Are you a: Classroom teacher looking to incorporate more Environmental Education into your lessons? Non-formal educator hoping to incorporate more grade level standards into your programs? K-5 pre-service teacher looking for more resources to implement Science Methods?

If you said “Yes!” to any of these questions, then an OWL Workshop is the place for you. OWL (Outdoor Wonders and Learning) is an Environmental Education-based curriculum guide written and designed to match North Carolina Essential Standards for elementary grades. It focuses on Science, but also meets Math, Social Studies, and English-Language Arts when applicable. During the workshop, participants will experience OWL activities and learn more about how they work on their own, or as part of a larger lesson.  Educators gain skills and resources to facilitate engaging, inquiry-based lessons that meet NC Essential Standards and develop comfort with science and nature.

OWL (Outdoor Wonders and Learning) is a NC Arboretum initiative.

Cost: $25.

Location: NC Aquarium Fort Fisher

For additional workshop information, call 910-772-0546. For assistance with registration, call 910-772-0542.

Join other K-8 classroom and nonformal educators as we explore activities in the newly released Project Learning Tree Explore Your Environment K-8 Activity Guide. Every participant will leave the workshop with a copy of this guide that includes 50 hands-on, multidisciplinary activities to connect children to nature and increase young people’s awareness and knowledge about their environment.  The activities in this resource are supported by a robust Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) correlation guide. 

This workshop counts toward NC Environmental Education Certification (Criteria I) and consists of six contact hours that may count toward CEUs for teachers.

The PLT activity guides are provided free of charge to participants through support from the NC Forestry.

Cost: $25For additional workshop information, call 910-772-0546. For assistance with registration, call 910-772-0542.

The North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher presents Sea Turtle Exploration: a curriculum to help educators engage students in the fundamentals of STEAM through ready-to-use, standards based lesson plans and sea turtles. Join us for a hands-on teacher workshop guiding you through our new curriculum and website. 

Aligned with the new Common Core standards, your class will be able to “adopt” a turtle and learn about its care and growth. By adopting our sea turtle you will receive updates with information including the turtle’s current weight and length. Each class will also receive a certificate of participation.

By the end of the workshop, you will be familiar with the website and curriculum and how to implement the lessons in your own classroom. The workshop will include a behind the scenes tour to meet one of our sea turtles. Please bring a reusable water bottle and you may choose to also pack a waste-free lunch.  This workshop will count towards NC Environmental Education Certification (Criteria I) and consists of 6 contact hours that may count toward CEUs for teachers.

Cost:$25
This fee includes a Behind the Scenes Tour and access to curriculum. 

For additional workshop information, call 910-772-0546. For assistance with registration, call 910-772-0542.