| For
more than 15 Years KIDS for the BAY has taught hands-on,
environmental science to elementary school children in schools
throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. At KIDS for the BAY
we create effective, on-going environmental education programs
for elementary school communities and promote active, hands-on
restoration of local habitats. Our programs teach the latest
California State science and social science standards and
have been written into the School Wide Development Plans
of our target schools.
Our well-qualified staff provides our teachers with long-term,
in-depth, experiential training and the opportunity to
learn alongside their students. Teachers learn to use
the local environment as a key educational resource to
stimulate learning. In our School Wide Impact Approach,
principals, teachers, parents and students work together,
sharing key strategies and resources, to achieve common
goals for their local environment. KIDS for the BAY gives
students powerful reasons to connect with and care about
the environment. We teach the concepts and skills needed
to make informed choices and environmentally friendly
behavior changes, leaving our students feeling empowered
to help solve local environmental problems. Our student
participants reach out to their parents and involve them
in special events and projects.
KftB has taught creek restoration, the importance of
reducing pollution, and safe bay food consumption to more
than 40,000 elementary school students, 1,700 teachers
and over 5,000 parents. Our teachers have been trained
to teach our hands-on, integrated environmental education
curricula using their local environment as a resource. |
