Happy Teacher Appreciation week to the team of environmental educators that builds wonder with 8,000 School District of Waukesha students each year.
Thank you for sparking curiosity, inspiring stewardship, and empowering students to care for the natural spaces of our community and beyond. Whether it’s in the Fox River, at Lapham Peak, under the canopy of trees in the sanctuary or in the classroom, your lessons last a lifetime. 🌱✨
Today, we celebrate the beauty of our planet—and the responsibility we share to protect it. 🌱💧🌳. Whether it's reducing waste, planting a native plant or simply appreciating the natural world around you, every small action matters. Let's take care of the Earth, not just today, but every day. 💚
"This is the best field trip I have ever gone on...." ~Teacher Feedback
This is why we do what we do.
There's a snake in our plant. No April Fool's joke here, there's really a snake in our plant.
Leaders Mollie Haubenschild and Erica Yoss shared the successes of our Embedded Agriculture program with Spring City Garden Club members today, highlighting the benefits of hydroponics in our High Schools. We are grateful for the collaboration and support of the garden club members! Happy Spring!
Through our windows at EB Shurts, every day is bringing more feathered friends our way - cardinals, robins, juncos, finches, chickadees, sparrows and the occasional red-tailed hawk. But we don't just bird-watch all day - check out all that we've been up to!
Thank you to Prairie Elementary for inviting us to your Science Night. While Mrs. B and Mrs. Turner chatted with students and their families about hydroponics and microgreens, Franklin was busy stealing the show looking all cute and reading books!
Our Embedded Agriculture leaders - Mollie and Erica - continue to champion the hydroponics program in our High Schools and involve students in tasty ways! Do you have a high school student at home? Ask them if they tried the sample!
Logan from North High School and EE Animal Ambassador Chammy bonded during a live animal program this week at EB Shurts. Chammy is new to student handling, and usually wears a dark scale pattern to match her anxiety level. But with Logan, she could be her calm bright green self. We love connections here at EE, and this one had us ALL smiling.
"Fresh, Green, and Tasty: Embedded Agriculture's Hydroponic Lettuce + Family and Consumer Science Class-made Ranch = Samples of the Perfect School Salad!" 🌱🥗 #FreshGreens #EmbeddedAgriculture #ForkFarms #FarmToSchool #HydroponicGoodness #HighSchoolSalad
We sure are excited to welcome back our Kindergartners to EB Shurts! Rose Glen students kicked off our winter season with a turtle craft, shelter building and learning more about our animal ambassadors.
Fall was a busy season here at EE - would you believe we connected with over 3,400 students in just under 3 months? Venture a guess at how many pounds of food was grown in our garden, then read our newsletter to see if your guess was close!
Day 3 of our animal highlights! Our boxed turtles Franklin, Shelly, and Yertle enjoy lots of hydroponically grown leafy greens and vegetables, which means we make a LOT of good lookin' salads around here. Toppings like vitamins, fruit, proteins, and more make these dishes pretty fancy!
Day 2 of feeding our animal ambassadors is Lilo the Bearded Dragon! Beardies get a lot of their hydration from the greens, fruits and vegetables they eat plus a nice assortment of insects and worms for protein. Lilo can be picky though, so we hide the tasty protein in her lettuce to make sure she gets a balanced diet. Bon appetit, Lilo!
When students visit our animal ambassadors, they love to feed them and ask questions about what they eat. All living things need food, right? So this week we wanted to highlight our animals at feeding time.
First up, Tiny! Painted turtles love food they can find in or near water: minnows, worms, insects, leeches... but they like vegetation too. We feed Tiny his greens in a feeding tank (to keep his swimming tank clean) - it's having a salad bar at a restaurant! Finding food in a new environment is enrichment for animals, and keeps them engaged!
Environmental education is a lifelong learning process that nurtures citizens who care for, engage with, enjoy, and give back to the earth. Environmental Education in the School District of Waukesha strives to create these opportunities for ALL. Here's how!
SDW Environmental Ed provides unique experiences in which to explore and observe nature right here in the Fox River Sanctuary. Over time, equipment may need replacing, program consumables need purchasing and our Team identifies new supplies to support our programming! We invite you to consider purchasing the items on our wish list as a generous donation to our program: https://a.co/0Dx4wxr
Thank you for helping us to build wonder with our students!
Trunk or Treat - Environmental Ed definitely understood the assignment! Thanks for having us, Heyer Elementary!
1st graders from Rose Glen kicked off our Adaptations programs last week. While here, students learn how different animals use adaptations to survive and thrive in their habitats. And speaking of thriving - Franklin the turtle likes to steal the show!
It's Fall, y'all! Check out what EE is up to!
