Register for Nature Explorers classes at Grow Benzie by contacting amaliaceleste@gmail.com or 231-871-0276. My environmental education organization, Nature Explorers International (NEI), has recently found an incredible community partnership at Grow Benzie. At my new office and classroom space, I have the opportunity to both ground NEI in the community, and give it room to flourish. My Read More …
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Make a Leaf Rubbing Poster
After trekking for two days through a Thai bamboo jungle with a stomach bug, I arrived in a small Karen village. I was sick, muddy, sweaty, and exhausted. But the first thing that I did was find the children and took out the bubbles, crayons, and paper that had traveled all that way in Read More …
The Orangutan and the Seed
Across Indonesia and Malaysia, I taught this lesson to hundreds of children during my year in Borneo. Objective: Summary: Students will learn how plants and orangutans are connected through an interactive lesson that includes a science experiment, an art project, and a game. Concepts: Parts of a seed, parts of a plant, what Read More …