Given is information on a federally funded environmental education program based on field experience and community awareness. Problem-solving methods were used to involve students in local environmental issues. Field experiences included trips to the mountains and seashore and community projects in water quality, recycling, and nature trail…

Discusses rewards of being a docent (unpaid teacher contributing knowledge, experience, time, or simply a vibrant dedication toward a common cause). Also discusses opportunities for docents in zoos, museums, art galleries, nature centers, and other locations and several docent-training programs. (JN)

Goals and activities of the Environmental Learning for the Future (ELF) program are described. ELF, developed by the Vermont Institute of Natural Sciences, is a natural science/environmental education program based on curiosity and concerns of elementary-aged children. Also described workshops involving animal pantomime, animal and plant defenses,…

Describes an outdoor educational program offered to elementary school children in the Hopewell Valley Regional School District (Pennington, New Jersey). (JR)

Describes marine education programs at the elementary and secondary levels in the New York City area. The city's extensive coastline and numerous learning centers comprise one of the richest educational resources in the country for studying the marine environment. (Author/WB)

This school integrates an outdoor, farm experience with an urban school curriculum. Elementary students spend increasing lengths of time working on a country farm as a mandatory requirement. Activities include farm chores, nature hikes, household chores, and practical crafts. Students come from a wide range of backgrounds and incomes. (MA)

Describes a curriculum based on the concepts of culture, nature, and life. Discusses symbols, living earth, interconnectedness, fluctuation, womb of life, life, and nature's callings as they relate to the curriculum. Includes diagrams demonstrating interrelationships between people, culture, and nature. (BC)

Describes a water discovery center which focuses on water ecology and conservation. Also describes nine instructional panels used with visiting school groups (or casual visitors) taking part in the four-hour program and related instructional materials containing pre- and post-visit activities. (BC)

Describes an urban environmental education program in which an overgrown vacant lot has been used for environmental study and for the development of a productive garden. The program has been successful in providing elementary school children with positive experiences in their own urban environment. (JR)

Describes an overnight camping experience in Gateway National Recreation Area, New York, with a class of physically handicapped elementary school children. Special problems exist, but virtually every activity could be adapted to the students' abilities. (WB)

Discusses goals of Project WILD, an environmental and conservation program emphasizing wildlife. Includes instructions for using and sample of "dilemma cards" which allow students to read, discuss, make judgments, and write about hypothetical dilemmas concerning wildlife and/or natural resources. (BC)

Describes Nature-in-the-City (an environmental awareness program) materials and their use by students in the urban environment. The materials include an adventure guide (the teacher's manual) and set of four colorful season cards with activities for students. (JN)

The Lehigh Valley (Pennsylvania) Conservancy considers questions of suitability and accessibility first in designing environmental education activities for elementary school students. Several programs are summarized, and experiences with mainstreaming disabled children in outdoor activities are discussed. (Author/WB)

Describes an environmental education program that provides activity guides for elementary and secondary grades. Four sample activities focusing on the long-range effects of an action, vacation homes, wooden pencils, and favorite things are included. Objectives and procedures for each activity are presented along with additional information on the…