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[ISTATALK-L] FW: Educator Opportunity - Please Forward
Gwen Pollock, Science
Mathematics and Science Partnerships Program
Division of Curriculum and Instruction (C-215)
Illinois State Board of Education
100 North First Street
Springfield, IL 62777
217/557-7323 (phone)
217/782-7937 (fax)
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From: Frances Gatz [mailto:fgatz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2006 1:34 PM
To: POLLOCK GWEN
Subject: Educator Opportunity - Please Forward
help us announce our 15th annual Educator's Amazon Rainforest Workshop,
co-sponsored by Selby Botanical Gardens, June 30 - July 9, 2007.
Teachers will take learning to a new level (literally!) on a one quarter
mile treetop canopy walkway. An opportunity for teachers to TRAVEL
FREE when they bring a group of 6 students is more fully described on
our website http://www.travel2learn.com
There are so many dimensions of science in this Amazon experience. We
study entomology, botany, marine biology, herpetology, and primatology
through hands-on experiences. We see how technology has evolved through
the native people and their crafts (how they thatch their roof, how they
form the clay pots, how they mend fish nets, etc). We're involved in a
village service project. For most participants, the BIG learning is how
people are related to conservation. The RAINFOREST is someone's
backyard, an important part of the conservation equation. This is a
LIFE experience. Science comes to LIFE. Our evaluations say "THIS
CHANGED MY LIFE!" over and over again. It is an experience in a third
world that is safe, comfortable, and welcoming.
Please post this message (below) in a newsletter, on a web site, or
listserv. We appreciate your camaraderie in making these opportunities
available. Let me know if I should be sending this release to another
person in your organization or district. I look forward to hearing from
you. Many thanks for your help!
Warmest regards,
--Frances Gatz Ph.D.
fgatz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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RAINFOREST WORKSHOPS - TEACHERS & STUDENTS TO THE AMAZON
Visit http://www.travel2learn.com to learn about two exciting ways for
teachers and environmental educators to travel to the Amazon Rainforest.
1. Sign-up for the 15th annual Educator's Amazon Rainforest Workshop on
scheduled June 30 - July 9, 2007. Co-sponsored by Selby Botanical
Gardens, this 10-day event is a professional development opportunity for
teachers to work side-by-side with a spirited faculty of scientists.
Experience a 1/4 mile Rainforest canopy walkway, get involved in a
village service project, and see how indigenous cultures use the forest
for medicine, food, and shelter. Academic credit and an extension to
Machu Picchu are available. Land cost for this educator workshop is
$1998, plus roundtrip airfare.
2. You can TRAVEL FREE during our 8-day Student Amazon Rainforest
workshops in June and July 2007, while giving your students and their
families the benefits of educational travel to one of the most diverse
environments in the world and participate in a life changing Service
Learning project in a village along the Amazon River. Bring a group of
6 and travel with all of your expenses paid. Land cost for students &
families is $1898, plus air.
For expedition information or funding ideas call Dr. Frances Gatz at
1-800-669-6806, email fgatz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or visit the website
http://www.travel2learn.com
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Environmental Expeditions, 9335 Fraser Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910
Frances Gatz, Ph.D., Director, Rainforest Workshops
Fax: 301-585-4899 email: fgatz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Phone: 800-669-6806 or 301-585-7027
Web site: HTTP://WWW.TRAVEL2LEARN.COM
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