I appeared today on Iowa Talk Radio speaking about Laura Ingalls Wilder. You can
listen to it here:
http://iowapublicradio.org/single_story.php?storyid=1099
Sarah S. Uthoff
Reference Librarian
Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids, IA
Suthoff@...
Hope to be there...have you seen our Facebook page, Sand Bank School
--- On Tue, 8/31/10, Sarah Uthoff <suthoff@...> wrote:
From: Sarah Uthoff <suthoff@...>
Subject: [oneroom] SHARE: Iowa One-Room School Workshop
To: "Oneroom" <oneroom@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Tuesday, August 31, 2010, 2:43 PM
Interpreting Your School Museum is the theme for the 11th
annual Iowa country school museum conference. It will be held in Maquoketa
at the Jackson County Historical Society complex Oct. 8-9. You can obtain a
copy of the program brochure by contacting Bill Sherman at
wsherman41@... or by calling 1-800-434-2039.
Our 2011 Iowa workshop is going to be Creston at the Community
College Oct. 7-8. CSAA conference will be in New Jersey in 2011 and then in Ames
in
2012.
Sarah S. Uthoff
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Enjoyed the radio broadcast
--- On Wed, 9/1/10, Sarah Uthoff <suthoff@...> wrote:
From: Sarah Uthoff <suthoff@...>
Subject: [oneroom] SHARE: Me on the radio
To: "Oneroom" <oneroom@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Wednesday, September 1, 2010, 2:30 PM
I appeared today on Iowa Talk Radio speaking about Laura Ingalls Wilder. You can
listen to it here:
http://iowapublicradio.org/single_story.php?storyid=1099
Sarah S. Uthoff
Reference Librarian
Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids, IA
Suthoff@...
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A recipient of a major Humanities Iowa grant, a documentary on one-room schools,
will be released in 2 weeks. They just posted on Facebook.
"It is coming, in 2 weeks: Country School: One Room One Nation (Major Grant
Recipient)"
Sarah S. Uthoff
suthoff@...
I'm about to send out listserv membership requests. If you get one and are
already a member, I'm sorry. I'm doing it by memory. I'm not sure if Yahoo
Groups automatically removes current members or not.
Sarah S. Uthoff
suthoff@...
A new documentary (that was briefly previewed at the Preservation Iowa one-room
school conference last year)has been released by a pair of Iowa filmmakers. They
have taken an interest in Iowa History projects and I have enjoyed their
previous films about the Ioway tribe and Villisca Ax Murder among others. The
debut will be made at the Iowa State Historical Society in Des Moines, Iowa this
Saturday.
Read more about it here:
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=201011170331
Or search http://www.desmoinesregister.com for "New Film"
Sarah S. Uthoff
suthoff@...
Like many organizations, we are looking at the budget and trying to save some
money. We're talking about turning off the electricity and the heat for the
winter (we are only open during the summer anyway). Is this reasonable? safe?
practical? Materials in the school-house include a variety of desks in
different styles; some old textbooks, but nothing really rare, fragile or
valuable. How do other people handle buttoning up an old school-house for the
winter?
Mike Day
This question comes up periodically in many historic houses, not just
school houses. A number of years ago I attended a workshop hosted by
Historic New England - formerly the Society for the Preservation of New
England Antiquities - their take was that it was actually better for a
building and its contents to be shut down and secured than to
artificially heat it which, especially in New England with common
heating systems, tended to dry out the wood of the framing as well as
the furniture, much to their detriment. It is an issue of drastic
humidity swings more than being cold or hot. You may want to check some
of HNE's on-line resources to see if they have any further information
or details
Dennis D. Picard
Storrowton Village Museum
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My experience in closing for winter has been positive
Our school house (Mt Holly NJ;built 1759) has no heat or electricity
The furniture books etc there year round have not suffered from lack of climate
control
Textiles and rare ephemera are NOT left in building
We have no school groups Nov-Mar and only one program a month Nov & Dec.
