Education for a Sustainable Environment

Stewardship
Cooperative Education
Service Learning
Outdoor Discovery
Hands-on, 
Minds-on Learning

Providing
Environmental Education 
in Appalachian Ohio 

Rural Action
19627 Walnut Street
P.O. Box 157 
Trimble, OH 45782

Phone: 740-767-4938 
FAX: 740-767-4957

ELP Homepage

ELP News & Events

Curriculum and the Educators

Internet Curriculm Resources

School Links Page

E-mail the Environmental Learning Program
elp@ruralaction.org

Environmental Learning Program Staff:

Rina Caldwell
AmeriCorpsVISTA, ELP

Skye Power,
ELP

Diane Wiktorowski,
ELP Coordinator

Rural Action Homepage

E-mail Rural Action: 
info@ruralaction.org

Photos by Elizabeth Newman and Leslie Horner

About ELP

Rural Action's Environmental Learning Program (ELP) is an educational program serving Grade 1-8 teachers and students in the Alexander, Federal Hocking, Trimble, and Vinton County School Districts in Appalachian Ohio. Other school districts may be included as scheduling permits. We provide:

• School-site and field-site program visits by ELP Educators, including pre- and post-visit consultations
• SchoolLinks-An internet learning resource containing environmental learning information and lessons for teachers and students
• In-service workshops on integrating environmental education into classroom curriculum

Our Educational Mission

The Environmental Learning Program (ELP) uses an interdisciplinary approach to environmental education, with an emphasis on outdoor, experiential learning. Through innovative learning episodes and on-going projects which complement classroom instruction, we seek to:

• Increase the overall ecological literacy of students.
• Foster a sense of wonder, responsibility, and stewardship for ecological systems and our natural world, with attention to the places where we live.
• Stimulate awareness, expand knowledge, and develop skills and attitudes necessary to make sound decisions about environmental issues in our communities and our lifestyles. 

Program Basics

ELP Educators conduct program visits at the schoolsin classrooms, on school grounds, or in land labsor will meet and guide classes in environmental field trips. Field trips are conducted at area state parks, camps, natural areas, or at relevant sites such as landfills and recycling centers.

School groups may choose either half-day (2.5 hours) or full-day (5 hours) visits. Repeat visits are strongly encouraged, so that we may continue to build upon previous concepts and projects, to form coherent and cumulative learning experiences for the students. The Program will encourage and assist with ongoing projects for children to lead within their own communities and homes.

In-service training workshops are also provided for teachers of all subjects and age levels interested in integrating Environmental Education into the classroom curricula. Trainings will introduce and expand upon methods and techniques for using environmental learning to meet classroom goals across the curriculum.

Contact the Rural Action Enviromental Learning Program to request registration materials for this program, or for more information about:

• scheduling a program visit 
• joining our Advisory or SchoolLinks committees 
• internship and volunteer opportunities 
• upcoming ELP events 

Contact:
elp@ruralaction.org 
Phone: 740-767-4938 
FAX: 740-767-4957

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