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Riverbend On The Road

Mission: To create a sustainable model environmental literacy program for school children (K-5) living in low-income, urban communities that integrates hands-on, experiential learning in nature with classroom learning as a fundamental building block of healthier communities, landscapes and individual lives.

This program is grounded in four central concepts/goals: 1) experiential/direct experiences with nature, 2) academically supported learning at the school/classroom level, 3) site visit partnerships with local organizations that implement/support environmental learning, 4) professional development for teachers, and 5) engagement with the family and community in supplemental and service learning.

This program is aimed at teachers and students located in the School District of Philadelphia. Currently in the planning and fundraising phase, Riverbend hopes to a launch a pilot program in September 2010.

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