9th to 12th grade.
Baltimore Lab School remains true to our core philosophy throughout the older grades. Experiential, multi-sensory methods are used to reinforce the learning process so that students can master rigorous subjects, including Spanish, physics, chemistry, and calculus. Executive functions, such as time management, critical thinking, and analytic skills, are emphasized.
Baltimore Lab School remains true to our core philosophy throughout the older grades. Experiential, multi-sensory methods are used to reinforce the learning process so that students can master rigorous subjects, including Spanish, physics, chemistry, and calculus. Executive functions, such as time management, critical thinking, and analytic skills, are emphasized.
- Low student/teacher ratios
- Maintains rigorous, college preparatory course load
- Employs the arts as a gateway for learning
- Requires students to complete 75 community service hours
- Provides opportunities to make friends and have fun through Outdoor Adventure Learning
- Environmental Literacy instruction meets National and Next Generation Science Standards, Common Core ELA Standards and Common Core Math Standards.
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High School Annual Meaningful Watershed Experiences
3 day Chesapeake Bay Island Annual Trip in the Fall.
High School experiences reflect students' more abstract reasoning and detailed planning ability. First hand experiences are a part of the implemented curriculum in Environmental Science and Biology classes. Concepts are discussed and developed in civics and government, and attitudes reinforce responsible citizenship.
Dates:
November 11, 12, 13, 2014: 12 High School Environmental Science students
September 10, 11, 12, 2015: 13 High School Environmental Science students
October 9, 10, 11, 2016: 17 High School Environmental Science students.
October 26, 27, 28, 2017: 11 High School Photography, High School Textile and Design students.
Grade Level: High School
Activity: Karen Noonan Center on Bishop's Head Island, Maryland
High School Environmental Science students participated in investigations, learned and practiced conservation behaviors, reflected on all they learned and produced a journal of their experience to share with peers, parents and the school community. Students become Baltimore Lab Watershed Stewards and participate in relevant and rigorous pre and post trip academic learning and are required to complete an action project to promote stewardship of the Bay by the end of each year.
High School Textile, Costume Design, and Photography students experienced science and ecology to help them relate better to the land. Photography students developed some documentary skills on the boat and in the marsh. Photography students created portraits of one another and took photographs of miniature worlds finding living species in and around the bay. Textile students created hats using marsh plants for a costume design photo shoot.
It is a Baltimore Lab High School tradition for the students who attend the Karen Noonan Center trip to create and publish a reflection on their educational experience, The Island Journal.
Other Staff: Patti Child, Outdoor Education Coordinator, Molly Watt, School Nurse, Paige Sanford, Doug Walter, Captain Shawn Ridgely, Joy Schonig, and Matt Slater, Chesapeake Bay Foundation Educators.
Dates:
November 11, 12, 13, 2014: 12 High School Environmental Science students
September 10, 11, 12, 2015: 13 High School Environmental Science students
October 9, 10, 11, 2016: 17 High School Environmental Science students.
October 26, 27, 28, 2017: 11 High School Photography, High School Textile and Design students.
Grade Level: High School
Activity: Karen Noonan Center on Bishop's Head Island, Maryland
High School Environmental Science students participated in investigations, learned and practiced conservation behaviors, reflected on all they learned and produced a journal of their experience to share with peers, parents and the school community. Students become Baltimore Lab Watershed Stewards and participate in relevant and rigorous pre and post trip academic learning and are required to complete an action project to promote stewardship of the Bay by the end of each year.
High School Textile, Costume Design, and Photography students experienced science and ecology to help them relate better to the land. Photography students developed some documentary skills on the boat and in the marsh. Photography students created portraits of one another and took photographs of miniature worlds finding living species in and around the bay. Textile students created hats using marsh plants for a costume design photo shoot.
It is a Baltimore Lab High School tradition for the students who attend the Karen Noonan Center trip to create and publish a reflection on their educational experience, The Island Journal.
- Day 1: Arrive at KNC: Introduction and safety review, fisheries investigation: Crab Pots, Dredge for oysters, dinner, night hike, journals, stories.
