Environmental Education in Georgia June 2, 2011 Georgia School Is Nation's First Green Flag Eco-School Congratulations to Savannah Country Day School in Savannah, Georgia! This school has earned the first Green Flag in the United States. Staff from the National Wildlife Federation awarded the the top Eco-Schools honor in an recent ceremony. Georgia Farm-to-School News Farm-to-School initiatives have been growing in the state of Georgia. Check out the recent activities offered by school systems and schools. To receive regular updates on Georgia's Farm-to-School initiatives, consider subscribing to the Georgia Organics "eBite" newsletter. Chefs Move to Schools Program Chefs to work with teachers, parents and school nutrition professionals and administrators to help educate kids about food and nutrition. This initiative ties in with Farm-to-School and Green School programs. Schools and chefs can sign up now. Participants are also eligible to receive a free cookware kit valued at approximately $2,000. EE Webinars Check out the upcoming and archived webinars for environmental educators. Topics include school recyling programs, making the most of National Farm to School Month (October), Consumption and the Environment, and more! Upcoming Events 2011 International Year of Forests Now until Saturday, Dec 31, 2011 International Year of Youth Now until Thursday, Aug 11, 2011 International Year of Chemistry Now until Saturday, Dec 31, 2011 Wild Play! Basic Day Camp - Session 1 Now until Friday, Jun 3, 2011 Get Natural Educator Workshop: Interactive Curriculum in Environmental Science & Social Studies Now until Friday, Jun 3, 2011 Online Course: Fundamentals of Environmental Education-UW-Stevens Point Thursday, Jun 2, 2011 until Wednesday, Aug 24, 2011 Botanical Fridays Fridays 1:30 PM - 2 PM until Aug 5, 2011 National Trails Day Saturday, Jun 4, 2011 Froggin' by Ear Saturday, Jun 4, 2011 7:30 PM to 10 PM Camp Kingfisher, Chattahoochee Nature Center Weekdays until Aug 12, 2011 Travel Opportunities for Educators Get out of the classroom and travel abroad to learn about cutting edge research and conservation efforts, develop professional skills and make a difference for the environment. A diverse selection of travel and learning opportunities for educators is currently available. Wild Play! Basic Day Camp - Session 2 Weekdays Jun 6, 2011 until Jun 10, 2011 Ecocamp Summer 2011 Weekdays Jun 6, 2011 until Jun 24, 2011 Weekdays Jul 25, 2011 until Jul 29, 2011 Advanced Training for Environmental Educators in Georgia Sea Turtle Camp Weekdays until Jul 29, 2011 Advanced Training for Environmental Educators in Georgia is a professional certification program offered by the Environmental Education Alliance of Georgia in partnership with UGA's Warnell School of Forestry. Check out the 2011 course offerings! Truly Living Well Summer Camp Monday, Jun 6, 2011 until Friday, Jul 29, 2011 8 AM to 5:30 PM Monday, Jul 18, 2011 until Friday, Jul 29, 2011 8 AM to 5:30 PM Schoolyard Habitats Survey If your school has a National Wildlife Federation (NWF) certified schoolyard habitat, please share your experiences through the Schoolyard Habitats Survey. Your responses will help NWF understand which resources are most needed to maintain or use schoolyard gardens as teaching tools. KAB K-12 Recycling Competition Survey Why They Do What They Do At the Zoo Teacher Workshop Weekdays 8:30 AM - 4 PM from Jun 6, 2011 until Jun 10, 2011 Oxford Institute for EE: Improving Science Education through Schoolyard Ecology Monday, Jun 6, 2011 until Friday, Jun 17, 2011 9 AM to 3 PM Later this year, Keep America Beautiful (KAB) will introduce a new, signature program to promote greater awareness and educational opportunities for recycling in K-12 schools. To help build the best program possible, KAB needs your input via a short survey. Teachers Needed To Pilot Test New EE