Environmental Community Action and Problem Solving

Posted by on August 04, 2010

The Earth Force summer training is set for August 26th and 27th at Bartram’s Garden, located in Southwest Philadelphia. http://www.bartramsgarden.org/. More details below.

This training is great for teachers, facilitators, and partner organizations new to Earth Force, environmental education, working with urban youth, and/or service learning, and for veteran EF teachers seeking to infuse their program with additional information/resources. We do provide Act 48 credits.

The training will cover the Earth Force CAPS (Community Action Problem Solving) process, will introduce some of the many resources/partners available to support projects with students, and will focus on fleshing out a program in various environmental content areas.  The training will start promptly at 9:00 am each day and go until 3:00 pm.   Earth Force will be providing lunch and refreshments both days.

Please RSVP to Evelyn Christian, Program Director at DVEF: echristian@earthforce.org

Directions:  http://www.bartramsgarden.org/information/directions.html
Delaware Valley Earth Force is looking for teachers, adult facilitators of youth programs and partner organizations serving youth to join a national network of innovative and creative educators.ACT 48 Credit Approved!

August 26 and 27th, 2010
9:00am-3pm
at Bartram’s Garden

The Community Action And Problem Solving Process (CAPS)  is a framework for building an environmental or social, community-based, service-learning project with young people in a school-based or out-of-school setting

Youth Benefits:
Develop and use critical thinking and  problem solving skills
Identify, define and describe local environmental issues
Personal connection to learning

Teacher/Facilitator Benefits:
Improved satisfaction with teaching
Positive attitudinal shift because of student success
Effective new teaching techniques
Resources and recognition
Network of teachers for support

Support:
Kick off activity with your students
Letter and email updates on events, resources and funding opportunities
Curriculum integration to meet standards
Planning meeting at start of the year
2-4 sessions led by staff and community partners
Community partner connections
Telephone and email consultations
Expectations:
· Administrative support
· Completion of service learning project
For more information  or to reserve your space for this training, please contact Evelyn Christian at echristian@earthforce.org