Scholarships available: Learning Vacations for Educators, 4.5 CEU credits for Five Day Canoe Expeditions

The Dirigo Institue for Natural Learning leads environmental education immersion weeks for teachers in twenty-nine foot canoes on Maine Lakes and Coastal waters. You camp, paddle and practice minimum impact travel while developing curriculum in Place Based Education" that is aligned with the Learning Results. Educators work independently therefore the programs cut across all grade levels.

Dirigo Institute for Natural Learning
P. O. Box 250, Wag Rd., Canaan, ME 04924

For Immediate Release:

Scholarships available:
Learning Vacations for Educators, 4.5 CEU credits for Five Day Canoe Expeditions
The Dirigo Institue for Natural Learning leads environmental education immersion weeks in twenty-nine foot canoes on Maine Lakes and Coastal waters. You paddle and practice minimum impact travel while developing curriculum in Place Based Education" that is aligned with the Learning Results. Educators work independently therefore the programs cut across all grade levels. Guides and informal educators, Jo Eaton and Gudrun Keszocze, have been leading outdoor programs for over ten years.
Schedule and Features:
We use these topics as examples for aligning with the Learning Results while using your local environment, history, resources and culture in your personalized curriculum.
Dates                Location:   Features   
Jun 17-21     Coastal Islands, Stonington: Lobster Boat tour, Granite quarries, Islands
Jun 24-28     Coastal Islands, Stonington: Lobster Boat tour, Granite quarries, Islands
Jul l5-19         North Haven: Eric Hopkins art workshop, Geology, Intertidal   
Jul 22-26        Moosehead Lake: Climb Kineo, Sporting Camp visit, Wetlands, Thoreau
Jul 29-Aug 2 Onawa Lake: Lake, Wetlands, Old Forest, Geology, Climb two mountains
Aug 5-9         Millinocket area: Ambajejus Boom House, Logging History, Lake study
Aug 12-16     Moosehead Lake: Sporting Camp visit, Kineo Mountain, Wetlands,
Aug 19-23     Millinocket area: Ambajejus Boom House, North Twin Lake, Logging   

For more information: dirigoinstitute@panax.com www.dirigoinstitute.org
207-474-5507 Toll Free - 866-888-2506