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Objective 1: Curriculum and Instruction
The school has developed a philosophy and approach to the development and
implementation of curriculum and instruction that uses the environment as an
integral part of the school’s instructional program. The Maryland Green School
review panel is interested in how your school involves students in environmental
issues instruction beyond what is required by your curriculum. Ties to the
Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience as outlined in the Chesapeake 2000
agreement are encouraged.
To be a Maryland Green School, your school must demonstrate that is meets
all 3 of the following criteria:
1. Environmental Issue Instruction
Students have opportunities at all grade levels and across disciplines to learn
about, study, and address environmental issues in the classroom, on the school
site, and/or in the local and regional community. Student experiences are
investigative, are an integral part of the instructional program, and are part
of a sustained activity. Local actions are related to the local and regional
watershed.
Consider checking out some of the many resources available at the
THES Media Center.
2. Professional Development
Members of the school staff are required to show that they are involved in
professional development or other training activities that enhance environmental
awareness, literacy, knowledge skills, and/or related instructional strategies.
These may include projects, workshops and conferences. The following
organizations offer programs or conferences that qualify as professional
development:
Chesapeake Bay Foundation http://www.cbf.org/site/PageServer?pagename=homev3
Howard County Conservancy http://www.hcconservancy.org/
The Maryland Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education http://www.maeoe.org/
Patuxent Wildlife Research Center http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
http://www.serc.si.edu/
For documentation purposes at Thunder Hill, please provide the "what, where,
why, when, how" information for each event attended and deliver to
Judy Major.
3. Celebration
The school recognizes and celebrates student and staff achievement in the
implementation of environmental best management practices in the operation,
design, and maintenance of the school building and grounds and in developing
active partnerships with the community. The school serves as a model in which
these experiences are shared beyond the classroom and with the community. The
school reflects on its accomplishments, relating small and large achievements to
the larger picture of how schools fit in the ecosystem.
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