Local Teachers Invited To Project WET Workshop

Local teachers and youth leaders who work with children in kindergarten through eighth grade are invited to a free workshop to learn how to use Project WET environmental-education tools in the classroom and in outdoor projects.

Sponsored by the Great Swamp Watershed Association, the workshop will take place from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm on Wednesday, December 5, at the Morris County Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center on Southern Boulevard in Chatham Township.

Project WET (Water Education for Teachers) is a collection of innovative, water-related activities that are hands-on, easy to use and fun. Workshop participants will receive the Project WET Curriculum and Activity Guide, specific information about the Great Swamp watershed, and the Project WET Matrix showing which New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards are covered in each activity.

Workshop attendees will actively participate in hands-on lessons from the Project WET Guide and will receive a copy of the Teacher’s Guide to the Great Swamp Watershed, prepared by the Watershed Association.  In addition, participants will receive approved professional development credits applicable to new statewide requirements.  

To sign up for the workshop, call the Watershed Association at 973.966.1900 before December 1, 2001.

Great Swamp owes its survival to the remarkable efforts of the citizens of New Jersey, who continue to fight to protect this precious natural jewel. Celebrating its 20^th Anniversary as a non-profit organization, the Watershed Association relies solely on membership and contributions to protect the continued health of our watershed’s area. If you’re not already a member, become one today. For more information, call (973) 966-1900, or visit their website at www.greatswamp.org.

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