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Hi all,

I wanted to make you all aware of a wonderful program this summer on Hog Island in Maine, and ask you to pass along the information to any teachers and other educators you are in contact with. It will be my first time joining the staff, but I hear from many people that it is an amazing and life-changing experience.

For my part, I will be showing folks how they can use the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Citizen Science projects with students and conducting a workshop on Art and Nature: exploring activities that build young people's understanding of, and connection to, the natural world.

NOTE: $500 scholarships are available if you sign up by April 15.

Thanks for any help you can offer with getting the word out!

Anne

Anne James Rosenberg
Youth Education Coordinator
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
159 Sapsucker Woods Rd.
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607/254-2109
birds.cornell.edu/education<http://birds.cornell.edu/education>

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Sharing Nature: An Educator's Week (July 19-24, 2012)               (Scholarships competitively available til April 15th)

Join environmental educators from around the country for a dynamic and fun-filled residential program on Audubon's famed Hog Island, in the scenic mid-coast area of Maine. Designed for both science and non-science educators, this session will generate exciting ideas for creating and incorporating environmental education activities into your curriculum and teaching. Our inspiring and experienced instructors will share their favorite approaches, methods, and activities for engaging you,and your students, with nature.  http://hogisland.audubon.org<http://hogisland.audubon.org/>

Workshops using techniques in field biology, art, music, photography, theater, journaling, and other disciplines will be presented, as well as a host of classic Audubon Camp field trips. We’ll visit the nearby restored Atlantic Puffin and seabird colony, as well as explore HogIsland’s magnificent spruce forest, its rich intertidal zones, a local bog, etc. This is a week out-of-doors in a beautiful place!

Great networking opportunities, delicious gourmet-style home-cooking, and the experience of living on a 330 acre wildlife sanctuary island will make this a memorable and cherished experience.

Children’s book author and illustrator Lynne Cherry will be our special guest.  Instructors include veteran field biologist Ted Gilman (CT), artist Sherrie York (CO), world class photographer/instructor Steve Morello (MA), Cornell Lab of Ornithology educator Anne Rosenberg (NY),  award-winning educator/musician Trudy Phillips (PA) science educator/musician Craig Newberger (PA), Disney Conservation Hero “Seabird Sue Schubel” (ME), Visionary Award winner Pete Salmansohn (ME), and 12 year old artist-activist Olivia Bouler (NY). Continuing Education Credits (4.5) are available. Go to http://hogisland.audubon.org<http://hogisland.audubon.org/> for full details, prices, photographs, staff biographies, sample schedule, and information on scholarships.

Scholarships worth as much as $500 per individual are now possible, though the deadline for applying is April 15th.  Go tohttp://www.projectpuffin.org/hogisland/scholarships.html for application information.        (Erica Van Etten, camp registrar, at 607-257-7308 x.14. for more information)


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