Jan-Mar the building is closed
Of course no need to drain pipes etc as we have nothing
but the artifacts seem fine (We own building since 1959)
Maureen O'Connor Leach
64 Bernice Drive
Freehold NJ 07728
732 462 0703
-----Original Message-----
From: mikesueday <jday02@...>
To: oneroom@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tue, Nov 23, 2010 9:39 am
Subject: [oneroom] Winter close-up
Like many organizations, we are looking at the budget and trying to save some
money. We're talking about turning off the electricity and the heat for the
winter (we are only open during the summer anyway). Is this reasonable? safe?
practical? Materials in the school-house include a variety of desks in
different styles; some old textbooks, but nothing really rare, fragile or
valuable. How do other people handle buttoning up an old school-house for the
winter?
Mike Day
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I wanted to share that the program I did for the opening of the Herbert Hoover
Presidential Library and Museum's Laura Ingalls Wilder Christmas Tree exhibit is
now uploaded on their YouTube channel. You can watch it here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eGGNtNs0Vc
The exhibit itself which includes part of my Laura Ingalls Wilder collection
which I've loaned to them and some actual Wilder artifacts, from the Hoover
files, from the Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum in Pepin WI, and from the Laura
Ingalls Wilder Home and Museum in Mansfield MO. The exhibit itself will be open
from now through Jan. 2nd. The Young Footlighters will be putting on a free play
tonight, Sat. and Sun. See their website for more information.
Sarah S. Uthoff
Reference Librarian
Kirkwood Community College Library
Cedar Rapids, IA
suthoff@...
Country School Association of America 11th Annual Conference June 13-15, 2011
New Jersey
Call For Papers
Theme: An Investment in Knowledge: Preserving and Presenting Historic
Schoolhouses
Founding Father Benjamin Franklin is reported to have said “An investment in
knowledge pays the best interest “. CSAA welcomes proposals exploring the
“investment in knowledge” represented by historic schoolhouses --from the
social and economic impact of these schools at their outset, to the present
investment in preservation, restoration and interpretation, to the need to face
the economic realities of 2011.
Conference Dates: June 13-15, 2011
Venue: Rider University Lawrenceville NJ
Deadline for Submissions: March 18, 2011
The 11th Annual Country School Association of America Conference will take place
on the campus of Rider University, Lawrenceville, New Jersey on June 13 & 14,
2011 with an optional bus tour to several one-room schools in the historic
Burlington County area on Wednesday, June 15, 2011.
Hosted this year by Maureen O’Connor Leach, a member of the Board of Directors
of the Country School Association of America and Program Director of the
Colonial Dames of New Jersey.
The conference theme is intended to explore the “investment in knowledge”
accumulated in sharing the importance of our Historic Schoolhouses through
preservation, restoration, adaptation and interpretation. The use of the term
investments is not limited to monetary expenditures. Proposals are being
accepting for presentations, panel discussion, research papers, workshops,
dramatic programs or plays, or demonstration on country/one-room schooling.
Poster sessions and films/videos are also sought.
All Electronic Submissions to Maureen O’Connor Leach at
steepedinhistory.leach@...
Presentations should explore issues related to the economic, social, and
educational costs of these schools at their inception, the current investment in
historic preservation, research, interpretation and programming as well as the
need to develop strategies to continue in the face of the economic realities of
2011.
Submit abstracts of no more than one double-spaced, printed page. Include a
cover sheet with title of the proposal, names and affiliations (if any) of
participants, participants resumes (no longer than 2 pages) including the
address, email address, and phone number of each participant.
The following possible topics areas are suggested to spark creativity and are
not to be considered as exclusive.
Preservation: Envisioning the preservation/restoration of our historic schools
including funding, staffing and media promotion of project
Curatorial Management: Care and collecting of appropriate artifacts, developing
a collection policy, storage and exhibition.
Research: One-room educational pedagogy, teacher training; unearthing site
history, the architectural significance of one-room schools, the consolidation
movement, and educational manipulatives in historic setting.
Programming: Meeting needs of changing audiences, school, scout & camp group
programs, holiday celebrations, music & arts in historic schools, artifact based
programming, living history presentations.
Administration: Recruiting and managing staff and volunteers, income streams,
grant writing, site maintenance and disaster preparedness.
