Education From 1st - 12th Grade

Cultivating Environmental Leadership

Residents Forward Offers Environmental Education Programs for Grades 1-12

  • Elementary Classroom Programs in Grades 1-5

  • Climate Awareness Garden (CAG) for Grades 5-12

  • Youth Climate Summit (YCS) for Grades 8-12

  • Youth Climate Action Projects (YCAP) for 8-12

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  • What do trees provide to the earth and humans? What is photosynthesis and how can we protect our trees?

    This workshop answers all these questions and challenges students to create their own answers.

    Sponsored by Marlene Friedberg and her family in memory of Brett Friedberg.

  • Students learn to differentiate between renewable and nonrenewable resources and the connection between water, air, sun and soil.

    Sponsored by Cohen Children’s Medical Center/Northwell Health.

  • In a partnership with Alley Pond Environmental Center students visit Port Washington’s Baxters Pond. This hour long field trip teaches students about the pond’s ecosystem, recycling and water pollution.

    Sponsored by Community Chest of Port Washington.

  • The program is currently undergoing redevelopment.

    Sponsored by Kiss Products

  • At Bay Walk Park in Port Washington students learn about basic hydrology, their drinking water and our aquifers.

    They take part in a hands-on activity illustrating how pollution gets into the aquifer, how saltwater intrusion occurs, and how development affects rainwater recharge.

    They come away with concrete steps individuals, families, and communities can take to reduce water use and preserve our aquifers. 

    Sponsored by Cohen Children’s Medical Center/Northwell Health.

Elementary classroom with students sitting on colorful carpet squares, listening to a teacher who is reading a book. Whiteboard displays notes about renewable resources like earth, water, and sunlight.
A group of children sitting in a circle on a paved area by a river, listening to a woman showing them insects or small creatures in a container.
A classroom scene with a female teacher sitting in a chair and a young male student standing next to her, holding a globe. Other students are seated on the floor, facing the teacher. Behind them is a whiteboard with notes about Mrs. Idol, non-renewable resources, and Earth.

Elementary Classroom Programs in Grades 1-5

Provided at no cost to the Port Washington School District, Residents Forward Educators visit every elementary classroom in the district annually to provide these programs.

The Climate Awareness Garden

Sponsored by the Angela and Scott Jagger Foundation

Children working together in a garden, planting and tending to green climbing plants with support netting in a raised wooden bed.

Students in grades 5 - 12 can get their hands dirty in this living classroom while planning, growing, and maintaining a “square foot” vegetable garden.  We explore; climate change, water conservation and protection, air quality, soil health, pollution prevention, and biodiversity.

  • Gain hands-on experience in food production

  • Understand the connection between food & climate

  • Explore local food consumption and waste

The program is designed to foster collaboration and cooperation. Middle and high school students have the opportunity to mentor younger students and develop leadership skills while elementary students get valuable experience learning in a mixed-age setting.

For more information and to enroll in the Climate Awareness Garden Click Here

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If needed, contact Stella Caragiorgis, Environmental Education Program Manager at info@pwresidents.org.