- Day 2: Breakfast, field investigations: SAV’s scraping, Marsh/tidal wetland, lunch, canoe/water chemistry, marsh, dinner, evening journal, oral history.
- Day 3: Breakfast, “Proggin”, pack up and clean up, wrap up and depart by noon.
Other Staff: Patti Child, Outdoor Education Coordinator, Molly Watt, School Nurse, Paige Sanford, Doug Walter, Captain Shawn Ridgely, Joy Schonig, and Matt Slater, Chesapeake Bay Foundation Educators.
Documentation
| knc_participant_list.docx |
| marshesandwetlands_sept_12_2015.pdf |
| crabbingadventuresonthekarenn.pdf |
| cbf_november_141516_2014_attendance.docx |
| annual_island_journal.pdf |
| participant_list_for_knc_oct.91011.docx |
| bay_vocab.pdf |
| 36_hours_service_learning_knc.docx |
| sept._13_michal_k.pdf |
| mm_news_article.pdf |
Annual 1 Day Boat Trip in the Baltimore Harbor aboard the
Snow Goose.
Date: September 28, 2015
Grade Level: High School
Subject Area: Biology
# of students: 15
Activity:
High School Biology students learned outside on the Snow Goose, conducting biological sampling, water quality testing, and dredging for oysters. Participants made connections and ultimately gained a much greater understanding of the Chesapeake ecosystem and the importance of biodiversity. Baltimore Lab Watershed Stewards participate in relevant and rigorous pre and post trip academic learning and are required to complete an action project to promote stewardship of the Bay by the end of each year.
Baltimore Lab School Special Educators: Claire Cambardella, Ben Carver, and Malinda Midzenski
Other Staff: Patti Child
Date: September 11, 2017
Grade Level: High School
Subject Area: Year Book I and II
# of students: 7
Activity:
Students took excursions through Baltimore to discover where plastic pollution comes from, and started honing their design skills by developing a Public Service Announcement about how micro plastic pollution affects the oyster and fish populations in the Chesapeake Bay. They worked in stop motion and documentary styles to build their story based on what they learned aboard the CBF “Snow Goose” in the Inner Harbor, and in their Jones Falls exploration.
Baltimore Lab School Special Educator: Zac Lawhon
Other Staff: Patti Child, BLS Outdoor Education, Claire Cambardella, Ben Carver, Jocelyn Tuttle, Chesapeake Bay Foundation Educators.
Grade Level: High School
Subject Area: Biology
# of students: 15
Activity:
High School Biology students learned outside on the Snow Goose, conducting biological sampling, water quality testing, and dredging for oysters. Participants made connections and ultimately gained a much greater understanding of the Chesapeake ecosystem and the importance of biodiversity. Baltimore Lab Watershed Stewards participate in relevant and rigorous pre and post trip academic learning and are required to complete an action project to promote stewardship of the Bay by the end of each year.
Baltimore Lab School Special Educators: Claire Cambardella, Ben Carver, and Malinda Midzenski
Other Staff: Patti Child
Date: September 11, 2017
Grade Level: High School
Subject Area: Year Book I and II
# of students: 7
Activity:
Students took excursions through Baltimore to discover where plastic pollution comes from, and started honing their design skills by developing a Public Service Announcement about how micro plastic pollution affects the oyster and fish populations in the Chesapeake Bay. They worked in stop motion and documentary styles to build their story based on what they learned aboard the CBF “Snow Goose” in the Inner Harbor, and in their Jones Falls exploration.
Baltimore Lab School Special Educator: Zac Lawhon
Other Staff: Patti Child, BLS Outdoor Education, Claire Cambardella, Ben Carver, Jocelyn Tuttle, Chesapeake Bay Foundation Educators.
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Annual 1 Day Boat Trip from the Arthur Sherwood Center aboard the Margueritte and canoes.
