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| Ranking |
Good Idea |
| Description |
Students at an alternative middle school program in northwest Washington helped restore a natural creek environment while gaining skills in a variety of disciplines including physical, biological, and social sciences, math and economics, and event planning. Studies occurred both in and outside of traditional classroom settings. |
| Goal / Mission |
The goal of the Voyager School was to supplement the current science curriculum with some outdoor activities and environmental education. |
| Results / Accomplishments |
The Voyager students and their teacher designed and constructed their own riparian habitat restoration project from start to finish. The students received a yearlong hands-on education, both in the field and in the classroom, in ecology, botany, hydrology, entomology, geometry, project planning, estimating, budgeting, and social sciences. The project gave the students a view of the real world through daily activities and a chance to gain some out-of-the-ordinary experiences.
A curriculum is being developed from the practices of the program. The goal is to make salmon habitat restoration, and the diversity of disciplines that it encompasses, available to other classrooms. |
| Categories |
Environment / Wildlife
Education / School Environment
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| Organization(s) |
Voyager Middle School Alternative Program |
| Source |
Corporation for National and Community Service |
| Date of Publication |
8/10/2001 |
| Location |
City: Everett, WA |
| Primary Contact |
Voyager Middle School
(425) 356-1730
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| Target Audience |
Children, Teens |
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