Calumet Environmental Education Program

Photo: Kirk Anne Taylor

The Division of Environment Culture and Conservation's Calumet Environmental Education Program (CEEP) translates science into action for students and educators in the Calumet region. Students participate in a consecutive ladder of conservation education programs, linking and building skills and knowledge grade level upon grade level. The three conservation education programs, Mighty Acorns (grades 4-6), Earth Force (grades 7-8), and Calumet Is My Back Yard (grades 9-12), engage young people in scientific, hands-on learning about biodiversity and conservation, resulting in action projects in their own community.

	Mighty Acorns helps students develop a personal connection to natural areas in their community. Mighty Acorns students visit a local natural area three times a year, participating in exploration of biodiversity, educational activities that illustrate basic ecological concepts, and stewardship activities, such as removing invasive species and spreading native seeds.
	Earth Force students develop the skills needed to create long-term solutions to environmental issues in their community. Using a six-step problem-solving curriculum, students choose a local environmental issue — such as toxic cleaning solutions in schools or air pollution — and implement a conservation-action project to address it.
	CIMBY builds scientific and leadership skills for high school students. CIMBY students participate in a variety of difference activties throughout the school year, from ecological restoration at an adopted natural area to classroom activities and leadership training workshops that help students to take action to protect local natural areas.

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