Courses Several opportunities exist for K-12 teachers to help pilot test new EE courses on topics such as Sustainability Education, Global Climate Change Education, and Green Buildings. Apply now! Pilot programs begin in fall of 2011. Animal Adventures Camp Tuesday, Jun 7, 2011 until Friday, Jun 10, 2011 9:30 AM to 3 PM Freshwater Adopt-A-Wetland Monitoring Certification Tuesday, Jun 7, 2011 10 AM to 2 PM Webinar: Measuring the Impacts of What We Consume (part 1) EPA Tuesday, Jun 7, 2011 12:30 PM World Oceans Day Wednesday, Jun 8, 2011 Reminder About Changes to E-News Format The E-News page now features grants, contests, and jobs with application deadlines coming up in the next two to 12 weeks. The "More" buttons still provide access to ALL items, whether due tomorrow or many months away. Cool Waters Educators Workshop Wednesday, Jun 8, 2011 until Friday, Jun 10, 2011 Adopt-A-Stream Chemical Monitoring Workshop Saturday, Jun 11, 2011 10 AM to 1 PM Tree Hike and Leaf Preservation Saturday, Jun 11, 2011 10 AM to 12 PM Night Hike and Astronomical Observing Saturday, Jun 11, 2011 8 PM to 10 PM Teaching Resources Special Days for EE: 2011 Planner Free Water Quality Test Kit When You Register - Limited Supplies! Project WET Curriculum and Activity Guide Generation 2.0 Sampler K-12 Teachers Needed to Pilot Sustainability Education Course Science For Citizens Project Finder PowerUp Video Game Helps Students Learn About Environmental Issues Smithsonian Ocean Portal Youth in the Great Outdoors Web Site Digital Library for Earth System Education Beyond Weather and the Water Cycle Biomimicry Institute Curricula EcoTipping Points Project: Models for Success in a Time of Crisis ARKive Education Teaching Resources Contests & Awards Be Big in Your Community Contest Young Birder of the Year Contest Possible Futures Film Contest Make My LabWoRx! Challenge Clif Kid Backyard Game of the Year Contest Entomological Society President's Education Award Fulbright U.S. Scholar Core Program ASCD Outstanding Young Educator Award STEM Partnering for Excellence Contest Grants Teachers for Global Classrooms Program Lois Lenski Covey Foundation Library Grants Kodak American Greenways Award Grant Tom's of Maine 50 States for Good Grant Paper Recycling Grants Program National Children & Youth Garden Symposium Scholarship Southeast Outdoor Nation Youth Summit - Apply to be a Delegate Native Plant Conservation Initiative Grant Mazda Foundation Grants School Facility Grant Program Free Water Quality Test Kit When You Register - Limited Supplies! Community Foundation for Central Savannah River Area Grant Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance Program Leave No Trace: Connect Grant for Culturally Diverse Communities Best Buy Children's Foundation Community Grants Wild Play! Advanced Day Camp Weekdays Jun 13, 2011 until Jun 17, 2011 Animals Across the Curriculum Teacher Workshop Tuesday, Jun 14, 2011 until Thursday, Jun 16, 2011 9 AM to 4 PM Continuing Education for Nature Enthusiasts 2nd Tuesday of Month 9 AM - 4 PM from Jun 14, 2011 until Aug 9, 2011 Wild Wisdom Camp Tuesday, Jun 14, 2011 until Friday, Jun 17, 2011 9:30 AM to 3 PM Tuesday, Jun 21, 2011 until Friday, Jun 24, 2011 9:30 AM to 3 PM Webinar: Farm to School Innovations in the Mid-Atlantic Region - National Farm to School Network Tuesday, Jun 14, 2011 1 PM Master Naturalist Certification Class 3rd Thursday of Month 9 AM - 4 PM from Jun 16, 2011 until Oct 20, 2011 Snakes Alive! Saturday, Jun 18, 2011 10 AM to 11 AM Bug Day Saturday, Jun 18, 2011 10 AM to 4 PM Pollinator Week Sunday, Jun 19, 2011 until Saturday, Jun 25, 2011 Intracoastal Waterway Wetlands - Teacher Training Expedition Sunday, Jun 19, 2011 until Friday, Jun 24, 2011 Georgia Teacher Conservation Workshop Weekdays Jun 20, 2011 until Jun 24, 2011 Camp Discovery 2011 Weekdays Jun 20, 2011 until Jun 24, 2011 Weekdays