Preparing for Outdoor Education

This coming Wednesday, Thursday and Friday our 6th graders will be traveling to NorthBay for our annual outdoor education program. NorthBay is a state-of-the-art adventure camp and retreat center located on the upper Chesapeake Bay. Situated within the Elk Neck State Park in Maryland, students will have an opportunity to learn about the Chesapeake Bay and its importance to our region.

During this three day and two night trip, the outdoors will be our classroom! Students will participate in a variety of hands on learning experiences and work in teams to problem solve and enhance their communication skills. In addition, students will participate in activities that promote Investigating and Evaluating Environmental Issues and Actions (IEEIA). These activities are based on the model developed by Drs Hungerford and Volk in the late 70's. The goal of the model is to use environmental issues as integrating contexts to teach students critical thinking skills, and to have students investigate issues, without bias, thus arriving at their own conclusions.

I want to thank Ms. Carmean and the entire 6th grade team for organizing this very important learning experience for our students. I know we are going to have a great time!

Ms. Musgrave has developed a blog for families and friends to follow that will document our adventure. If you would like to follow along, here is the link to her blog:
http://wlmsoutdoored2010.blogspot.com/

Source: http://www.northbayadventure.com/