Watershed Integration Program Service Project Involvement Throughout the course of the school year students participating within the WIP programming will participate in varying forms of service entailing environmental stewardship. Past service components have included some of the following: ~ removal of invasive species ~ Union Terrace Elementary outdoor classroom ~ HydroMania at Cedar Crest College ~ PALMS pond ~ Bluebird and bat boxes ~ Horseshoe Crab census Watershed Integration Program Kristin Jacoby [email protected]Dave Hinkle [email protected]Palisades Middle School a “hands-on, feet wet” approach to learning Student Program Entrance Any 6th grade student is eligible for application into the Water- shed Integration Program. The process of application for all in- terested students is as follows: ~ Student application [2 week time period] ~ Applications meeting rubric standards are entered into lottery * students which score a perfect will receive automatic acceptance into programming * students must obtain a 70% in order to be eligible for lottery ~ 30 student applicants selected will receive an acceptance letter and/or wait list letter
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Watershed
Integration
Program
Service Project Involvement
Throughout the course of the school year students participating within the WIP programming will participate in varying forms of service entailing environmental stewardship. Past service components have included some of the following: ~ removal of invasive species ~ Union Terrace Elementary outdoor classroom ~ HydroMania at Cedar Crest College ~ PALMS pond ~ Bluebird and bat boxes ~ Horseshoe Crab census
The Watershed Integration Program’s mission is to utilize a rigorous inquiry based approach through means of a student-driven, standards-based curriculum. We strive to enhance our students abilities to gather, analyze, apply and communicate first-hand information in an environmental context. Additionally, we hope to instill a positive sense of responsibility and pride in our students own personal, educational path bringing forth an imprint in their continuation of lifelong learning and stewardship.
Student Schedule
Period 1 and 2: Exploratory Block
Period 3: Mathematics
Math Facts/Mentoring
Lunch
Periods 5—8: WIP Curricular Block
~ Language Arts
~ Science
~ Social Studies
[All periods prior to lunch are with the
students regular 7th grade peers ]
Program Curricular Focus
The curricular focus of the Watershed Integration Program is an integrative approach which encompasses each of the curricular standards within the 7th grade planned courses through means of an environmental lens. Our course content weaves each of the academic disciplines into the study of hydrology, specifically a watershed. The school year content mirrors the progression of a watershed, from local fresh headwaters to the open ocean. To enhance the content experiences faced within the classroom we believe the students must experience aspects of the programming first hand to truly understand the environmental impact to such ecosystems and make their own ecological footprints in the world. These excursions entail the following: ~ Cooks Creek Watershed data analysis ~ Hawk Mountain Sanctuary ~ AJ Meerwald sail ~ Morris Arboretum ~ Wetlands Institute [Stone Harbor, NJ] ~ Chincoteague Bay Field Station [Wallops Island, VA] * 4 day overnight experience
The only cost to students throughout the course
of the entire Watershed Integration Programming is the overnight Chincoteague Bay Field Station —