Date: September 28, 2015
Grade Level: High School
Subject: Biology
# of students: 15
Activity:
On the open bay and within sight of the Bay Bridge and U.S. Naval Academy, students learned aboard the Marguerite, conducting biological sampling, water quality testing, and dredging for oysters. Additionally, students explored the quiet shallower waters of Meredith Creek by flatwater canoes tied together as rafts. By comparing these different habitats, participants made connections and ultimately gained a much greater understanding of the Chesapeake ecosystem, including the human impact on the health of the Bay.
Baltimore Lab Watershed Stewards participate in relevant and rigorous pre and post trip academic learning and are required to complete an action project to promote stewardship of the Bay by the end of each year.
Baltimore Lab School Special Educators: Malinda Midzenski, High School Biology
Other Staff: Patti Child, Outdoor Education Coordinator, Tiffany Granberg, Chesapeake Bay Foundation Educators.
Date: October 11, 2017
Grade Level: High School
Subject: Earth Systems
# of students: 18
Activity:
High School Earth Systems students explored Meredith Creek from the Arthur Sherwood Center to the mouth of the Chesapeake, through the eyes of Captain John Smith.
Baltimore Lab School Special Educators: Malinda Midzenski, High School Biology. Lauren Moore, High School Earth Systems.
Other Staff: Patti Child, Outdoor Education Coordinator, Tiffany Granberg, Marc Porter, Richard Young, Chesapeake Bay Foundation Educators.
Grade Level: High School
Subject: Biology
# of students: 15
Activity:
On the open bay and within sight of the Bay Bridge and U.S. Naval Academy, students learned aboard the Marguerite, conducting biological sampling, water quality testing, and dredging for oysters. Additionally, students explored the quiet shallower waters of Meredith Creek by flatwater canoes tied together as rafts. By comparing these different habitats, participants made connections and ultimately gained a much greater understanding of the Chesapeake ecosystem, including the human impact on the health of the Bay.
Baltimore Lab Watershed Stewards participate in relevant and rigorous pre and post trip academic learning and are required to complete an action project to promote stewardship of the Bay by the end of each year.
Baltimore Lab School Special Educators: Malinda Midzenski, High School Biology
Other Staff: Patti Child, Outdoor Education Coordinator, Tiffany Granberg, Chesapeake Bay Foundation Educators.
Date: October 11, 2017
Grade Level: High School
Subject: Earth Systems
# of students: 18
Activity:
High School Earth Systems students explored Meredith Creek from the Arthur Sherwood Center to the mouth of the Chesapeake, through the eyes of Captain John Smith.
Baltimore Lab School Special Educators: Malinda Midzenski, High School Biology. Lauren Moore, High School Earth Systems.
Other Staff: Patti Child, Outdoor Education Coordinator, Tiffany Granberg, Marc Porter, Richard Young, Chesapeake Bay Foundation Educators.
Documentation
| participant_list_high_school_arthur_sherwood_trip.docx |
| revised_101117_arthur_sherwood_trip.docx |
High School Environmental Science Exams and Scavenger Hunts
Date: January 20, 2017
Grade Level: High School
Subject Area: Earth Systems
# of students; 15
Activity:
Visit to Clyburn Arboretum for tree exam and scavenger hunt.
Baltimore Lab School Special Educators: Lauren Moore, High School Earth Systems
Date: March 24, 2017
Grade Level: High School
Subject Area: Environmental Science
#of students: 15
Activity:
Visit to Masonville Cove for Bird exam and Bird Identification scavenger hunt.
Baltimore Lab School Special Educator: Lauren Moore, High School Environmental Science
Other staff: Patti Child, Outdoor Education Coordinator,
Christine Redline, Living Classrooms, Masonville Cove
Grade Level: High School
Subject Area: Earth Systems
# of students; 15
Activity:
Visit to Clyburn Arboretum for tree exam and scavenger hunt.
Baltimore Lab School Special Educators: Lauren Moore, High School Earth Systems
Date: March 24, 2017
Grade Level: High School
Subject Area: Environmental Science
#of students: 15
Activity:
Visit to Masonville Cove for Bird exam and Bird Identification scavenger hunt.
