While summer is not officially over, the summer breaks have come to a close. We hope that everyone has begun the school year rejuvenated and ready for the next adventure! Our EarthEcho team certainly has! We believe that preparing students to think critically and understand how science impacts their daily lives are essential skills for 21st century learners. Our curriculum enhancement materials are designed to bring science alive for students by connecting to the environmental challenges they see in the headlines everyday.

For those of you that used our EarthEcho Expeditions: Into the Dead Zone materials last year, you’ll now find even more resources to support PBL in your classroom. From digital media to interactive online events to Action Guides to support student-led environmental service learning projects, our goal is to provide valuable resources to you that are easy to access in a straightforward  way. If you have never used our resources or want to refresh your knowledge, explore our quick-start instructions to learn more.

New for the 2015-2016 school year will be EarthEcho Expedition: Beyond Dead Zones! Next week the EarthEcho Expeditions team heads out to the outer reef of the Florida Keys and the agricultural heart of Central Florida. South Florida is home to some of North America’s most important and imperiled ecosystems. This installment of EarthEcho Expeditions focuses on helping young people begin to understand the impacts of ocean acidification and eutrophication on critical habitats in South Florida and around the world. Join our team along with students from Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru for a Google Hangout event celebrating World Water Monitoring Challenge on September 18, a town hall style meeting on September 19, and stay tuned for sneak peeks as we build classroom materials for Beyond Dead Zones, which will be available online in January 2015!

EarthEcho continues to create programs to foster youth that are civically engaged, scientifically literate, and motivated to take action in their communities. We could not do this without your help.  Thank you for your dedication, motivation, and the encouragement you bring to students in order to restore and protect our Water Planet.

Sincerely,

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Philippe Cousteau Jr.

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