Belwin Outdoor Science Junior and Senior High School Programs August 30, 2011 Junior and Senior High School Programs August 30, 2011 a.k.a. Valley Branch ELC

Outline / About Belwin / Belwin Opportunities for Secondary Classes / Open Dates! / New features / Weather Station (online!) / Phenology / Telescope! / About Belwin / Belwin Opportunities for Secondary Classes / Open Dates! / New features / Weather Station (online!) / Phenology / Telescope!

Celebrating 40 years! / Changed our name back to Belwin / From VBELC to “Belwin Outdoor Science” / 400,000+ SPPS students since 1971 / Changed our name back to Belwin / From VBELC to “Belwin Outdoor Science” / 400,000+ SPPS students since 1971

Belwin’s Mission: / Provide meaningful outdoor learning experiences promoting life-long awareness toward the care and respect of our world.

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Belwin Outdoor Science / Belwin is a SPPS program / Belwin is FREE to SPPS classes / Belwin will cater to your classroom needs / Belwin is made possible by a partnership between SPPS and Belwin Conservancy. / Belwin is a SPPS program / Belwin is FREE to SPPS classes / Belwin will cater to your classroom needs / Belwin is made possible by a partnership between SPPS and Belwin Conservancy.

Belwin Conservancy Partnership: / A great deal for SPPS since 1971! / Free land / Free facilities / Free maintenance and utilities / Total contributions ~ $90,000+ in services annually / SPPS only pays for education staff / Thank you to the Belwin Family and Belwin Conservancy / A great deal for SPPS since 1971! / Free land / Free facilities / Free maintenance and utilities / Total contributions ~ $90,000+ in services annually / SPPS only pays for education staff / Thank you to the Belwin Family and Belwin Conservancy

Belwin Conservancy Partnership: / 5,000 square foot main classroom building, / Additional special education classroom / 225+ acres of land / Observation Tower / Telescope / Weather Station / 5,000 square foot main classroom building, / Additional special education classroom / 225+ acres of land / Observation Tower / Telescope / Weather Station / 6 miles of trails / prairie / oak savannas / pine forests / oak forests / ponds and marsh / bison! / a stream / approximately 2 miles is hard surfaced for wheelchairs.

Belwin Curriculum / MYTH: Belwin is ONLY for 3rd and 5th grade classes / FACT: Every 3rd and 5th grade student visits Belwin, but this leaves many open dates / We offer strong support for writing curriculum catered to your class / Pre and post field trip activities in the classroom are strongly recommended. / MYTH: Belwin is ONLY for 3rd and 5th grade classes / FACT: Every 3rd and 5th grade student visits Belwin, but this leaves many open dates / We offer strong support for writing curriculum catered to your class / Pre and post field trip activities in the classroom are strongly recommended.

Belwin Curriculum Continued / For more information on Belwin please visit our website / For more information on Belwin please visit our website

Secondary Classes Visiting Belwin Outdoor Science / Barry Greenwald - Harding Bio. / Kathy Kahn - Como Sr. Bio. / Lisa Houdek - Central APES / Craig Karlen - Central Chemistry / Stephanie Erickson - Washington / Megan Hall - Open H.S. / Jodi Prohaska - Humboldt / And more! / Barry Greenwald - Harding Bio. / Kathy Kahn - Como Sr. Bio. / Lisa Houdek - Central APES / Craig Karlen - Central Chemistry / Stephanie Erickson - Washington / Megan Hall - Open H.S. / Jodi Prohaska - Humboldt / And more!

Open Dates! FULL DATES (50-60 max) / September 8-9 / November 3 / December 22 (b4 Break) / January 4, 2012 (after Break) / January 17, 2012 / March 5, 2012 / April 9, 2012 (b4 MCA testing) / April 11, 2012 (MCA testing) / April 19-20, 2012 FULL DATES (50-60 max) / September 8-9 / November 3 / December 22 (b4 Break) / January 4, 2012 (after Break) / January 17, 2012 / March 5, 2012 / April 9, 2012 (b4 MCA testing) / April 11, 2012 (MCA testing) / April 19-20, 2012 HALF DATES (30 max) / November 12 / November 17 / January 10, 2012 / January 19, 2012 / February 1, 2012 / February 7, 2012 / March 7, 2012 / March 12, 2012 Scheduling for school year begins April 2, 2012

Transportation Tricks… / ONLY cost = Bus = $250 (approx.) / Target Field Trip Grant ($700) Target Field Trip Grant / Hayden Heights Elementary School / Highwood Hills Elementary School / Museum Magnet School / Paul and Sheila Wellstone Elementary / Phalen Lake Elementary School / Riverview Elementary School / Washington Technology Magnet School / ONLY cost = Bus = $250 (approx.) / Target Field Trip Grant ($700) Target Field Trip Grant / Hayden Heights Elementary School / Highwood Hills Elementary School / Museum Magnet School / Paul and Sheila Wellstone Elementary / Phalen Lake Elementary School / Riverview Elementary School / Washington Technology Magnet School

Fundraisers / {insert collective groan here} / Chinook Book Chinook Book / $20 coupon book / Environmentally friendly / Dining, grocery, travel, wellness, etc. / You keep $7.50-$10.00 per book / Return unsold books at no cost / / / {insert collective groan here} / Chinook Book Chinook Book / $20 coupon book / Environmentally friendly / Dining, grocery, travel, wellness, etc. / You keep $7.50-$10.00 per book / Return unsold books at no cost / /

Students pay for bus / $5 per student / What about students that can’t pay? / Ask them to fund raise. / What about students that don’t pay? / To pay for the bus you could use some science dept. funds (all depends) / You can choose to bring those that don’t pay according to secondary criteria… / $5 per student / What about students that can’t pay? / Ask them to fund raise. / What about students that don’t pay? / To pay for the bus you could use some science dept. funds (all depends) / You can choose to bring those that don’t pay according to secondary criteria…

New Features / Bison / Telescope / Weather Station / Phenology / Bison / Telescope / Weather Station / Phenology

The Bison are Back!

/ Largest refracting telescope in MN / You can see stars in the day time / Solar filter (sun spots) / Largest refracting telescope in MN / You can see stars in the day time / Solar filter (sun spots) Joseph J. Casby Observatory

Weather Station -Online -Temperature -Precipitation (rain) -Wind speed and direction

Phenology

Contact Information / / / Belwin.spps.org Belwin Outdoor Science 1553 Stagecoach Trail S Afton, MN / / / Belwin.spps.org Belwin Outdoor Science 1553 Stagecoach Trail S Afton, MN 55001