Project Idea

The more educated I become, the more I begin to realize how incredibly important quality education is to a healthily functioning society. Ecological literacy, or the understanding of the human connection to, as well as place within, the natural world, is a quality that I feel is largely missing from our society today. For my project, I’m considering designing an ecological literacy lesson plan that could be taught to elementary-age children. I know that organizations like the Dream Project already have teaching programs with similar aims, so maybe I could interview someone from that organization. I might also attend Islandwood’s “Enviropalooza,” which is a program aimed towards both children and adults in celebration of National Environmental Education Week. It might prove to be a beneficial experience towards my final project, as it directly pertains to environmental education.

Enviropalooza website: http://islandwood.org/events/calendar/enviropaloozaschedule

-Mollie