This
school year, the Wilderness Classroom will be partnering with the Shedd
Aquarium to study the flooded forest as it has never been done before. As
a complement to Shedd's Amazon Rising exhibit, staff members from the Wilderness
Classroom will paddle dugout canoes through Peru's most remote section of flooded
forest in April and May of 2005. During the six week learning adventure, we will
update our website with videos, photos, scientific data, journals, and much more.
A complete multidisciplinary curriculum, correlated to 3rd through 8th
grade Illinois state standards, will accompany the adventure. Teacher
training workshops will be offered at the Shedd Aquarium, designed to make
you feel confident in implementing this program into your school's existing curriculum
and technology. The workshops will also feature a tour of Amazon Rising and give
you the chance to develop your own lesson plans for the project. Before and after
the adventure, The Wilderness Classroom will visit
your school to excite your students about the people, plants, and animals
who call the flooded forest home. We will be adding loads of additional
information that pertains to Peru over the next few months. Please check back
often, or contact us so we can keep you informed as the adventure unfolds. For
further information, please contact Eric Frost at 630-204-0420 or e-mail us at
info@wildernessclassroom.com.
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