Schools
Our school programs are a formal part of STEM class curriculum. An Island can be used to teach many different subjects to students of all ages and grade levels. The eco island school program gives a school and students a sense of empowerment and influence over their environment with the benefit of solving hands on real world problems. It is a creative and fun way for teachers to educate students while impacting the environment in a positive way.
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The program is a low cost, easy to implement, customizable one-of-a-kind STEM, sustainability, and environmental education program for students from Elementary through High School. It teaches students through applied learning in subjects like biology, ecology, chemistry, physics, math, engineering and climate change. Students create, implement and study our islands and the environment around them. It raises awareness of global, local and environmental challenges and is a tool to teach team work and the power of shared goals.
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Our program can be a one period class, semester project but in its most powerful form is a four year program that follows an individual student or grade through their Elementary, Middle and/or High School career. This establishes a sense of ownership and a personal connection between a student and their learning.
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Eco islands can be small enough for students to build in the classroom or as an outdoor classroom activity. They can be fully prebuilt or partially prebuilt so students only have to plant the vegetation and can launch the islands in water themselves or we can do that for them. For schools that do not have close accessible water or cannot transport students to the launch locations, remote observation is possible through drones and stationary cameras. We also will transport the islands for the students to one of our lake or pond sites.
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Our team includes Professors from renowned colleges. We help find funding and integrate Eco Island programs with the town, community and residents creating powerful partnerships and experiences. We hope your School or School District will join Eco islands in our goal of improving our environment and elevating the education of our children.