Guidelines and Requirements for Conference Presenters
Chairpersons: Certain session formats have a chairperson. This person is
responsible for coordinating logistics for their session/activity. The
chairperson is the main contact between CSAA and any panelists.
AV and room arrangements: Speakers and chairpersons (if applicable) will need
to submit AV and room arrangement requests to CSAA by June 1st, 2010. CSAA
cannot provide any AV equipment for MACs. AV equipment and projectors that
will be provided may not be compatible with MACs. Please provide your own in
this case.
Time: All sessions are from one-hour to one-hour and a half (60-90 minutes).
This should include time for questions and answers.
Registration Fees & Cost: Chairpersons, speakers and panelists should register
for the annual meeting (at least for the day on which they speak). CSAA
generally does not pay travel costs or honoraria for any session chairs or
panelists.
Scheduling Your Session: CSAA staff schedules all session times, rooms and
dates. You may request for a specific date or time; however we cannot guarantee
that we can honor all requests.
For additional information on the Country School Association of America, please
visit our website at www.countryschoolassociation.org or our newsletter at
www.csaa.typepad.com
For additional information on the conference or to send US mail submissions:
Maureen O’Connor Leach, 64 Bernice Drive, Freehold, NJ 07728
steepedinhistory.leach@... Telephone # 732-462-0703
Maureen O'Connor Leach
64 Bernice Drive
Freehold NJ 07728
732 462 0703
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We at Sand bank School are facing the same dilema. We plan to turn the heat down
to 40 but it still takes money. Something most of us with one-roomers don't have
alot of. I have paraphrased many of your information articles posted on CSAA
Newsletter in my presentations about rural schooling.Hope that was OK...Have you
checked out our facebook page. Sand Bank School ????
--- On Tue, 11/23/10, mikesueday <jday02@...> wrote:
From: mikesueday <jday02@...>
Subject: [oneroom] Winter close-up
To: oneroom@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tuesday, November 23, 2010, 8:39 AM
Like many organizations, we are looking at the budget and trying to save some
money. We're talking about turning off the electricity and the heat for the
winter (we are only open during the summer anyway). Is this reasonable? safe?
practical? Materials in the school-house include a variety of desks in different
styles; some old textbooks, but nothing really rare, fragile or valuable. How do
other people handle buttoning up an old school-house for the winter?
Mike Day
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Hey everyone, check out our newly renovated school all decked out for the local
Christmas Tour...We are proud of what we have accomplished..We will be applying
for CSAA recognition when the wainscoting and blackboards go up this winter.
Check us out on Facebook: Sand Bank School and let me know what you think
Aloha all,
I live in Hawaii where homeschooling is prevalent due to school quality issues.
I have a 2 1/2 yr old and almost 6 yr old. There are about 5-10 boys in the K-3
age group with whom I am thinking of starting a one-room school for boys. I was
thinking we'd meet 2-3 times a week for 2 hours, with kick-off time on a
playground followed by schooling, then lunch. Maybe we'd do math one day and
reading another?
One question I have:
How did teachers actually teach to children of varying levels? I have read about
the ungraded school, which this would be, and how the abcedarians would sit in
the front row and watch the older kids learn. They would be read to for a few
minutes several times a day.
If I were to update this concept and do it for K-3, what would you recommend? My
son is just turning 6, for instance, but reads at a 3rd grade level. He could
help other boys read and boost his own skills in so doing, correct? He could
also practice reading TO the other kids to boost his own confidence and
comprehension? This is differentiated instruction at its ultimate, right?
All thoughts appreciated!
Mahalo nui loa,
Alli
Sand Bank School, Columbia Illinois, was built in 1855 on a stone foundation
from a log subscription school dating as early as 1817. Just last week the
interior was complete except for wainscoting and blackboards that will be put in
next month. We just decorated it for our Christmas Holiday Tour. Check it and
and all of our photo's on Facebook: Sand Bank School...See what two retired guys
and lots of volunteers can do.
