While most schools across the United States have adopted some form of environmental education, not many have taken quite this big of a leap. The upcoming Staten Island Green Charter School for Environmental Discovery is dedicated to "empowering youth as future leaders." The school still recognizes that basic skills are necessary, however the charter school will be among the first to take this one step further. The curriculum will be focused around incorporating factors of environmental education into the already established system for education. The school hopes to create interest and promote discovery through exploration. The school is very focused on creating well rounded and knowledgeable students, but the school is also reaching out to the parents and guardians of the attending students. This is innovative simply because most environmentalist are focused on educating the students because they will solve the problems of tomorrow. However the school recognizes the gap in education for the general public and is offering an opportunity to learn some of the basics of environmentalism. These courses will be taught at the school.
Staten Island Green Charter School for Environmental Discovery
The school is currently in the application phase, but offers more information on their curriculum, mission, and vision for the school.
For more information on the school visit: SIGCS-home
Alex Eldridge english 101
ReplyDeleteThis article sounded really interesting and made me want to read more about it. I liked the idea of having a school incorporate environmental learning into other academics. However, I thought the article should talk more about how they are going to incorporate it into the program. It says the schools will keep the basic skills required but how basic? To what degree is the school still keeping the traditional learning styles? But this is definitely a topic that can spark discussion and drive interest.
i agree with alex!! needs more pictures though. super good! :)
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