From the Mountains to the Estuary:  From the Schoolyards to the Bay

Pages for 6th Grade or High School teachers, Interpreters,
or our Livebinders, the GMU B-Wet Resources site, and our Stewardship Ideas page

Mission

To provide meaningful watershed educational experience to every Middle and High School Student in Prince William County, Virginia, fostering their environmental stewardship and promoting their educational achievement.

Goals by July 2013

Provide Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences (MWEES) for over 22,000 middle school and high school students across 27 schools in Prince William County.

Deliver professional development and technical assistance to enhance capacity of 50 teachers of 6th grade, high school earth science and environmental science.

(We also had initial objectives for our 2009-2010 launch year.)

In the News

• http://pwcstv.com/vidembed.php?fileref=1624.flv  Students from Rippon Middle School help restore habitat at the Environmental Study Site at Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge May, 2013 
• http://WetlandsLIVE.pwnet.org  From the Mountains to the Bay is referenced in this US Forest Service video about the importance of Wetlands April, 2013
• 2012 Programs that Work Award Winner The Virginia Mathematics & Science Coalition recognizes effective student and teacher educational programs through its "Programs that Work" Awards. The Coalition reviews exemplary programs for which there is evidence of a positive impact on student or teacher learning.
• "Off the Buses and into the Woods!"  Students enjoy a day of learning in the great outdoors. Prince William County Schools News Stories. June 16, 2011.
• County Students Participate in a Program to Learn About Nature. by Sarah Lane, Washington Post, June 27, 2011
  
• Bridging the Watershed in Prince William Forest Park. PWCSchools Channel School Focus Episode 6-13-2011  
  
•  From the Mountains to the Estuary: From the Schoolyards to the Bay partners honored as Prince William County Schools Business Partnership of the Year May 19, 2011.
• Manassas Students Study Wetlands on Field Trip by Peggy Fox, WUSA Channel 9 TV,  April 24, 2010  
• "Down by the Bay," by Tara Laskowski, Mason Spirit, Fall 2009, p. 29.
• "For Students, Science May Get a Bit Wet - Bay program to offer schools lessons in field," by Jennfier Buske, The Washington Post, July 11, 2009.
• "Learning to Love the Chesapeake Bay Watershed," by Tara Laskowski, University News, June 8, 2009.

Collaborators and Supporters

Initiatives have been realized in partnership with:

• National Park Service, National Capital Region
• Prince William County [Virginia] Public Schools

And with vital support from:

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Chesapeake Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) program

For More Information

For more information about this NOAA-funded partnership, please contact either of the following:

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