3/11/2010
Participate in our GLOBE (Global Learning and Observation to Benefit the Environment - http://www.globe.gov) Teachers Workshop on April 8th and 9th, 2010. Contact cpackert@riverridgefoundation.org for details.
12/13/09
The courses that are developed through our Academy of Environmental Sciences will now be offered through Lord Fairfax Community College. To enroll in the Conservation Biology course, contact LFCC and register for BIO 293-00A: Topics in Chesapeake Bay Ecology.
10/28/09
Join us at the Virginia Association of Science Teachers conference (VAST) in Washington D.C. on November 6th - 7th, 2009. Visit http://www.vast.org/ for details.
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8/31/09
Camp RiverRidge had another GREAT season! Highlights included a float down the Shenandoah River and an overnight high on a mountain ridge.
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8/30/09
The next edition of "Field Notes" has been uploaded. Visit this section to read about tree crickets and the late summer evening orchestra in the forest.
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| 7-15-2009
RiverRidge is honored to be collaborating with Don Foley of NewsInfoGraphics to create illustrations for our environmental science courses offered through our Academy of Environmental Sciences. Mr. Foley's stunning portfolio is extensive and includes illustrations and animations for NASA, National Geographic, Scientific American, The Discover Channel, and many others. He is currently illustrating Al Gore's new sequel to An Inconvenient Truth, called Our Choice. To view Mr. Foley's work visit http://newsinfographics.com/.
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Field Notes
Field Notes is our newest section. We want to feature your observations about the environment. Do you keep a nature journal, write songs or poetry, or create artwork about the environment? We want to feature your work here. Send your entries to cpackert@riverridgefoundation.org. To help us get started, Doug Pifer, artist, columnist, and self-taught naturalist will share the columns that he wrote for the Clarke County Courier called, "As The Crow Flies". These entries will be featured monthly.
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| RiverRidge is now using Twitter to keep our community updated on our current news and events. Subscribe to these updates through this link.
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| The RiverRidge Costa Rica Expedition Was A Giant Success - Check out our Research Wikispace of our experiences.
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RiverRidge has partnered with GLOBE (Global Learning and Observation to Benefit the Environment), an international environmental education program funded by NASA and the NSF. We will be offering teacher training opportunities for teachers who would like to become certified in the GLOBE program as well as embedding GLOBE protocols into all of our environmental programs.
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The RiverRidge Foundation has won a national education competition...
The Source for Learning, Inc. (www.sourceforlearning.org) and the National Educational Broadband Service Association (www.nebsa.org) have teamed to sponsor a national contest that will explore how wireless broadband will change the delivery of educational methods. The RiverRidge Foundation's educational model has been accepted as the winning entry in this competition. Click on the "Academy of Env. Sciences" link to learn more about our courses.
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| RiverRidge's Academy of Environmental Science courses have been accredited by Virginia Commonwealth University. Now teachers, university students, and juniors and seniors in high school can earn university science credit for completing our environmental science courses. Click on the Academy of Env. Sci. link to learn more.
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New for the summer of 2009 is our 9th - 12th Grade Adventure Camp. Highlights include a two-day canoe trip down the Shenandoah River and a three day backpacking trip in George Washington National Forest. The goal of this camp is to promote a greater awareness of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.
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