Monroe Lake will present Flying Wild, a wilderness workshop, at 6 p.m. Dec. 11 at the Paynetown State ?Recreation Area.
The workshops are for teachers, home-school instructors, daycare providers and scout leaders who want to explore how to teach children about nature and the environment.
Naturalist Jill Vance is in her first year working with Monroe Lake on conservation missions.
Because it’s Vance’s first year working with the Wild curriculum, she said she is excited to begin putting on programs like ?theseannually.
“Any educator or anyone who works with children can use the information however they want,” Vance said. “It’s not only for formal education but for anyone who wants to get students excited about nature.”
Flying Wild, a program devised for elementary to high school students, will give educators access to “festival-style” activities.
This program focuses on birds and how to teach children about the species in an intriguing way.
Because there is a wide range of different Wild curricula, Monroe Lake will not necessarily be offering the Flying Wild program again in upcoming years, ?Vance said.
The workshop will focus on bringing awareness to children about the environment and the natural world around them.
The workshops focus on getting students to engage in fun activities that will help them appreciate nature.
Vance said the program is important because “the Wild workshops are conservation-centered programs intended to get kids interested in nature.”
The Flying Wild workshop requires a fee of $20 and will be at the Paynetown State Recreation Area.
The workshop is limited to 14 people and pre-registration is required.
Anyone interested can register at in.gov/dnr before Dec. 7 .