Baltimore Lab School Special Educator: Lauren Moore, High School Environmental Science
Other staff: Patti Child, Outdoor Education Coordinator,
Christine Redline, Living Classrooms, Masonville Cove
High School Technology Urban Planning Unit.
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Date: March 28, 2017
Grade Level: High School Subject Area: Technology # of students: 8 Activity: Student Environmental Action Projects Students presented their culminating project from their urban planning unit to visitors from the Station North Arts and Entertainment District representatives during 3rd period. Students thought up a variety of action projects to increase community engagement and environmental awareness. These included open source urban gardens, Little Free Libraries with student-created Chesapeake Bay zines and books, artist decorated trash cans, and storm drain stenciling. Baltimore Lab School Special Educators: Robin Brooks, Technology |
Trout in the Classroom
Date: May 10, 2017
Grade Level: High School
Subject: Environmental Science
# of students: 14
Activity:
Students learned how to measure and maintain water quality in their math and science classes. Humanities teachers used the trout and the students’ knowledge of ecosystems as a novel and relevant source of inspiration for reading, writing, and artistic expression.
Baltimore Lab School Special Educators: Lauren Moore, High School Environmental Studies
Grade Level: High School
Subject: Environmental Science
# of students: 14
Activity:
Students learned how to measure and maintain water quality in their math and science classes. Humanities teachers used the trout and the students’ knowledge of ecosystems as a novel and relevant source of inspiration for reading, writing, and artistic expression.
Baltimore Lab School Special Educators: Lauren Moore, High School Environmental Studies
Documentation
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Students report on environmental issues for the school newspaper.
Date: December 2016
Grade Level: 11
Subject: Journalism
# of students: 4
Activity: Protest Environmental Abuse
The students selected a theme of Protest Environmental Abuse and wrote articles for Lab 10 News. There are articles on the Standing Rock Sioux protests, new protests, new vehicles that don’t use fossil fuel, climate change,protests against Transfer Energy company’s water abuses, and more. The entire issue is visible at www.labtennews.com.
Baltimore Lab School Special Educators: Nancy Feldman, Journalism
Grade Level: 11
Subject: Journalism
# of students: 4
Activity: Protest Environmental Abuse
The students selected a theme of Protest Environmental Abuse and wrote articles for Lab 10 News. There are articles on the Standing Rock Sioux protests, new protests, new vehicles that don’t use fossil fuel, climate change,protests against Transfer Energy company’s water abuses, and more. The entire issue is visible at www.labtennews.com.
Baltimore Lab School Special Educators: Nancy Feldman, Journalism
Documentation
| 1.1curriculuminstructionenvironmentalissueinstruction.pdf |
Educating Students for a Sustainable World: An Interdisciplinary Approach.
Date: April 14, 2016
Grade Level: High School
Subject: US Government
# of students: 7
Activity: Educating Students for a Sustainable World: An Interdisciplinary Approach.
The class turned today’s global challenges into thought provoking lessons with hands-on activities that explored world population growth, natural resource use, climate change, and social justice. Students presented activities integrating geography, history, and environmental science around authentic problems. They role played, mapped, and cooperatively problem solved several issues.
Baltimore Lab School Special Educators: John Mulherin, High School US Government
Grade Level: High School
Subject: US Government
# of students: 7
Activity: Educating Students for a Sustainable World: An Interdisciplinary Approach.
The class turned today’s global challenges into thought provoking lessons with hands-on activities that explored world population growth, natural resource use, climate change, and social justice. Students presented activities integrating geography, history, and environmental science around authentic problems. They role played, mapped, and cooperatively problem solved several issues.
Baltimore Lab School Special Educators: John Mulherin, High School US Government
Documentation
| populationgrowth.pdf |
9th Grade Language Arts and the Environment
Date: March 15, 2017
Grade Level: 9
Student Name: Ameer
Subject: Language Arts
Activity: Rap about Oysters
Description: After participating in the oyster gardening program, Ameer was inspired to write this rap in Language Arts class.
