"Spider" by Conor J. Grade 10
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Environmental Literacy and the Power of the Arts.
“The Lab Schools of Washington and Baltimore believe, as you do, in the power of the arts, particularity with children who have special needs. The arts demand involvement. They counteract passivity. The arts ignite the whole learning process. The arts help organize knowledge. Our experience is that the arts hold children's attention and deal constantly with sequence and order-areas that cause the learning disabled so much trouble. The arts provide connections, linkages, and often clarify relationships.” Remarks by Sally L. Smith at the National Gallery of Art. By: Sally L. Smith (2003) "In their photography and digital design courses, students are encouraged to explore and deepen their connections to nature by putting themselves in the shoes of other animals, by illustrating or constructing creatures that they have a connection with, and through using digital or recycled materials to lessen the impact of their artwork on the environment." By: Zac Lawhon (2014) |
Discovery Club. Grades 1-3.
The Discovery Club employs dramatization and the hands-on creation of art projects to interpret and experience the contributions to society made by conservationists and naturalists throughout history. By examining the efforts of historical and contemporary environmentalists using multi-sensory activities, critical thinking, and socialization skills, six to seven year-old students discuss, experiment with, learn, and reinforce academic skills in science, social studies, math, geography, reading, and writing. The club is centered around the idea that park rangers are stewards of our communities and that people throughout history and today work to protect our natural environments, animals, natural resources, and personal connections to nature.
The Discovery Club employs dramatization and the hands-on creation of art projects to interpret and experience the contributions to society made by conservationists and naturalists throughout history. By examining the efforts of historical and contemporary environmentalists using multi-sensory activities, critical thinking, and socialization skills, six to seven year-old students discuss, experiment with, learn, and reinforce academic skills in science, social studies, math, geography, reading, and writing. The club is centered around the idea that park rangers are stewards of our communities and that people throughout history and today work to protect our natural environments, animals, natural resources, and personal connections to nature.
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Baltimore Lab School Watershed Stewards of the Chesapeake Bay. Outdoor Experiential Learning.
Trips and projects are a great opportunity to do something meaningful, both in terms of the environmental impact as well as promoting life-time skills and improving critical skills such as self-esteem, self-confidence, teamwork, and leadership. Students who attend these trips are required to complete an individual or group action project related to helping the Bay. This program is partially funded by a grant from the Chesapeake Bay Trust (funded by sales of Maryland's Treasure of the Chesapeake license plate). |
Annual Chesapeake Bay Day- Baltimore Lab School’s “Field of Dreams”; 106 students in grades 1-12.
Each year Ms. White’s 8th grade students celebrate the environment by organizing a Chesapeake Bay Day for the entire school. Interactive displays and games are set up to teach others about erosion, the watershed, geography, people, and species of the Bay. Activities include painting rain barrels, playing games, sharing food, and painting t-shirts with fish prints.
Teacher: Darlene White
Each year Ms. White’s 8th grade students celebrate the environment by organizing a Chesapeake Bay Day for the entire school. Interactive displays and games are set up to teach others about erosion, the watershed, geography, people, and species of the Bay. Activities include painting rain barrels, playing games, sharing food, and painting t-shirts with fish prints.
Teacher: Darlene White
Exploring the Chesapeake Bay Student Web Sites. Grades 7-12. Summer 2012.
greencamera.weebly.com Grade 11. Fall 2013. All students and teachers.
Students became involved in our green school application process through a summer technology based project. In order for our students to learn how to help the environment right here in our own backyard, the Chesapeake Bay, they created environmental blogs. This began our conversation about all of the activities we do here at Baltimore Lab related to environmental literacy, In 2013, Ms. Feldman's 11th grade students designed this environmental blog to inform and get everyone involved in the green school application process.
greencamera.weebly.com Grade 11. Fall 2013. All students and teachers.
Students became involved in our green school application process through a summer technology based project. In order for our students to learn how to help the environment right here in our own backyard, the Chesapeake Bay, they created environmental blogs. This began our conversation about all of the activities we do here at Baltimore Lab related to environmental literacy, In 2013, Ms. Feldman's 11th grade students designed this environmental blog to inform and get everyone involved in the green school application process.