You asked about how teachers conducted classes in a one room school. Here
is a class schedule from the school year 1945 - 1946 in Kane Number 2 school
in Benton County, Iowa. I was in kindergarten or Primary as it was known
in those days. Kindergarten was still out of style from World War I days.
TIME MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
9:00-9:15 Pr Literature Pr Phonics Pr Phonics Pr
Phonics Pr Literature
9:15-9:30 1 Literature 1 Phonics 1 Phonics 1
Phonics 1 Phonics
9:30-9:45 7 Geography 7 History 7 Geography 7 History
7 Geography
9:45-9:58 6 Geography 6 History 6 Geography 6
History 6 Geography
9:58- 10:00 5 Geography 5 History 5 Geography 5
History 5 Geography
10:10-10:20 4 Geography 4 History 4 Geography 4 History
4 Geography
10:20-10:30 3 Geography 3 History 3 Geography 3 History
3 Geography
10:30-10:40 Recess
10:40-10:50 Pr Reading Pr Reading Pr Reading Pr
Reading Pr Reading
10:50-11:00 1 Reading 1 Reading 1 Reading 1
Reading 1 Reading
11:00-11:10 7 Reading 7 Reading 7 Reading 7
Reading 7 Reading
11:10-11:15 6 Reading 6 Reading 6 Reading 6
Reading 6 Reading
11:15-11:25 5 Reading 5 Reading 5 Reading 5
Reading 5 Reading
11:25-11:35 4 Reading 4 Reading 4 Reading 4
Reading 4 Reading
11:35-11:45 3 Reading 3 Reading 3 Reading 3
Reading 3 Reading
11:45-12:00 3-7 Spelling
12:00-1:00 Lunch - Noon Hour
1:00-1:10 Music
1:10-1:18 Pr Reading Pr Reading Pr Reading Pr
Reading Pr Reading
1:18-1:25 1 Reading 1 Reading 1 Reading 1
Reading 1 Health & Safety
1:25-1:32 7 Language 7 Language 7 Language
1:32-1:39 6 Language 6 Language 6 Language
Library Review
1:39-1:46 5 Language 5 Language 5 Language
Period
1:46-1:53 4 Language 4 Language 4 Language Writing
1:53-2:00 3 Language 3 Language 3 Language 20
minutes
2:00-2:10 Recess
2:10-2:19 Pr Language Pr Language Pr Language Pr Language
Pr -1 Special
2:19-2:28 1 Science Lang 1 Science Lang 1 S S Lang 1 S S Lang
18 minutes
2:28-2:37 7 Science 7 Science Art 7
Health & Safety 7 Health & Safety
2:37-2:47 456 Science 456 Science 21 minutes 5 Health &
Safety 6 Health & Safety
2:47-2:55 3 Science 3 Science 3
Health & Safety 4 Health & Safety
2:55-3:10 P. T. P. T. P. T.
P. T. P. T.
3:10-4:00 3 - 7 Arithmetic
Art 50 minutes
The school year began September 3, 1945 and ended May 17, 1946. The
teacher, Joyce Franzenburg received $125 per month salary for a total of 177
school days. There were 3 primary students, 3 later (2) 1st graders, 1 3rd
grader, 1 4th grader, 1 5th grader, 1 6th grader and 4 7th graders for a
total of 14.
The above schedule was on a report filed with the Benton county
superintendent of schools. There were a few modifications. During the warmer
months
the students lined up at the flag pole outside and raised the U. S. flag.
The pledge of allegiance was said and then physical exercises were done.
The afternoon P. E. was not done. Often times the primary and 1st graders
were dismissed earlier at the end of the day for extra recess time.
There was a recitation bench at the front of the room. Those students
at their seats could listen to stories being read from the recitation bench
while doing work at their seats. It was also possible to pick up
information on other subjects taught to other grades. I was in the primary
grade.
Older students would often do a drill with the lower grades of showing flash
cards of words. By the end of our first year of school we were reading out
of hard cover books which seemed like a big deal to me. I have always liked
reading ever since that time.
The consolidated school system said having everyone in just one graded
class would promote more individual attention. This just did not compute 14
students at school 7 hours averaged out to 30 minutes per student. That
was more than twice the average time in a class of 30 students. Also the
mentoring by upper class students had disappeared in the consolidated schools.