Teacher: Katy Beck, 9th Grade Language Arts
Grade Level: 9
Student Name: Ameer
Subject: Language Arts
Activity: Rap about Oysters
Description: After participating in the oyster gardening program, Ameer was inspired to write this rap in Language Arts class.
Teacher: Katy Beck, 9th Grade Language Arts
Documentation
| ameersoysterpoemrap.pdf |
Druid Hill Passports to Learning
Date: October 6, 2016
Grade Level: 12
Subject: Senior Internship
# of Students: 15
Date: September 24, 2017
Grade Level: 12
Subject: Senior Internship
# 0f Students: 9
Activity:
The seniors visited Druid Hill Park to appreciate nature, learn history, get exercise and absorb culture while using their individual Passports to Baltimore’s Druid Hill Park.
Baltimore Lab School Special Educators: Amy Zibikowski, 12th grade Internship Coordinator
Grade Level: 12
Subject: Senior Internship
# of Students: 15
Date: September 24, 2017
Grade Level: 12
Subject: Senior Internship
# 0f Students: 9
Activity:
The seniors visited Druid Hill Park to appreciate nature, learn history, get exercise and absorb culture while using their individual Passports to Baltimore’s Druid Hill Park.
Baltimore Lab School Special Educators: Amy Zibikowski, 12th grade Internship Coordinator
Arduino green houses
http://spin.media.mit.edu/users/sapricotzine
Date: 2016
Grade Level: High School
Subject: Advanced Technology Applications
# of students: 4
Names of students: Brenna, Roman, Lucy and Julia.
Activity:
The class built greenhouses using recycled materials. Arduinos were used to automate soil moisture sensors, photocells, and temperature sensors to monitor conditions in the greenhouses. Brenna used a soil moisture sensor to set off an alarm when the soil was too dry, so the gardener knew when to water the plant . Roman, Lucy and Julia took it a step further and connecting the moisture sensor directly to their prosthetic arm, which watered the plant for them.
Baltimore Lab School Special Educators: Robin Brooks, High School Technology
Grade Level: High School
Subject: Advanced Technology Applications
# of students: 4
Names of students: Brenna, Roman, Lucy and Julia.
Activity:
The class built greenhouses using recycled materials. Arduinos were used to automate soil moisture sensors, photocells, and temperature sensors to monitor conditions in the greenhouses. Brenna used a soil moisture sensor to set off an alarm when the soil was too dry, so the gardener knew when to water the plant . Roman, Lucy and Julia took it a step further and connecting the moisture sensor directly to their prosthetic arm, which watered the plant for them.
Baltimore Lab School Special Educators: Robin Brooks, High School Technology
Dance your way to Environmental Literacy
Date: April 25 - 27, 2016
Grade Level: High School
Subject: Cross-Curricular
# of students: 16
Activity: Martha Racquel Workshop
Students were introduced to Martha Racquel Herrera Munoz, an architect and dancer based in Milan, Italy. She taught them how to use improvisational dance techniques to interact with objects in order to embody the lives of ocean creatures at risk of disappearing due to climate change and overfishing. The students' dance performance was featured at Planet Art Fund's inaugural exhibition at the National Aquarium in Baltimore on April 28, 2016.
Baltimore Lab School Special Educators: Zac Lawhon, Jackie Lesh
Others: Manuela Reyes, Planet Art Fund
Grade Level: High School
Subject: Cross-Curricular
# of students: 16
Activity: Martha Racquel Workshop
Students were introduced to Martha Racquel Herrera Munoz, an architect and dancer based in Milan, Italy. She taught them how to use improvisational dance techniques to interact with objects in order to embody the lives of ocean creatures at risk of disappearing due to climate change and overfishing. The students' dance performance was featured at Planet Art Fund's inaugural exhibition at the National Aquarium in Baltimore on April 28, 2016.
