Earth Partnership for Schools
High school and elementary students plant a rain garden on their schoolyard.
EPS NEWS
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An Invitation to Attend an Earth Partnership for Schools Institute Near You!
You are invited to participate in an Earth Partnership for Schools Institute in the summer of 2009. Learn how to use ecological restoration as a broad context for teaching and learning. Restoring a native ecosystem is an exciting, real-life project that weaves through the K-12 curriculum and includes science, math, social studies, language and the arts. Read more »
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Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest Recipient of “More Kids in The Woods” Funding for “Schoolyard Habitats Across Wisconsin”
Note: EPS staff collaborated with Chequamegon-Nicolet NF staff on conceptualizing and writing this project proposal and will provide training for FS staff and teachers. Read more »
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EPA’s Office of Children’s Health and Environmental Education Funds EPS Collaboration with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
RESTORE: Children and Nature will establish partnerships in CA, IA, KS, MN, MD, OK, VA, and WI to build the capacity of teachers, students, non-formal educators, natural resource personnel, and citizen volunteers to work with schools to restore native habitats and promote community stewardship. Read more »
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Earth Partnership for Schools Exhibit at the United States Botanic Garden (USBG) May – October, One Planet—Ours! Sustainability for the 21st Century
UW Madison Arboretum’s Earth Partnership for Schools (EPS) exhibited at the USBG as a model K-12 educational program that connects children to nature through the process of restoring native ecosystems. Read more »