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February, 2012
After completing National Association for Interpretation's Certified
Interpretive Guide training, graduate fellows trained in winter camping
skills (see our Facebook
page for pictures) and made preparations for the new group of semester
students at Conserve School. Classes for everyone have started and
we're enjoying the snow.
Fall Semester 2011
Graduate fellows selected projects, worked with advisors and completed
research courses, EE Theory and Practice, and Place-Based Instructional
Strategies. All of this took place in and around working with
semester students at Conserve School and visitors at Treehaven.
Newest Cohort Group Begins, July 2011
The newest cohort group of the graduate fellowship began July 18 with
Field Ecology and Adolescent Psychology courses. They're training in
preparation for Conserve School semester 3 students to arrive in August.
Photos and brief biographies of the new graduate fellows are available
here.
Culmination of the First Cohort Group, June 2011
The 2009-11 cohort group has graduated from UWSP and is moving on.
Graduation photos are available for viewing on Facebook. Graduate fellows
have found employment as naturalists, park rangers, interns, and an
assistant director of admissions at a private school.
Spring Semester 2011
As of April 15, all positions for the 2013 cohort group of graduate
fellows have been filled.
The graduating class of 2011 is completing the final semester of
courses, working on projects and finding employment. They are busy
teaching and working with Conserve School semester 2 students--another
group of enthusiastic outdoor people. Coursework and projects will be
completed before graduation on May 20. The week following UWSP graduation
ceremonies will find them in the backcountry, backpacking or paddling on
another Exploration Week with Conserve School students before finishing the
program the second week of June.
Fall Semester 2010
Conserve School Semester 1 high school students arrived in late August
and are all enthusiastic outdoor people. Their courses this semester
include Field Instruction, an outdoor/physical education taught by graduate
fellows (aka Field Instructors). The third week of school, all of the
students, led by Field Instructors and Conserve School Faculty, went
canoeing or backpacking for Exploration Week. Read more about their
Exploration Week activities on the
Conserve School Blog: Field Instructors also lead community service
and weekend activities.
Graduate fellows are busy with their own studies and
projects as well. They are
learning about curriculum and lesson plan development for non-formal
education, building and leading teams, and professional development for
their core courses and are taking electives in topics such as sustainable
food systems, program evaluation, and brain-based learning.
May 2010
Spring has come to the northwoods. Graduate fellows are busy with
coursework, including a phenology project that requires them to spend time
outside observing and recording spring "firsts" and other natural history
on their chosen plot on the 1200-acre Lowenwood campus. Check out one
student's plot discoveries on
Field N Bog on Facebook.
Spring Semester 2010
In January, graduate fellows returned from winter break to staff
trainings and collaborative work days. Before other UWSP courses started
for the semester, they completed the National Association for
Interpretation's Certified Interpretive Guide course as part of their
Practicum in Residential Environmental Education/Interpretation. They also
completed their Personal Leadership in Environmental Education course.
The middle of February brought some beautiful fresh snowfalls. Many
graduate fellows take advantage of miles of groomed cross-country ski
trails at Conserve School in their spare time, or with groups of students.
A recent practicum class snowshoe hike took us through the woods along a
network of animal trails and across a frozen lake.
In addition to the practicum class, students are busy with Quantitative
Research Methods and working on their advanced projects. Elective courses
this semester include Forestry, Group Process and Facilitation, and Humans
Uses of Plants.
Fall Semester 2009
The 2009-11 cohort of graduate fellows is immersed in activities,
classes, and mentoring their high school charges. In September, they led
groups of high school to the boundary waters in MN where they canoed and
camped.
Classes in Adolescent Psychology in Residential EE, Ecological Basis for
EE, Readings in EE, and Research methodology are in progress, along with
duties in sustainable practices, student activities, and administrative
leadership.