Waterfowl Gives $4,500 Boost to Environmental Education for TCPS Students
The Waterfowl Festival is pleased to announce their $4,500 gift to the Talbot County Public Schools Education Foundation that is earmarked for environmental educational initiatives for students in Talbot County.
These funds, from last year’s Waterfowl Festival proceeds, are being used to support the sixth grade Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience (MWEE) at Pickering Creek with Curriculum Supervisor Bill Keswick. During these exciting field trips, students work with Pickering Creek to plan and implement a planting project to reclaim wetlands on their property.
“Hands-on environmental field experiences provide students with the unique opportunity to combine lessons learned in the classroom and the ability to take action to create positive change in their local environment, said Keswick. “This, plus the level of engagement provided by the change in location assist in making this a memorable aspect of their educational experience.”
MWEE projects provide student learning within the context of life-relevant, real-world problems or phenomena. They typically culminate in student action projects, which can take many forms, including environmental restoration or protection, everyday choices, community engagement, and civic action.
The Eastern Shore is such a unique environment right in our back yard. The Board of Director’s is committed to continue to support and promote conservation at every age.
Every year, the Waterfowl Festival chooses to support the TCPS Education Foundation with funds that promote their mission to create communities in which present and future generations cherish the beauty and abundant waterfowl thriving in their habitat throughout the Chesapeake and Coastal Bay regions.
Photo: Left to right:
Sharon Pepukayi, Ed. D., Superintendent
Lyndee Zeller, Festival Director, Waterfowl Festival
Bill Keswick, Curriculum Supervisor
Victoria Milhollan, Community Outreach Director Waterfowl Festival
Emily Jackson, Board of Education President