Teacher's Planning Guide - Green Chimneys

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September 21, 2020

Teacher’s Planning Guide

Green Chimneys Clearpool Outdoor Education programs are designed to support the work you do as a teacher. Whether you are planning a science-based school trip or a team wilderness adventure experience, talk to us about your specific curriculum goals so we can coordinate an outdoor education program and prepare our instructors to meet your expectations.

Map Your Class’ Adventure at Clearpool

As a first step, we recommend that you take some time to clarify your environmental education needs and goals by gathering input from the teachers who will be attending Clearpool with their students. The more information you provide to us, the more meaningful an experience we can create!

Some questions TO USe as a guide:

What program track would you like your trip to focus on?

Nature study and science activities

Team-based wilderness adventure learning

Combination of the two

What current curriculum/topics would you like to support?

What are your activity goals?

Review/reinforce concepts already covered in the classroom

Support and enhance current studies

Introduce a topic to be covered after the trip

What foundational information would you like your students to study?

Critical thinking and problem solving skills

Individual and peer leadership development

We look forward to assisting you in your planning.

Barred Owl

This barred owl fell from his nest and ended up on the ground in New Paltz, NY where he was rescued and cared for but it was quickly apparent that he was severely disfigured. He had a twisted, crooked beak, his wing feathers weren’t fully developed and one eye was shut while the other did not look as it should. This was not a bird that could be released back into the wild. Green Chimneys wildlife specialists worked with a local veterinary hospital to improve the bird’s health and determined that the owl was totally blind in one eye and 80-90% blind in the other.