacher Master Gardener Jobs & Internships Workshop Program Specialist/Naturalist, Sandy Creek Nature Center, Athens, GA Monday, Jun 14, 2010 Volunteen and Public Programs Supervisor, Zoo Atlanta, until Friday, Jun 25, Atlanta, GA 2010 9 AM to 3 PM Contract Educator, Cochran Mill Nature Center, Palmetto, GA Informal Education Internship, Zoo Atlanta, Atlanta, GA Environmental Educator, Wahsega 4-H Center, Animals Across the Dahlonega, GA Curriculum Teacher Environmental Educator, Fortson 4-H Center, Hampton, Workshop GA Southeast EE Jobs & Internships Tuesday, Jun 15, 2010 National EE Jobs Database until Thursday, Jun 17, 2010 9 AM to 4 PM Teaching Resources Special Days for EE: 2010 Planner Gulf Oil Spill Resources for Educators Environmental Experiences for Early Childhood - Let's Go Native! Curriculum Guide and Music CD from PLT Georgia's Native Seasons Getting WILD About Environmental Literature and Native Waters Habitat Workshop Tuesday, Jun 15, 2010 9 AM to 2 PM Wednesday, Jun 16, 2010 9 AM to 2 PM Monarchs Across Georgia Educator Workshop Tuesday, Jun 15, 2010 until Wednesday, Jun 16, 2010 9 AM to 2:30 PM Leopold Education Project National Conference Jun 16, 2010 until Jun 19, 2010 Environmental Education Techniques & Strategies II: WOW, Wonders of Wetlands Wednesday, Jun 16, 2010 until Thursday, Jun 17, 2010 9 AM to 5 PM Tadpole Times 3rd Wednesday of Month 10 AM - 11 AM from Jun 16, 2010 until Dec 15, 2010 Jr. Ranger Camp in Helen - Deer Badge Thursday, Jun 17, 2010 until Friday, Jun 18, 2010 9 AM to 2 PM Environmental Education Techniques & Strategies IV: Chattahoochee River Corridor Multidisciplinary Field Study Friday, Jun 18, 2010 9 AM to 5 PM Friday, Jul 16, 2010 9 AM to 5 PM EE Certification Core Course 1: Foundations of Environmental Education Friday, Jun 18, 2010 until Sunday, Jun 20, 2010 1 PM to 12 PM Rain Barrel Workshop Saturday, Jun 19, 2010 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM Pollinator Week Monday, Jun 21, 2010 until Sunday, Jun 27, 2010 Georgia Teacher Conservation Workshop Weekdays Jun 21, 2010 until Jun 25, 2010 Coastal Ecology Teacher Workshop Tuesday, Jun 22, 2010 until Friday, Jun 25, 2010 Project WET, WILD and Adopt-A-Stream for Teachers 8:30 AM - 4 PM from Jun 22, 2010 until Jun 25, 2010 Saving Species Teacher Workshop Tuesday, Jun 22, 2010 until Thursday, Jun 24, 2010 9 AM to 4 PM Jr. Ranger Camp in Helen - Fox Badge Wednesday, Jun 23, 2010 until Friday, Jun 25, 2010 9 AM to 2 PM Love Is In the Air - Frog Monitoring Friday, Jun 25, 2010 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM Great American Backyard Campout Saturday, Jun 26, 2010 Lakes Appreciation Month Thursday, Jul 1, 2010 until Saturday, Jul 31, 2010 Clean Beaches Week Thursday, Jul 1, 2010 until Wednesday, Jul 7, 2010 Swamp Saturday 1st Saturday of Month 9:30 AM - 11 AM from Jul 3, 2010 until Dec 4, 2010 Smithgall Eco-Kids Camp Tuesday, Jul 6, 2010 until Friday, Jul 9, 2010 9 AM to 3 PM World Population Day Sunday, Jul 11, 2010 PFI-Earth and Environmental Science for Middle and High School Educators (6 days) Sunday, Jul 11, 2010 until Friday, Jul 16, 2010 Environmental Education Techniques & Strategies III: WET & WILD Monday, Jul 12, 2010 until Tuesday, Jul 13, 2010 9 AM to 5 PM Georgia Master Naturalist Classes 2nd Tuesday of Month 9 AM - 4 PM from Jul 13, 2010 until Aug 10, 2010 Raptors in Flight Saturday, Jul 17, 2010 10 AM to 11:30 AM PFI-Earth and Environmental Science for Elementary School Educators (6 days) Sunday, Jul 18, 2010 until Friday, Jul 23, 2010 18th Annual National Children & Youth Garden Symposium Thursday, Jul 22, 2010 until Saturday, Jul 24, 2010 PFI-Ground Level Ozone - Advanced Air Quality (3 days) Sunday, Jul 25, 2010 until Tuesday, Jul 27, 2010 Bat Blitz Family Education Night Sunday, Jul 25, 2010 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM Environmental Education Workshop in Great Smoky Mountains National Park Monday, Jul 26, 2010 until Saturday, Jul 31, 2010 8 AM PFI-Recycling and Composting in the Classrooom (3 days) Wednesday, Jul 28, 2010 until Friday, Jul 30, 2010 Certified Interpretive Guide Training Workshop Tuesday, Aug 3, 2010 until Friday, Aug 6, 2010 9 AM to 5 PM American Community Gardening Association Conference Thursday, Aug 5, 2010 until Sunday, Aug 8, 2010 EE Certification Core Course 2: Fostering Learning Friday, Aug 13, 2010 until Sunday, Aug 15, 2010 1 PM to 12 PM ESCI/EFND 8310 Inquiry Into Ecojustice Issues Thursdays 5 PM - 7:45 PM until Dec 9, 2010 Gold Fever Saturday, Aug 21, 2010 9 AM to 12 PM Free Outdoor Classroom Webinar and Tips for Educators Tuesday, Aug 24, 2010 3 PM to 4:30 PM Monarchs Across Georgia Educator Workshop Friday, Aug 27, 2010 until Saturday, Aug 28, 2010 5 PM to 4 PM Snake Day 2010 Saturday, Aug 28, 2010 10 AM to 4 PM My Account | Unsubscribe | Subscribe | Forward Big Haynes Creek Wildlife Festival Saturday & Sunday 10 AM - 5 PM from Aug 28, 2010 until Aug 29, 2010 Organic Harvest Month Wednesday, Sep 1, 2010 until Thursday, Sep 30, 2010