Local Programs
We assist educators throughout the Lowcountry area implement the Earth Force six step Community Action and Problem Solving (CAPS) model in their classes and after school programs. We offer extensive trainings and on-going support to educators, as well as others who work with youth. In addition to the professional development opportunities, we bring the following options for support to educators:
Co-teaching and assistance facilitating the Earth Force six step process. This includes regular phone calls, emails, personal visits, and any other help an educator may need.
Assistance meeting South Carolina education standards though Earth Force projects. Our staff will plan with you to ensure that the hands-on learning your students will undertake will allow you to meet content standards. We will help to make the process both academically rewarding and fun for both the educators and students.
Mini-Grants for students and educators. Earth Force classes can write grants to Lowcountry Earth Force to help them carry out their well researched and carefully planned service projects. We typically offer 5, $100 grants to help with materials and supplies.
Earth Force materials. We furnish you with a Teacher Manual, Student Manuals and Student Tip Cards for your class.
An invitation to our Annual Youth Summit. This is an opportunity for all of our educators, students, and community partners to meet and share project stories as well as celebrate our successes. This event is typically held in April of each year.
Assist in securing expert speakers and guests to visit the classroom. Our extensive community partnerships also allow us to offer educators excellent community resources to bring into their classrooms. Once a class selects an issue, students can invite guest speakers and experts from the community to teach the students what they may know about the particular issue, and in the process, the students become experts themselves.
Lowcountry Earth Force Programs
CAPS
Local Earth Force offices and affiliates offer Community Action and Problem Solving (CAPS), a program that trains and supports educators in the core Earth Force process. Local support helps educators connect to the community, creating hands-on learning experiences for youth.
GREEN
The Global Rivers Environmental Education Network (GREEN) brings science to life. GREEN has the tools teachers everywhere use to build exciting, hands-on science programs around watershed assessment and improvement projects. Resources include the innovative Protecting Our Watersheds curriculum, testing kits and links and lessons for community action projects.
Earth Force Beyond the Classroom (EFBC)
This program for 3rd-5th grade students tailors the Earth Force process for out-of-school settings and gives volunteer facilitators a fun way to connect youth to their communities while reinforcing academic lessons learned during the school day.
To find out more about Lowcountry Earth Force, please call us at (843) 720-8525 or email at charleston@earthforce.org. We’d love to get you and your students started on making sustainable changes to the environment and your community.