Here is a summary:
K-12 teachers and environmental educators can win a $1000 scholarship to
travel to the Amazon and work with scientists in one of the most diverse
environments
in the world. The Amazon Rainforest Workshop for Educators, scheduled July
5-14, 2005, is a professional development opportunity for teachers to experience
a
1/4 mile canopy walkway and visit the indigenous people who call the rainforest
ecosystem their home. Academic credit is available.
The first of three $1000
scholarships will be awarded January 8. Final
deadline: March 8. The scholarship
covers half of the land cost of $1998. Simple application form is under
GRANTS at:
HTTP://WWW.TRAVEL2LEARN.COM For
information on this and other programs in Belize or Student Amazon Workshops,
call Dr. Frances Gatz at 1-800-669-6806,
email
Here is a press release:
K-12 teachers and environmental educators can win a $1000 scholarship for
the Amazon Rainforest Workshop for Educators scheduled July 5-14, 2005.
The Amazon
expedition is a professional development opportunity for teachers to work
side-by-side with a spirited faculty in one of the most biologically diverse
environments
in the world. The Amazon faculty includes:
You'll ascend over 115 feet on a 1/4-mile Rainforest Canopy Walkway and visit local schools and families to see how indigenous cultures use the forest for medicine, food, and shelter. Full land cost for the educator workshop is $1998. Academic credit is available. Three $1000 SCHOLARSHIPS will be awarded. Drawings will be held on January 8, February 8, and March 8. Simple application form and list of winners from prior years is under GRANTS at: HTTP://WWW.TRAVEL2LEARN.COM For information on this and other educator programs in Belize or Student Amazon Workshops, call Dr. Frances Gatz at 1-800-669-6806, email
, or visit the website http://www.travel2learn.com- - - - - - - - - - - - -
Environmental Expeditions, 9335 Fraser Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910
Frances Gatz, Ph.D., Director, Rainforest Workshops
Fax: 301-585-4899 email: