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!
Yesterday we welcomed 63 students to EB Shurts. In just a few hours these 2nd and 3rd graders learned about: pollinators, indigenous gardening, seed dispersal, biodiversity, storm drains, macroinvertebrates found in the Fox River, ground water, effects of weather events on animals found in our community, went on a hike AND tried on waders. (And those are just the highlights!) These experiences not only give the students that visit us a wealth of knowledge to take back to their classrooms but are SUPER FUN too! Take a look!
Today Les Paul 6th graders kicked off our Fall Camp program at Fox River Park. What a beautiful day to learn survival skills, participate in a bioblitz and orienteering course, take a hike and of course - enjoy nature!
Today is the first day of our 2024-25 Fall EE programs! This group of nature-loving professionals is ready to greet students, build wonder and have lots of fun!
Exploring the Fox River is one of the most memorable parts of our EE programs. Thanks to the Wisconsin House Outdoorsmen's Club, our students have plenty of new boots and waders to go around! We are grateful for this generous donation to our program!
As we wrap up our last EE Camp of the summer, we are thankful for ALL of the smiles, joy, excitement, and connections with nature that our students shared these past 4 weeks. It's impossible to pick a favorite when there was so much fun day after day!
Deep in the ground yesterday.....french fries today! EE Teacher Sue B. and our Summer campers are taking FRESH food from our Learning Garden to DELICIOUS levels!
Last week's Summer campers packed so much outdoor fun into their days with us, it flew by in a flash of smiles and laughter!
Our Summer Campers and EE Teacher Sue are participating in Wisconsin's Cucumber Crunch program , which promotes and celebrates summer farm to school initiatives! 10 minutes ago, these cucumbers were in our EE Learning garden. Can't get any fresher than that! @WisconsinDPI
Week 1 of Summer Camp is in the books! Wow, what a fun week of exploration & enjoying all the gifts of the Fox River Sanctuary. Weaving, gardening, river exploration, obstacle courses, garden-to-plate pizzas, hikes and live animals - the students enjoyed it all!
Wishing you all the best as you continue on your journey to make this World a better place, Emma! Your EE family and all those within SDW (and beyond!) will miss you incredibly at EB Shurts. We send you off with gratitude in our hearts for all you've done to make this program amazing the last 8 years!
Summer is here! We wrapped up an incredible year of EE programming and invite you to check out our final newsletter of the 2023-24 school year!