Looking back at the time during WW II American Industry did a
tremendous job of training war production workers. They had a method of showing
a
new employee a new job. Then the employee tried the job with a trainer looking
on and any mistakes immediately corrected. The last step was to have the
new employee explain the job to the trainer. This last step was tremendous
reinforcement. This last step existed in the one room school with the older
students who mentored the younger students. Education literature from that
period of time seems to have completely ignored this valuable education
tool in the consolidated school systems.
This being a rural school older students were assigned housekeeping
jobs such as cleaning the black board, carrying water (there was no running
water or electricity), carrying fuel and sweeping floors.
I also have some class schedules for prior years if the above schedule
is not enough.
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I was rereading the class schedule. It did not print out in the nice
columns it was typed so the afternoon schedule looks really confusing.
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Hi
I operate a one room school in Indiana. I have seven students ranging from 5th
grade to 11th grade. I am happy to try to answer any questions but my best
advice is just jump in and it will make more sense as you go. My students have
individual work that I assign as well as work we do as a group but they are much
older.
May I suggest another group I found that might be able to answer some of you
questions. They are an alternative education group. They do seem to lean pretty
far left sometimes, even for someone as liberal as I am, but there are people on
that list who are running their own independent schools. It is called Education
Revolution and their site is educationrevolution.org.
Best of luck to you!
Cynthia Jones
--- On Sat, 12/11/10, kampkrug <alli@...> wrote:
From: kampkrug <alli@...>
Subject: [oneroom] Aloha! Thinking of starting a one-room school for boys
To: oneroom@yahoogroups.com
Date: Saturday, December 11, 2010, 4:19 PM
Aloha all,
I live in Hawaii where homeschooling is prevalent due to school quality issues.
I have a 2 1/2 yr old and almost 6 yr old. There are about 5-10 boys in the K-3
age group with whom I am thinking of starting a one-room school for boys. I was
thinking we'd meet 2-3 times a week for 2 hours, with kick-off time on a
playground followed by schooling, then lunch. Maybe we'd do math one day and
reading another?
One question I have:
How did teachers actually teach to children of varying levels? I have read about
the ungraded school, which this would be, and how the abcedarians would sit in
the front row and watch the older kids learn. They would be read to for a few
minutes several times a day.
If I were to update this concept and do it for K-3, what would you recommend? My
son is just turning 6, for instance, but reads at a 3rd grade level. He could
help other boys read and boost his own skills in so doing, correct? He could
also practice reading TO the other kids to boost his own confidence and
comprehension? This is differentiated instruction at its ultimate, right?
All thoughts appreciated!
Mahalo nui loa,
Alli
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We're working with a mid-1820's schoolhouse in northwest Connecticut. While the
beams are intact, the floorboards are clearly (relatively) modern replacements.
In the spring we hope to replace them with something more authentic and we are
looking for advice. What kind of wood should we use? How wide should the boards
be? How should they be fastened down? What kind of finish should we use? Can
anyone recommend a source for salvaged boards that would be more authentic? Any
and all advice would be welcome.
Mike Day
Mike,
Where are you in Connecticut? There are several old schoolhouses that have been
restored in Ct & Ma over the years. There are some regionalisms. I'm the
director of the Storrowton Village Museum in West Springfield Ma and have
visited a couple hundred former schoolhouses. I'd be glad to help if I can.
Dennis
________________________________
From: oneroom@yahoogroups.com on behalf of mikesueday
Sent: Sat 12/18/2010 8:23 PM
To: oneroom@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [oneroom] Floorboards
We're working with a mid-1820's schoolhouse in northwest Connecticut. While the
beams are intact, the floorboards are clearly (relatively) modern replacements.
In the spring we hope to replace them with something more authentic and we are
looking for advice. What kind of wood should we use? How wide should the boards
be? How should they be fastened down? What kind of finish should we use? Can
anyone recommend a source for salvaged boards that would be more authentic? Any
and all advice would be welcome.
