After-school environmental science provided to 9 sites. Programs create action projects.

The Arboretum is just beginning outreach to local Headstarts, providing buses so children can come to the Arboretum.

An experiential education program that builds environmental awareness and pre-vocational skills.   While young people (ages 12 & up) earn a bicycle, they completely recondition themselves.  Environmental Ed activities include "The Great Commuter Race" and lots of field trips by bike.

Hands-on object based units on social studies, science, art, math and health.

Healthy eating is promoted through activities which are based on sound nutrition, eating 5 fruits and vegetables per day.

 

Physical activities are staff-led: jump rope, soccer ball dribbling, hopscotch, dance, self guided rock/wall climbing, indoor climbing, tunnel structures.

Works with a whole school population and neighborhood-based programs to design, construct, and use school grounds as an educational resource.

The conservation program is designed to incorporate throughout the Scouting program and activities an awareness and understanding of conservation as wise use of natural resources.

Individual Award - "To Think Globally", "Act Locally" Awareness Award.

Custom designed per school/youth group.  We have a special mobile adventure, nature, farm program that can be done virtually anywhere contracted.  We have mini buses, canoe trailers, inflatable mountain, animals, project adventure mobile initiatives, mountain bikes, hiking, rockclimbing gear to run programs in situ.

Park(s) tour with distribution of educational material and presentation of information on history, design, current conditions, etc.

The Earth Force program is a year long environmental initiative involving 250 girls and 30 volunteers who take part in community projects in which the girls will identify an environmental problem, take part in workshops to learn about the issue and finally create a plan to solve the problem.  The culmination of the program will be "Earth Week," where the groups will put into action their plan in their community, and present their projects at Camp Cedar Hill in Waltham at the first ever Girl Scout Environmental Awareness Fair.

Urban teens create environmental science/nature newsletters for 3rd to 8th graders in an afterschool program. The newlsetters (in JR and SR editions) are distributed for free to 30,000 students in public schools in greater Boston.

Environmental education, resources, and leadership development to youth attending seven camps serving youth from Greater Boston.

Harbor Connections is an environmental education program that introduces teachers and Boston public school students to the Boston Harbor Islands as a rich resource for teaching about physics, the environment, and social history. Students have in-class teachings, special guests, and on island expeditions two times a year. The program currently serves over 1700 students in 10 Boston area schools.

Professional Development Programs and Resource Learning Center provide opportunities available for educators, out-of school time providers and others interested in developing an understanding of the environment as a setting for integrated sciences.  BNC promotes an audience-centered, inquir-based approach where staff, volunteers, interns, cultural organization partners and participants create together a community of learners.

BNC offers on-site weeklong, all day fun adventures and exciting learning opportunities.

An educational partnership between commercial fishermen and K-12 classrooms.  Program goal is to have teachers utilize fishermen as a resource to teach about marine resources and life of a fisherman.

Building and utilizing an ROV (remote operated vehicle) for monitoring the environment.

7 Member paid youth crew - work 6-10 hrs/wk school year - 25 hrs/wk in summer.   Learn organizing, environmental stewardship, community activism, conduct field studies, etc.

All Access combines the history of Boston Harbor and the Harbor Islands with environmental education and hands-on learning to make sure youth have fun while learning.  Community groups from all over the Boston region meet at Fleet Boston Pavilion, participate in a history skit with Boston by the Sea and explore Georges Island with a National Park guide.

At various locations around Boston, Save the Harbor/Save the Bay staff teach young people how to explore the marine environment in the field – using field guides, lobster pots, dip nets, fishing rods, etc.

Students who complete the summer program can join the AYP where they lead volunteers, work in shelters, and learn about agriculture/environment/hunger/service/leadership/communication.

We hire 50 teenagers, ages 14-16 and 10 crew leaders and assistant crew leaders, ages 17-24, to grow food on urban and suburban farmland for shelters, soup kitchens and farmers markets.  Youth go through a broad curriculum about land, food, community and personal development.

Outreaches: programs delivered for a fee in schools throughout the North East;  Overnights: for private groups (including scouts) at the Aquarium; Family Programs: for young children and families; Community Programs: free for afterschool programs and projects.

WoW Explorers is targeted at middle school students. An 8-week course on Saturdays that trains volunteers.  Teen Interns are 16-18 year olds that work paid during the summer (85 students) and year round (15 students).

Participants develop and learn techniques and skills for teaching others angling and aquatic ecology including water testing using biological and chemical indicators, fishprinting, macro invertebrate sampling, population dynamics, fish anatomy, identification and behavior.

Social Ecology examines how human society interacts with the natural environment. By asking questions, students gain an appreciation for their place within the ecological data they collect. The highlight of the curriculum is a student-driven community action project in which students identify a local environmental issue, research it, and act to positively influence the health of their local social ecosystem.

Long-term monitoring of urban waterways enables scientists and students to determine the relative health of acquatic ecosystems. Through exposure to scientific research methods, students learn the importance of long-term field studies and generall become more aware of water quality issues.

Hand-on, inquiry-based education programs offered to any group (schools, scouts, etc.) for a fee.  Programs cover a wide variety of topics and are taylored to the age of the group.

Set of education programs for 4th and 5th Graders in select Boston Public Schools.  Program is partially grant funded through Howard Hughes Medical Institute and focuses on MA Standards of Adaptations, Populations, and Ecosystems.