Sultana Education Foundation Inc

CHOPTANK CHOICES: INVESTIGATING HOW HUMAN ACTIVITIES HAVE ALTERED THE ECOSYSTEM OF THE CHOPTANK RIVER OVER TIME

LAWRENCE WETLANDS PRESERVE NATURE CENTER BUILDING

STUDENT AND TEACHER EDUCATION INCORPORATING CBIBS: "ECHOES OF 1608: THE CHESAPEAKE BAY 400 YEARS AGO AND TODAY"

15.935 NATIONAL TRAILS SYSTEM PROJECTSTHE NATIONAL TRAILS SYSTEM OBJECTIVES PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEVELOP THE COMPONENTS OF THENATIONAL TRAILS SYSTEM, WITH A STRONG EMPHASIS ON VOLUNTEER INVOLVEMENT THROUGH FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AGREEMENTS TO OPERATE, DEVELOP, AND MAINTAIN ANY PORTION OF SUCH A TRAIL EITHER WITHIN OR OUTSIDE A FEDERALLY ADMINISTERED AREA. THIS STAR SPANGLED BANNER NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL PROJECT PROVIDES STUDENTS FROM MARYLANDS EASTERN SHORE WITH A TRANSFORMATIVE EXPERIENCE THAT CONNECTS THEM WITH THE SIGNIFICANT EVENTS FROM THE WAR OF 1812 THAT TOOK PLACE IN THEIR COMMUNITY. IT INVOLVES PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR EDUCATORS AND MEANINGFUL OUTDOOR EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES FOR THEIR STUDENTS. TEACHERS AND STUDENTS THEN DESIGN, PARTICIPATE IN, AND SHARE LEGACY PROJECTS WITH THEIR BROADER SCHOOL COMMUNITIES. BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE THE GENERAL PUBLIC, STATES AND OR THEIR POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS, LANDOWNERS, PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS, OR INDIVIDUALS.A.PERFORMANCE GOALS THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO PROVIDE STUDENTS FROM MARYLANDS EASTERN SHORE WITH A TRANSFORMATIVE EXPERIENCE THAT CONNECTS THEM WITH THE SIGNIFICANT EVENTS FROM THE WAR OF 1812 THAT TOOK PLACE IN THEIR COMMUNITY. THROUGH THIS EXPERIENCE, STUDENTS WILL BE EMPOWERED TO BECOME THE CARETAKERS OF THE LOCAL CULTURAL AND NATURAL RESOURCES OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY AND STAR SPANGLED BANNER NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL (TRAIL). B.PROJECT OBJECTIVES THIS PROJECT WILL INVOLVE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR EDUCATORS AS WELL AS MEANINGFUL OUTDOOR EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES FOR THEIR STUDENTS. IN TURN, THE TEACHERS AND STUDENTS DESIGN, PARTICIPATE IN, AND SHARE LEGACY LEARNING PROJECTS WITH THEIR BROADER SCHOOL COMMUNITIES. THE PROGRAM WILL PROMOTE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT IN TRAIL COMMUNITIES AND INTRODUCE A NEW GENERATION OF STUDENTS TO THE NPS.

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THE NOAA CHESAPEAKE BAY WATERSHED EDUCATION AND TRAINING (B-WET) PROGRAM WILL BE PROVIDING $205,767 AS A 3-YEAR GRANT TO THE SULTANA EDUCATION FOUNDATION (SEF) TO SUPPORT THE WILD WETLANDS PROJECT. WILD WETLANDS IS A SYSTEMIC MEANINGFUL WATERSHED EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES PROGRAM FOR ALL 6TH GRADE STUDENTS OF QUEEN ANNES COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN WHICH PARTICIPANTS EXAMINE THE IMPACTS OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT ON AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS. THE UNIT PLACES A PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON THE ROLE WETLANDS PLAY TO MITIGATE CLIMATE CHANGE, IMPROVE WATER QUALITY, AND PROVIDE HABITAT FOR A WIDE VARIETY OF FLORA AND FAUNA. PRIOR TO THE START OF THE 2024-25 SCHOOL YEAR, SCIENCE TEACHERS HAVE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO DEVELOP THE CURRICULUM IN CONJUNCTION WITH SEF STAFF WHILE IMPROVING THEIR CONTENT KNOWLEDGE OF WETLAND HABITATS AND THE COMPONENTS OF THE MWEE INSTRUCTIONAL MODEL. DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR, STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN TWO FIELD EXPERIENCES. THE FIRST TAKES PLACE AT SEFS LAWRENCE WETLANDS PRESERVE IN CHESTERTOWN, MARYLAND AND THE SECOND INCLUDES STUDENTS EXPLORING A TIDAL WETLAND NEAR THEIR SCHOOL ON CANOES AND KAYAKS.

EDUCATIONAL AND RECREATIONAL INITIATIVES AT SEF'S EDUCATION CENTER & URBAN NATURE PRESERVE

PLANNING, EDUCATIONAL, AND RECREATIONAL INITIATIVES AT SEF EDUCATION CENTER

P16AC01430

CAJO CONTACT POINT AND PROGRAMMING INITIATIVE

PARTNERSHIP FOR ENHANCING CAJO VISITOR EXPERIENCE AT THE SULTANA EDUCATION FOUNDATION S EDUCATION CENTER