We excited to announce the launch of an online course created to provide in-depth understanding of the Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience for both formal and non-formal educators. Read More »
Chesapeake Bay Program
Our comprehensive online school project section can help you effectively plan, utilize & sustain a vast variety of school environmental projects. Read More »
Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences, or MWEEs, engage students in hands-on learning about the Chesapeake Bay to inspire a sense of environmental ethics and stewardship. Read More »
The Chesapeake Bay supports more than 2,700 species of plants and animals on land and in the water. All of these critters depend on each other in some way. Read More »
Looking for funds to build a schoolyard habitat or provide your students with a field study? The Bay Backpack includes lists of grant opportunities. Read More »
Bay Backpack is an online resource that supports hands-on environmental learning. By providing educators with information about funding opportunities, field studies, and curriculum guides and lesson plans related to the Chesapeake Bay, Bay Backpack helps educators find the tools they need to give their students Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences, or MWEEs. Through MWEEs, students of all ages develop a sense of environmental ethics and stewardship that will be essential to the long-term sustainability of the Chesapeake Bay and will serve as the foundation of a lifelong relationship with the environment.
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RiverSmart Schools is the District of Columbia Department of Energy and Environment’s model program demonstrating the integration of innovative stormwater management solutions with the schoolyard conservation. The Chesapeake Water Environment Association (cwea) will host a one-hour webinar to inform schools of best practices for implementing low impact development projects on school grounds.
Read More »Join teachers and students from all around Maryland in taking action to care for Maryland’s streams. As a key part of Bay restoration, students from grades K-12 are adopting, investigating, and taking action to restore the health of their local stream. The program will introduce your students to the amazing natural features of streams right in their own communities, making rigorous learning as much fun as it is beneficial.
Read More »Are you looking to get your child away from the screen and into the green this summer? Camp Audubon provides day, travel, and overnight camps for families in the DC metro area. Located on a 40-acre nature sanctuary, these camps provide high-quality environmental science education and good old-fashioned camp fun!
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