Baltimore Lab School Special Educators: Zac Lawhon, Jackie Lesh
Others: Manuela Reyes, Planet Art Fund
Documentation
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Sustain-a-fest Outdoor Film Festival
Date: January 21, 2015
Grade Level: High School
Subject: Cross-Curricular
# of students: 54
Activity: Baltimore Lab School Outdoor Education Film Festival
The High School was shown a film called DamNation. This film explores what building dams have done to America and the movement that surrounds the removal of them. After the High School viewed the film it was followed my a discussion with Zac Lawhon which was based off of a presentation made by Jim Thompson.
Baltimore Lab School Educators: All High School
Other Staff: Wade Boarman- SustainaFest, Telluride Mountainfilm, Kevin Schabow, Lisa DeGuire, Jim Thompson, Lisa DeGuire and Patti Child, Outdoor Education Coordinator
Grade Level: High School
Subject: Cross-Curricular
# of students: 54
Activity: Baltimore Lab School Outdoor Education Film Festival
The High School was shown a film called DamNation. This film explores what building dams have done to America and the movement that surrounds the removal of them. After the High School viewed the film it was followed my a discussion with Zac Lawhon which was based off of a presentation made by Jim Thompson.
Baltimore Lab School Educators: All High School
Other Staff: Wade Boarman- SustainaFest, Telluride Mountainfilm, Kevin Schabow, Lisa DeGuire, Jim Thompson, Lisa DeGuire and Patti Child, Outdoor Education Coordinator
Documentation
| january_21_mountain_film_festival_and_speaker_series_highschool.docx |
Visits to the National Aquarium
Date: February 10, 2016
Grade Level: High School
Subject: Earth Science
# of students: 16
Activity: High School Aquarium Lesson
The students reviewed the aquatics unit and the adaptations of aquatic organisms, discussing the effects of pollution on those organisms. Students identified aquatic organisms and analyzed the nature and importance of their interaction in maintaining the health of aquatic environments.
Baltimore Lab School Special Educators: Lauren Moore, Earth Science Teacher and Perrie Kobel
Other Staff: Patti Child, Outdoor Education Coordinator
Grade Level: High School
Subject: Earth Science
# of students: 16
Activity: High School Aquarium Lesson
The students reviewed the aquatics unit and the adaptations of aquatic organisms, discussing the effects of pollution on those organisms. Students identified aquatic organisms and analyzed the nature and importance of their interaction in maintaining the health of aquatic environments.
Baltimore Lab School Special Educators: Lauren Moore, Earth Science Teacher and Perrie Kobel
Other Staff: Patti Child, Outdoor Education Coordinator
Documentation
| feb_10_2016_high_school_aquarium.pdf |
Let's Talk About Trash
Date: April 13-17 and 22, 2015
Grade Level: High School
Subject: All
# of students: 54
Activity: JHU Exhibit and Earth Day Event - "Art Responds to Environmental Issues in Baltimore Workshops"
The students attended two workshops focusing on our watershed and trash, hosted by MICA Curatorial student Christopher Beer who discussed with the students about being involved in his Sheridan Libraries and University Museums Exhibition at Johns Hopkins University. Baltimore LAB School, and the Waterfront Partnership, Synergy hosted an Earth Day celebration, featuring activities and displays that focused on environmental sustainability. There was a 5¢ bottle-and-can exchange that use beverage-related bottles and cans collects from the surrounding neighborhoods and schools to create a metaphorical river of one-time-use consumables called The River of Recyclables. The temporary sculpture stretched across “the Beach,” located between the Eisenhower Library and North Charles Street. Our students participated in an action project "Talking about Trash!" at the Earth Day Festival
Baltimore Lab School Special Educators: All Teachers
Other Staff: Christopher Beer, MICA, JHU Sustainability Network; Bridget Parlato, Baltimore Trash Talk; Synergy, Waterfront Partnership
Grade Level: High School
Subject: All
# of students: 54
Activity: JHU Exhibit and Earth Day Event - "Art Responds to Environmental Issues in Baltimore Workshops"
