You
can contact us at:
The Adopt-A-Stream Foundation
at the
Northwest Stream Center
600-128th Street SE
Everett, WA 98208-6353
Tel: 425-316-8592
Fax: 425-3381423
Email:
aasf@streamkeeper.org
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Adopt-A-Stream Foundation's
Streamkeeper
Academy Presents
Rediscovery / As If the Earth
Matters
An
Environmental Educators Institute
AUGUST
20-21, 2008
The Rediscovery Environmental
Educators Institute with Thom Henley offers educators a
rare opportunity to fully immerse themselves in
experiential learning skills, to develop keener insights
into cross-cultural understanding and to discover new
ways to bring environmental concepts and lessons into the
classroom. Thom will draw from his extensive travel
experiences and 30 years of working with youth on
Rediscovery programs (www.rediscovery.org) to provide an indoor/outdoor workshop that
is both insightful and stimulating.
Combining fun with learning, participants will explore:
• Skills for bonding a group and overcoming initial
shyness.
• The history and theory behind outdoor experiential
education.
• The seven basic concepts of ecology and group
activities that demonstrate each.
• Energy burner activities to prepare hyperactive
groups for more formal studies.
• Acclimatization exercises that help us all connect
intimately, in heart-felt ways, with the natural world.
• Activities that expand our level of cross-cultural
awareness and sensitivity for working in multi-cultural
classrooms.
Thom Henley has formally lectured and conducted
Rediscovery Workshops in 26 countries. Recently, he has
been contracted to conduct these events in Tokyo,
Bangkok, Pattaya, Kuala Lumpur and Jakarta. This training
event in Washington State promises to be an unforgettable
and inspiration experience for all who take part!
Who should attend: Environmental
Educators, K-12 Teachers, Park Rangers, Zoo and Nature
Camp Counselors, Boy/Girl Club Counselors, Scout Leaders,
YMCA/YWCA Counselors, Home-school Teachers, 4-H Leaders,
Parents -- anyone who works with youth and different
cultures. This event is in collaboration with Snohomish
County Parks and Recreation and The Mountaineers
Foundation.
Class Dates: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Wednesday-Thursday,
August 20-21, 2008
Location: The Northwest Stream Center in
Snohomish County’s McCollumPark, 600 – 128th
Street SE, Everett, WA 98208; approximately 1/2 mile east
of Interstate-5 off the 128th Street Exit (#186), south
of Everett and north of Mill Creek.
Applications/Registration: Complete the
application below, or call 425-316-8592.
The $150 registration fee includes lunch both days. Class
size is limited to 40 educators.
Credit Options: WWU (2 credits) and the
WSTA (16 clock hours). Additional fees are required.
For additional information on other Streamkeeper
Academy events, give us a call or go to www.streamkeeper.org.
REDISCOVERY
PROGRAM REVIEWS
Jo-Ann Archibald, Director, First Nations House
of Learning, University of British Columbia: “Fun,
practical, respectful approaches for linking youth,
Elders, community, and nature based on many First Nations
experiences and philosophies.”
Gabrielle Roesch, Washington State
University / Snohomish County: “I have
learned new skills, had fun and opened my mind up to
playful education on important issues.”
Lisa Sanphillippo, Washington Park
Arboretum: “So amazing!”
Lorna Marchant, Grays Harbor College: “This is such
a wonderful experience. It will be so much easier to
implement these activities now that I have participated
in them.”
Susan Kingsbury, Seattle Public Schools: “This
was a fun and inspiring experience. I feel energized to
take . . . this back to my students.”
Amanda Mintz, Adopt-A-Stream Foundation: “Very
inspirational! I want to do these activities with adults,
children, students and friends!”
Susan Palmer, Shoreline School District: “Wow,
packed and practical!”
Dr. David Suzuki, Scientist and Broadcaster:
“As a parent, environmentalist, and
scientist I cannot conceive of a more important program
than Rediscovery.”
Nearby Accommodations: Quality Inn:
*1-800-256-8137 (*Rate Discount, $75: Mention
participation in NW Stream Center event.) / Everett Inn:
425-347-9099 / Motel 6: 425-353-8120 / Holiday Inn
Express: 425-609-4000
Rediscovery
Teachers Institute Agenda
DAY 1
8:30-10:00 am: Orientation:
Global Environmental Education / Images & Stories
and Opening Circle / Feather Sharing
10-10:30 am: BREAK
10:30-12 Noon: Group Bonding & Energizing:
Picnic Name Game; Pass-A-Clap; Vortex;
Summer-Fall-Winter; Dox-En-Eye
12-12:30 pm: LUNCH
12:30-2:30 pm: Ecology Concepts
* Energy Flow: Energy Pyramids; Cycles; Storm
* Diversity: Duplication; Great Spirit
* Change: Simple Bear Necesities
* Interrelationships: Web of Life
* Community: Curious Raccoon Walk
* Adaptation: Eagle Eyes; Bear Nose; Deer Ears
2:30-3:00 pm BREAK
3:00-4:30 pm: Acclimatization Exercises
Greet A Tree (Touch); Forest Fragrances (Smell);
Nature’s Orchestra (Hear); Camera Kids (See)
DAY 2
8:30 am -12:00 pm: Nature
Games / Energy Burners
Bear / Bug / Frog; Don’t Bungle the Jungle; Wolf
& Deer; Ant & Elephant; Cat & Mouse; Eagles
& Ravens
12:00-12:30 pm: LUNCH
12:30-2:00 pm: Watersheds
-Watershed Game; Watershed Art; Watershed Promise
2:00-2:15 pm: BREAK
2:15-4:00 pm: Cross Cultural Awareness
Different Strokes; First Contact; Power Struggle; All in
‘Gest’; Frontier/Homeland
4:00-4:30 pm: Closing Circle
REDISCOVERY
WORKSHOP APPLICATION & PAYMENT
To
reserve a spot, please fill out this form and return it
with $150 payment to: AASF, 600-128th Street SE,
Everett, WA 98208. Make checks payable to The
Adopt-A-Stream Foundation, or pay with Visa or
Mastercard.
CHECK ONE: ____ Wednesday-Thursday, May 21-22, 2008 or
_____Thurday-Friday, July 17-18, 2008
Name: _________________________________________ Daytime
phone: (_____)____________________
School Name & Address:
__________________________________________________________________
City: _________________ State: ______ Zip: __________
Email: __________________________________
Visa/Mastercard No.: _____________________________
Expiration Date:___________________________
Cardholder Name: ________________________________Evening
phone:(_____)_____________________
Address:
________________________________________________________________________________
City: _________________ State: ________ Zip:
_________Email:__________________________________
This event is in collaboration with Snohomish County
Parks and Recreation and The Mountaineers
Foundation.
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