This summer the Geauga and Portage Soil and Water Conservation Districts’ unique workshop for teachers just got more affordable!! Thanks to the generosity of local businesses, we are now able to offer a limited number of scholarships to teachers working in Geauga County Schools! Scholarship funds are being provided by Sunrise Springs and Great Lakes Cheese. We are so grateful to these businesses for their generosity and support of conservation education! Learn more about the workshop by visiting geaugaswcd.com and submit scholarship applications by May 1st. Don’t miss out on this extraordinary and fun professional development opportunity!
About the WORKSHOP:
The Advanced Wonders of Watersheds (Monday, June 24th – Wednesday, June 26th) is an intensive 3-day program at Old Woman Creek National Estuary in Huron, Ohio. This once-in-a-lifetime experience includes scientific investigations, activities, and the unique opportunity to collect research data on Lake Erie with the United States Geological Survey Lake Erie Biological Station. Join us and learn new ways to meet content standards through engaging lessons, outdoor experiences, and real-world applications of increasingly important water quality and land use issues. Participants receive Healthy Water Healthy People, The Wonders of Wetlands, Aquatic WILD, and Teachers on the Estuary (T.O.T.E.) curriculum guides. One to three graduate credits are available through Ashland University. The registration fee for this workshop is $275 and covers the cost of all expenses excluding graduate credits.
About the SCHOLARSHIP:
Applicants must be currently teaching in Geauga County and all grade levels are welcome to apply! Scholarship covers the full cost of the workshop including of all materials, meals, lodging, and transportation. Graduate credit expenses not included. First priority will be given to those who are taking the workshop for graduate credit and who have not previously attended an Advanced WOW workshop. Scholarship applications are due by 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 1st.
Please email application to Gail Prunty at gprunty@geaugaswcd.com or mail/submit in person to Geauga Soil and Water Conservation District, P. O. Box 410, 14269 Claridon-Troy Road, Burton, OH 44021. Visit geaugaswcd.com or call 440-834-1122 ext. 2 for more information about the workshop.