The students attended two workshops focusing on our watershed and trash, hosted by MICA Curatorial student Christopher Beer who discussed with the students about being involved in his Sheridan Libraries and University Museums Exhibition at Johns Hopkins University. Baltimore LAB School, and the Waterfront Partnership, Synergy hosted an Earth Day celebration, featuring activities and displays that focused on environmental sustainability. There was a 5¢ bottle-and-can exchange that use beverage-related bottles and cans collects from the surrounding neighborhoods and schools to create a metaphorical river of one-time-use consumables called The River of Recyclables. The temporary sculpture stretched across “the Beach,” located between the Eisenhower Library and North Charles Street. Our students participated in an action project "Talking about Trash!" at the Earth Day Festival
Baltimore Lab School Special Educators: All Teachers
Other Staff: Christopher Beer, MICA, JHU Sustainability Network; Bridget Parlato, Baltimore Trash Talk; Synergy, Waterfront Partnership
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Real Food Farm Trip
Date: 2016
Grade Level: High School
Subject: Advanced Technology
# of students: 19
Activity:
The class explored a pollutant-free organic farm. Real Food Farms is an organization that promotes urban agriculture. One of our trip goals was to introduce students to a local model of sustainable agriculture in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. The students saw numerous crops, hoop houses, beehives, and a vermiculture set-up. A few even touched the composting worms. The biggest highlights from the trip included planting seeds, picking vegetables, sampling the produce, and of course, running through the sprinkler.
Baltimore Lab School Special Educators: Robin Brooks, Technology, John Mulherin, US Government, Lauren Moore, Statistics
Grade Level: High School
Subject: Advanced Technology
# of students: 19
Activity:
The class explored a pollutant-free organic farm. Real Food Farms is an organization that promotes urban agriculture. One of our trip goals was to introduce students to a local model of sustainable agriculture in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. The students saw numerous crops, hoop houses, beehives, and a vermiculture set-up. A few even touched the composting worms. The biggest highlights from the trip included planting seeds, picking vegetables, sampling the produce, and of course, running through the sprinkler.
Baltimore Lab School Special Educators: Robin Brooks, Technology, John Mulherin, US Government, Lauren Moore, Statistics
Documentation
| high_school_real_food_farm_participants_2016.docx |
| hi_team.docx |
Dates:
February 25, 2016. Field Day at Frederick Douglass Museum.
June 6, 2017. Speaker at Graduation.
# of students: 60
Grade Level: High School
Subject Area: Black Waterman of the Chesapeake Bay, Cross Curricular.
Frederick Douglass- Isaac Myers
Description of activity: In February of 2016, High school students toured the The Frederick Douglass- Isaac Myers Maritime Park, a Living Classrooms Foundation campus. Students learned about the saga of Frederick Douglass’ life in Baltimore as an enslaved child and young man. We also take a look at the life of Isaac Myers, a free born African American who became a national leader. As a visitor, you will also learn about the founding of the Chesapeake Marine Railway and Dry Dock Company and the establishment of the African American Community in Baltimore during the 1800’s.
In 2017, James Piper Bond, President and CEO of Living Classrooms was our 2017 graduation speaker.
February 25, 2016. Field Day at Frederick Douglass Museum.
June 6, 2017. Speaker at Graduation.
# of students: 60
Grade Level: High School
Subject Area: Black Waterman of the Chesapeake Bay, Cross Curricular.
Frederick Douglass- Isaac Myers
Description of activity: In February of 2016, High school students toured the The Frederick Douglass- Isaac Myers Maritime Park, a Living Classrooms Foundation campus. Students learned about the saga of Frederick Douglass’ life in Baltimore as an enslaved child and young man. We also take a look at the life of Isaac Myers, a free born African American who became a national leader. As a visitor, you will also learn about the founding of the Chesapeake Marine Railway and Dry Dock Company and the establishment of the African American Community in Baltimore during the 1800’s.
In 2017, James Piper Bond, President and CEO of Living Classrooms was our 2017 graduation speaker.
| groups_for_african_heritage_trip.docx |
| pattis_bus_list.docx |
| gwens_bus_list.docx |
| through_ebony_eyes__the_chesapeake_bay.pdf |