Mike Day
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Thank you so much for your post and taking the time to share the typical
schedule. I appreciate your time and interest very much!
Happy Holidays!
Aloha,
Alli
--- In oneroom@yahoogroups.com, dhavran@... wrote:
>
> I was rereading the class schedule. It did not print out in the nice
> columns it was typed so the afternoon schedule looks really confusing.
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
We had similar problems, but our 1860s schoolhouse had already been made
originally with salvaged wood. We found a local woodmill that cut us rough cut
oak for lots of uses. It ages appropriately over less than a year.
I think rough planks would have been what your floor was originally, is this
correct?
After aging, we have clear sprayed our wood to slow deterioration. Here in the
midwest, humidity helps wood die an early death all year round! Wouldn't your
nails have been square heads at 1820s?
PrairieGrandma
Butler School Restoration
Omphghent Township, IL
This video from the Hoover Presidential Library features a 40 minute video on
Christmas on Iowa. Click on the hotlinked times in the description to go right
to the part about Christmas in a one-room school.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4aDgudAFYE
Sarah S. Uthoff
Trundlebed Tales, the official website of yours truly Sarah S. Uthoff, has just
launched a Blog Talk Radio Show. I'm planning on doing approximately two
episodes a month. I'm going to focus on Laura Ingalls Wilder, but also discuss
one-room schools, historic foodways, and other related social history subjects.
So far I've only done a pilot episode and a very piloty pilot at that, but I
hope that you'll enjoy it. You can stream it at any time to listen. It's a 30
minute review of Laura Ingalls Wilder fandom during 2010. Take a listen. I hope
you enjoy it.
http://tobtr.com/s/1423557
The next episode is scheduled for Jan. 2nd, 2010, 6 PM EST, 5 PM CST, 4 PM MST,
and 3 PM PST. It's 30 minutes in length.
If you want to hear it live or participate you can connect in a couple of
different ways.
At the website below, you can stream live when it's on and also participate in a
live chat.
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/trundlebedtales
You can also call in to (714) 242-5253 or toll free 1-877-633-9389 and listen
through your phone. If you call in, you can either just listen or you talk to me
live.
Sarah S. Uthoff
Reference Librarian
Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids, IA
suthoff@...
I'm forwarding on a message with a question about the conference this year.
Sadly since I had to pull out at the last minute I couldn't help, but I hope one
of you might.
Sarah S. Uthoff
_________________________
Dear Sarah:
I was just reviewing the 2010 Country School House Association program that you
spoke at. I am referring to both presentations "Decorate the School and Invite
the Neighbors" and "Beyond the Three R's" Do you have any materials you would be
able to share. We are a one-room school in Michigan--in the top 10 Country
School Association Recognized Schoolhouses. If there is postage involved, I will
e glad to send it to you.
Cheryl Hoeft
cheryl.hoeft@...
Saline Craft Shows/Saline Area Schools
734-429-5922
www.salineshows.com
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Please be aware the submission deadlines are fast approaching for the various
2011 CSAA Awards and Grants. The deadline for the Research and Artistry Award
is only one month away (March 1) along with the brand new Service Award. So you
don’t miss out, be sure to check the following page of our website.
These awards and grants will be awarded in June at our annual conference.
http://www.countryschoolassociation.org/awards.html
Richard Lewis
CSAA
This grant came through on another listserv I'm on. I think they mean
conservation as in nature, but if you have a prairie or a prairie reconstruction
as part of your site or if you can think of another way to tie nature in, I
thought it might be worth a shot.
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation: Nature of Learning Grant Program
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation's Nature of Learning Grant Program
seeks to use National Wildlife Refuges as outdoor classrooms to promote a
greater understanding of local conservation issues and utilize field experiences
and student-led stewardship projects to connect classroom lessons to real world
issues, as well as build partnership among local schools, community groups,
natural resource professionals and local businesses.
Maximum award: $5,000.
Eligibility: schools or non-profit organizations.
Deadline: April 1, 2011.
For more information visit:
http://www.nfwf.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Charter_Programs_List&CONTENTID=1843\
2&TEMPLATE=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm
Sarah S. Uthoff
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