Wild Classroom Grant Program


Wild Classroom Grant Program for Title I Elementary Schools in Leon and Gadsden Counties Sponsored by the St. Francis Wildlife Association St. Francis Wildlife, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, was founded in 1978 to provide humane care and rehabilitation for sick, injured, and orphaned wildlife in North Florida and South Georgia. St. Francis Wildlife's mission: To rehabilitate sick, injured, and orphaned native wildlife for eventual return to their natural habitats and to instill an appreciation and a respect for wildlife and the natural habitats that we share. The Wild Classroom offers outreach environmental education programs featuring disabled wildlife from the St. Francis Wildlife rehabilitation center. Programs are presented by an award-winning educator at schools and at public events in North Florida and South Georgia. The St. Francis Wildlife Association is pleased to solicit applications from teachers in local Title I public schools for its 2010 Wild Classroom Grant Program. The Wild Classroom Grant Program is an environmental education initiative that seeks to ensure the future of wildlife conservation by: 1. Promoting awareness, appreciation and understanding of native wildlife. 2. Encouraging an interdisciplinary approach to learning that makes appreciation of native wildlife an integral part of the curriculum in all schools.
Completed applications must be received by 6 p.m., Friday, October 15, 2010. What is the award? Three teachers will be chosen to receive a free Wild Classroom program. Programs will be presented in the teachers' classrooms. Winning teachers may choose any one-hour classroom program from the fall 2010 Wild Classroom program brochure. This program will be presented for one class; it will not be a grade level program or school assembly. Winning teachers must schedule their classroom program during the 2009 - 2010 school year for any month except October. Who should apply? Full-time elementary classroom teachers in Title I schools in Leon and Gadsden counties in Florida. Applicants will provide a brief description of the interdisciplinary unit they plan to teach this school year that would be enriched by one of our Wild Classroom programs. Only one proposal may be submitted per teacher. All applicants will receive email notification to confirm that their application has been received. Winners of The 2009 Wild Classroom grant program will not be eligible for this year's grant award. How should teachers apply? Follow this link to the one-page application. Copy and paste the entire application into the body of a new email. The subject of the email should be “Wild Classroom Grant Application.” Then complete the application and email it to sbeck@wildclassroom.net. Please do not use U.S. Mail. What is the deadline? Completed applications must be received by 6 p.m., Friday, October 15, 2010. How will winning teachers be notified? Winning teachers will be notified by both email and a phone call by Friday, October 22, 2009. Winners will also be posted on the Wild Classroom home page.
The Wild Classroom The St. Francis Wildlife Association

Wild Classroom Grant Program
for Title I Elementary Schools in Leon and Gadsden Counties

Sponsored by the St. Francis Wildlife Association

St. Francis Wildlife, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, was founded in 1978 to provide humane care and rehabilitation
for sick, injured, and orphaned wildlife in North Florida and South Georgia.
St. Francis Wildlife's mission: To rehabilitate sick, injured, and orphaned native wildlife for eventual return
to their natural habitats and to instill an appreciation and a respect for wildlife and the natural habitats that we share.

The Wild Classroom offers outreach environmental education programs featuring disabled wildlife from the St. Francis Wildlife
rehabilitation center. Programs are presented by an award-winning educator at schools and at public events in
North Florida and South Georgia.

The St. Francis Wildlife Association is pleased to solicit applications from teachers
in local Title I public schools for its 2010 Wild Classroom Grant Program.

The Wild Classroom Grant Program is an environmental education initiative that seeks to ensure the future of wildlife conservation by:

1. Promoting awareness, appreciation and understanding of native wildlife.
2. Encouraging an interdisciplinary approach to learning that makes appreciation of native wildlife an integral part of the curriculum in all schools.

Completed applications must be received by 6 p.m., Friday, October 15, 2010.

What is the award?
Three teachers will be chosen to receive a free Wild Classroom program. Programs will be presented in the teachers' classrooms. Winning teachers may choose any one-hour classroom program from the fall 2010 Wild Classroom program brochure. This program will be presented for one class; it will not be a grade level program or school assembly. Winning teachers must schedule their classroom program during the 2009 - 2010 school year for any month except October.

Who should apply?
Full-time elementary classroom teachers in Title I schools in Leon and Gadsden counties in Florida. Applicants will provide a brief description of the interdisciplinary unit they plan to teach this school year that would be enriched by one of our Wild Classroom programs. Only one proposal may be submitted per teacher. All applicants will receive email notification to confirm that their application has been received. Winners of The 2009 Wild Classroom grant program will not be eligible for this year's grant award.

How should teachers apply?
Follow this link to the one-page application. Copy and paste the entire application into the body of a new email. The subject of the email should be “Wild Classroom Grant Application.” Then complete the application and email it to sbeck@wildclassroom.net. Please do not use U.S. Mail.

What is the deadline?
Completed applications must be received by 6 p.m., Friday, October 15, 2010.

How will winning teachers be notified?
Winning teachers will be notified by both email and a phone call by Friday, October 22, 2009. Winners will also be posted on the Wild Classroom home page.

The Wild Classroom

The St. Francis Wildlife Association