Sparks and Embers

  • Schoolyard Explorations - BEES!

    When many people think about bees, they picture a honey bee. But our native bees are so much more fascinating, valuable, and imperiled. Through place-based project learning and participatory science projects, your students can explore nearby nature and meet the wild bees in their schoolyards and beyond. 

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  • Schoolyard Explorations - BIRDS!

    Wherever we live, we share our spaces with birds. Brian Collins (Teacher of the Year and birder extraordinaire) and Naomi Hadley (Natural Resources Foundation Birdathon Coordinator) will explore how to introduce your students to these fascinating wild neighbors. 

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  • FIELD Corps at High Marq

    Since 2010, High Marq Environmental Charter School has offered a project- and place-based learning alternative for students in and around the Montello School District in rural Marquette County, Wisconsin. The FIELD Corps model of learning through discovery and student inquiry has been at the root of our school’s success from the beginning.

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Schoolyard Explorations - BEES!
When many people think about bees, they picture a honey bee. But our native bees are so much more fascinating, valuable, and imperiled. Through place-based project learning and participatory science projects, your students can explore nearby nature and meet the wild bees in their schoo...
Read More

Schoolyard Explorations - BIRDS!
Wherever we live, we share our spaces with birds. Brian Collins (Teacher of the Year and birder extraordinaire) and Naomi Hadley (Natural Resources Foundation Birdathon Coordinator) will explore how to introduce your students to these fascinating wild neighbors. 
Read More

FIELD Corps at High Marq
Since 2010, High Marq Environmental Charter School has offered a project- and place-based learning alternative for students in and around the Montello School District in rural Marquette County, Wisconsin. The FIELD Corps model of learning through discovery and student inquiry has been at...
Read More