Janine Kohn
National Office
National Education Specialist & National LEP Coordinator
Pheasants Forever
St. Paul, MN
(651) 209-4971
jkohn@pheasantsforever.org
Janine Kohn, PF’s National Education Specialist will serve as LEP’s National Coordinator. She has been with Pheasants Forever’s Leopold Education Project for seven years and is very excited to assist you in your state with the new resources Pheasants Forever has unfolded in their NO CHILD LEFT INDOORS™ Initiative. Feel free to contact Janine with questions and information on the Leopold Education Project. Please share with us stories on how you are using LEP materials in your communities!
May
24
Leopold Education Project
Facilitator Workshop
August 9th 9:30 am – August 10th 4:00 pm
Audubon Center of the North Woods
54165 Audubon Dr. Sandstone, MN
Cost: $100
Join us as we showcase the new LEP Activities designed for outdoor educators! Using Leopold’s writings, discover fresh ways to connect youth and families to the outdoors.
Participants will enjoy an educational, but relaxing retreat nestled along Grindstone Lake in the heart of the North Woods. Enjoy learning about Leopold while you sample hands-on activities from the newly-released LEP “Outdoors Activities Guide“ developed for teachers, environmental educators, scouts, nature centers, parks and zoos. This user-friendly, multisensory set of activities is suitable for a variety of audiences and learning styles. Using themes derived from A Sand County ALMANAC, activities provide organized, detailed and succinct background information for all instructors. Attendees will be introduced to a variety of activities, then have the chance to test-drive them with others in the group. Participants will also receive various curriculum materials and become certified to train others in LEP.
Registration form available here. Registration Deadline Monday, Aug. 2, 2010.
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Feb
24
Title: NAI Region 5 Pre-Conference Workshop
Location: Wintergreen Lodge, WI Dells
Description: Join us as we showcase the new LEP Activities designed for interpreters. Using Leopold’s writings, discover fresh ways to connect youth and families to the outdoors at your site.
Complete this Region 5 NAI registration for workshop and postmark no later than Friday, March 26, 2010. You may email form or fax form to 651-773-5500 and follow-up with a call for a credit card payment. E-Mail: jkohn@pheasantsforever.org
Start Time: 12:30 pm
Date: 2010/04/07
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Feb
16
Title: The Leopold Education Project – WASHINGTON STATE WORKSHOP
Location: This workshop is open to all in the area of SW Washington and the Portland Metro area.
Link out: Click here
Description: This workshop will inspire stewardship, sustainability & environmentalism in your classroom through the writings of Aldo Leopold and his book A Sand County Almanac and exploring the Leopold Education Project curricula. We will read from the book and practice many of the activities from the LEP materials; all teachers will take home a copy of the curricula, a copy of A Sand County Almanac and other resources for use with their students. This workshop is open to all in the area of SW Washington and the Portland Metro area, cost is $25 per person. Contact Amy at acarpenter@columbiasprings.org or register online at: http://www.columbiasprings.org/eeo/workshops.html.
Start Time: 09:00
Date: 2010/03/19
End Time: 15:00
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Aug
26
Landscape Scene Investigators from Exploring the Outdoors with Aldo Leopold CD.
This outstanding collection of activities is a wonderful tool to share with your students, scout groups, nature centers, parks, zoos and chapter youth gatherings. Specifically designed for those working with youth and families in a non-formal educational setting, LEP’s new activities guide is a great way to get your audience connected to nature while passing on Aldo Leopold’s concept of land ethics.
This guide features a number of hands-on outdoor activities in addition to a lesson/cd on digital photography. Don’t hesitate, order now and share the great outdoors with your audiences!
Click here to download a sample activity “Landscape Scene Investigators” from the Exploring the Outdoors with aldo Leopold CD.
Exploring the Outdoors with Aldo Leopold CD now available in LEP Merchandise.
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Jan
16
I got to talking to a high school kid about camping while I was in line at the grocery store the other day. It was like I was talking another language. He asked me if I ever went camping. I told him yes and that some of the best memories of my life have been spent camping. He laughed and said his computer connects him with all he needs outdoors..
That is why PF does what it does. The people, the volunteers care about what happens to land and simply our environment and more importantly, they care about making those connections with our future generations. This isn’t an option in my opinion, this is a necessity.
Left the store, just a little sad… felt bad for that kid… he sure is missing out…
Tags: camping, lep, pf, why
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