Initiative & Confidence
Initiative and Confidence courses are the fastest growing and most popular activities being offered today. Field games and low elements are used with all ages of students and adults to install communication and team building.
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Arlington Echo
Arlington
Echo Outdoor Education Center offers Anne Arundel County students year-round
opportunities to experience the natural environment.
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Drown Proofing
The Drownproofing Program is a comprehensive aquatic safety program for fifth grade students in Anne Arundel County Public Schools.
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Grasses in Classes
In conjunction with Department of Natural Resources and Chesapeake Bay Foundation's Grasses in Classes Program, schools grow and propagate redhead underwater grass in the classroom.
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Terrapin Connection
Terrapin Connection is a supplemental classroom program offered as part of AACPS/ Arlington Echo's Chesapeake Connections program, and is only available to AACPS/Chesapeake Connections participating classrooms.
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American Eel Raise & Release
American eels are an important component of the Bay, both ecologically and economically. Eels are a significant source of food for fish, mammals, turtles, and birds.
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Yellow Perch Raise & Release
Many of the county schools are involved in raising yellow perch from eggs which are collected in nearby rivers. The students take data, observe and make predictions as they raise the fish.
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Schoolyard Restoration
Restoration projects are conducted on the schoolyard or in the community. These projects include wildlife habitat restoration, meadows, raingardens or community stormwater management projects with the Anne Arundel County Department of Public Works.
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Cheseapeake Connections
Chesapeake Connections is the Outdoor Education outreach program which connects classroom instruction with a series of relevant hands-on experiences that lead to environmental stewardship.
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Through
thoughtful site design, Arlington Echo has added many structures
to enhance environmental and outdoor learning such as piers, a marsh
boardwalk,
a forest pavilion, and a system of trails. Site design also incorporates
conservation practices. Rainbarrels catch water
from roofs, slowing the velocity of runoff, and funnel the water
into native bogs and gardens. Arlington Echo also maintains a variety
of restored natural habitats on site. Two Chesapeake Costal Plain
bogs not only provide habitat for
wildlife and threatened plant species such as the purple pitcher
plant, but
also offer opportunities to teach school groups about wetlands. A
recently restored shoreline now provides habitat for fish, waterfowl,
and crabs.
Native landscaping, planted by students,
demonstrates the importance of using native vegetation in gardens. Projects
conducted with schools, such as the soft shoreline put in at Brewer’s
Creek, benefited the community as well as taught students and adults
the value of preserving wildlife habitat. Making environmental practices
accessible
is one of many ways that Arlington Echo helps make environmental
change in Anne Arundel County.
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