until Jul 29, 2011 Coastal Ecology Teacher Workshop Tuesday, Jun 21, 2011 until Friday, Jun 24, 2011 Saving Species Teacher Workshop Tuesday, Jun 21, 2011 until Thursday, Jun 23, 2011 9 AM to 4 PM National Agriculture in the Classroom Conference Wednesday, Jun 22, 2011 until Saturday, Jun 25, 2011 Advanced Training for Environmental Educators in Georgia Friday, Saturday & Sunday Jun 24, 2011 until Jun 26, 2011 Friday, Saturday & Sunday Jul 15, 2011 until Jul 17, 2011 Friday, Saturday & Sunday Sep 9, 2011 until Sep 11, 2011 Great American Backyard Campout Saturday, Jun 25, 2011 The Secchi Dip-In Saturday, Jun 25, 2011 until Sunday, Jul 17, 2011 Tusk Chronicles Presentation and Children's Activities Saturday, Jun 25, 2011 1 PM to 4 PM Wildlife Week Weekdays Jun 27, 2011 until Jul 1, 2011 Lakes Appreciation Month Friday, Jul 1, 2011 until Sunday, Jul 31, 2011 Recreation and Parks Month Friday, Jul 1, 2011 until Sunday, Jul 31, 2011 Smart Irrigation Month Friday, Jul 1, 2011 until Sunday, Jul 31, 2011 Clean Beaches Week Friday, Jul 1, 2011 until Thursday, Jul 7, 2011 Monarch Butterflies and their Friends Saturday, Jul 2, 2011 10 AM to 12 PM Southeast Outdoor Nation Youth Summit Apply to be a Delegate Friday, Saturday & Sunday Jul 8, 2011 until Jul 10, 2011 Down Under, Out Yonder - Teacher Training Expedition Saturday, Jul 9, 2011 until Wednesday, Jul 13, 2011 Ndaka Overnight Adventure Camp Sunday, Jul 10, 2011 until Thursday, Jul 14, 2011 World Population Day Monday, Jul 11, 2011 Teen Adventure Camp Weekdays Jul 11, 2011 until Jul 15, 2011 Eco-Adventures: Summer Day Camp at Hickory Hill Weekdays 9 AM - 4 PM from Jul 11, 2011 until Jul 16, 2011 Weekdays 9 AM - 4 PM from Jul 25, 2011 until Jul 29, 2011 Webinar: Making the Most of Farm to School Month - National Farm to School Network Tuesday, Jul 12, 2011 1 PM Girls of the Great Outdoors Wednesday, Jul 13, 2011 until Friday, Jul 15, 2011 Full Moon Hike Friday, Jul 15, 2011 9 PM to 11 PM Saturday at the Rock: Lake Exploration Saturday, Jul 16, 2011 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM Reptile Rendezvous Saturday, Jul 16, 2011 10 AM to 4 PM Liking Lichens (and other Biota)--Applying Ecological Knowledge to Georgia Science Performance Standards Sunday, Jul 17, 2011 until Thursday, Jul 21, 2011 Create Your Life Arts-based Empowerment Teen Camp Monday, Jul 18, 2011 until Sunday, Jul 24, 2011 Outdoor Sports Camp Weekdays Jul 18, 2011 until Jul 22, 2011 Redesigning Our Future National Environmental Summit Wednesday, Jul 20, 2011 until Sunday, Jul 24, 2011 19th Annual National Children & Youth Garden Symposium Thursday, Jul 21, 2011 until Saturday, Jul 23, 2011 Adopt-A-Stream Biological Monitoring Workshop Saturday, Jul 23, 2011 10 AM to 3 PM Adopt-A-Wetland Bacterial Monitoring Training Saturday, Jul 23, 2011 12 PM to 3 PM Homeschool Family Camp Sunday, Jul 24, 2011 until Tuesday, Jul 26, 2011 Webinar: Consumption and Well Being EPA Tuesday, Aug 2, 2011 12:30 PM EE and Natural Resource Conservation Workshop Monday, Aug 8, 2011 until Sunday, Aug 14, 2011 Webinar: Back to School - Eco-Schools USA Wednesday, Aug 10, 2011 International Youth Day Friday, Aug 12, 2011 Healthy Water, Healthy People & Bacterial Monitoring Educator Workshop Friday, Aug 12, 2011 until Saturday, Aug 13, 2011 Adopt-A-Stream Bacterial Monitoring Workshop Saturday, Aug 13, 2011 10 AM to 1 PM Saturday at the Rock: Attracting Birds to Your Backyard Saturday, Aug 20, 2011 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM Learning About Birds FREE Curriculum Training Saturday, Aug 20, 2011 9:30 AM to 1 PM Turtle Talk Saturday, Aug 20, 2011 10 AM to 12 PM Monarchs Across Georgia Workshop Friday, Aug 26, 2011 until Saturday, Aug 27, 2011 World Kitchen Garden Day Sunday, Aug 28, 2011 Journey South Begins Thursday, Sep 1, 2011 Organic Harvest Month Thursday, Sep 1, 2011 until Friday, Sep 30, 2011