Wildlife Learning Company, Inc.
107 East Hill Road, Hartwick, NY 13348

Phone: (607) 293-6043 • Fax: (607) 293-6675
E-mail: message@wildlearn.com
Website: www.wildlearn.com
Environmental Education Programs & Products
 

Professional Development Fees:
Half Day (3 hours): $25 per teacher (15 minimum required); $20 per teacher (16-25 max)

Full Day (6 hours): $50 per teacher (15 minimum required); $40 per teacher (16-25 max)

30 Hours (5 days): $200 per teacher (15 minimum required); $185 per teacher (16-25 max)

NOTE: Teachers participating in 30 hours may be eligible for in-service credit!

Workshop Contracts of $500 or more in any one school or district qualify for Wildlife Learning Company's School Environmental Education Partnership (SEEP) Program!
Information about SEEP can be found here.

ALMOST FREE WORKSHOPS:
Wildlife Learning Company Staff are certified facilitators for the following national environmental education curriculums (a small registration fee is usually charged to cover site use and refreshments):

Project WILD
Wildlife In Learning Design, this curriculum focuses on Wildlife with activities for K-12 audiences. All materials are free;
3 hour minimum workshop.

Aquatic WILD
Similar to Project WILD, this curriculum brings in activites that focus on aquatic organisms and aquatic wildlife with activities for K-12 audiences. All materials are free; 3 hour minimum workshop or 1 hour extra when combined with WILD.

PWetProject WET
Water Education for Teachers, this curriculum is all about water - cycles, watersheds, properties, social and cultural perceptions, natural resources distribution and more with activities for K-12 audiences. All materials are free; 4-6 hour workshop - 5 minimum recommended.

Flying WILD
This curriculum is all about birds and is directed to the middle school audience. A wonderful resource for in-school & outdoor activities as well as bringing the information to younger students and families through the creation of a bird festival! All materials are free; 4-6 hour workshop.

Leopold Education Project
This curriculum uses Aldo Leopold's A Sand County Almanac as a basis for teaching about land ethics. A truly wonderful teaching tool that brings in our personal responsibility to make better choices to impact our environment in a positive manner. Materials fee of $40 per participant is required; 6 hour workshop.

 
 

Programs for Educators

If you are looking for new and rewarding professional development opportunities, you've come to the right place! Wildlife Learning Company offers fun, science-based, hands-on environmental education workshops for educators, ranging from a 3-hour introductory session to a full 30-hour experience.

All workshops focus on Science/Living Environment teaching standards, but also provide avenues to meet standards in Language Arts/Literacy, Math, Technology, Social Studies and Creative Arts.  Teachers go home with activities to implement immediately in their classrooms!

You arrange the site and recruit participants; we'll take care of all the rest including refreshments, handouts, workshop materials and a great program!

Our goal is to turn "OH NO, Do I HAVE to?" into "WOW, I'm SO glad I went to this workshop"!

Possible Workshop Topics

Birds
This workshop introduces the basics of avian biology and adaptations of common species as well as an overview of curricula to support bird studies.  Owl pellet dissections and a look at live raptors provide insight into the lives of birds

Cycles & Systems
This workshop examines how the pieces of nature’s puzzle fit together.  Simple experiments and games/activities model food chains/webs, population dynamics, predator/prey interactions and relationships.

Forests & Soil
More than ‘trees’ and ‘dirt’, this program focuses on forest structure, decomposition, soil types and testing.  Examine forest inhabitants and their roles in sustaining this ecosystem.

Freshwater FUN
Study local freshwater habitats through observations of pond invertebrates. Learn how macroinvertebrates are indicators of water quality, the importance of our wetlands and riparian zones, and examine the trials of life of anadramous fishes.

Invertebrates
Capitalize on children’s natural interest in “creepy crawlies” to create interesting experiences.  Learn how to tell the difference between invertebrate groups, learn fun experiments, and build a Tullgren funnel to use at school. 

Mammals
Mammals play an important role in our environment.  Learn fun activities that model behaviors, adaptations and interactions between these animals and humans.

Marine Animals
Learn how to set up and maintain a classroom aquarium along with activities to go with it!  Classification, marine food chains and everyday uses of algae.  Study finfish through goyataku, the ancient Japanese art of fish-printing.

Observation & Awareness
Participants explore observation techniques and activities as well as effective methods of recording what we see and learn.  Learn papermaking to create recycled paper journals!

Reptiles & Amphibians
Activities and live animals facilitate understanding of the special features of each group, and examine human attitudes towards these interesting animals.

Watersheds
Fun watershed-related activities cover the water cycle, point and non-point sources of pollution and basic topography.  Build a watershed model and learn ways to use it! (Materials charged at cost)

 

  
 

Our programs qualify for payment through BOCES Arts in Education & Exploratory Enrichment!

invertebrate

 

Please see Products section for Environmental Education teaching resource material.

carapace
  © 2007 Wildlife Learning Company, Inc.