Student, Educator Information

Teacher Resorces

Teaching activities

• Geocaching Your Watershed Geocaching can take you to places that you would not normally visit and teach why those places are special.
• Lesson plans Curriculum and classroom projects for teachers.
• Watershed Grants  At the beginning of the school year, grants up to $1000 are available to schools.

Events

• Children's Water Festivals Annual fun-filled day of water-related activities.
• Lake Days Local events for schools and communities. Contact 287-3901

Links

• Maine Energy Education Program Activities, Grants, GreenSchools, Classroom visits, Solar Sprint and more.
• ThinkBlue Water and Watershed protection
• Federal EPA Resources on many topics
• Maine Teachers Recycle Activities, events, competitions and more
• Chewonki Foundation Waste Management Guide
• Maine Environmental Education Guide to resources

Student Resources

Links

• Maine Students Recycle Activities, games,video competition, events and more
• Maine Secretary of State All about Maine
• ThinkBlue Games on how to protect clean water
• Federal EPA Games and resources on many topics

School Resources

Programs for schools

• School Bus Program to reduce emissions from busses. Lynne Cayting 287-7599
• EPA’s Healthy School Environments
• Chemicals in Schools Maine Resources and forms