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- Lanear smoking himself
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- Pollination education at the Nature Center begins!
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- Lead and Learn traveled to Madison for a crash course on bees and beekeeping.
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- Investigating pollen
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- Maya is a junior at Rufus King School; a science internship like this is useful for someone thinking about a career as an oral surgeon.
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- In the classroom
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- Backyard bee apiary
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- Maya in beekeepers hat and veil
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- William learned a lot about the pollination process in preparation for teaching.
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- Neighborhood House Lead & Learn interns, summer 2015
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- Three types of bees: Queen, workers, and drones
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- Teambuilding
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- Lead and Learn Interns join interns from USFS for summer training
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- Teambuilding
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- Camryn is in her second year as an intern. She was surprised how much kids already know about bees and pollination – many of them have gardens at home or at school.
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- Lanear has been at Neighborhood House almost his whole life! Now he’s leading others through the learning process.
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- Career exploration at Growing Power.
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- Lots of action here
This summer, Lead & Learn Nature Camp for Urban Kids got over 300 kids outdoors – kids from Neighborhood House, Guadalupe School, United Community Center, Kosciuszko Center, and other community centers. Led by Lead Environmental Educator Christina Hill and four talented interns, kids explored the process of pollination, the role of pollinators in our food supply, and how human actions affect the well-being of these essential players. Students observed, tracked, measured, and monitoried, with an emphasis on critical thinking and problem solving. These scientific investigations were be paired with arts and cultural activities exploring how the human experience is shaped by its relationships with pollinators.
Thanks to the Helen Bader Foundation, Forest County Potawatomi Foundation, and our many generous donors for supporting the next generation of environmental stewards.
- See last year’s story
- For more on how NH kids are connecting with nature – and a glimpse of NH intern Christina Hill in action – see this 2013 US Forest Service Urban Connections video.
- Outdoor Environmental Education Coordinator Christina Hill and Jean Claassen from US Forest service talk about their role in helping kids in the city appreciate the forests of Wisconsin and beyond with Joy Cardin on Wisconsin Public Radio.
