The Leopold Education Project In South Dakota
The Leopold Education
Project (LEP) is a conservation and environmental education curriculum based on
A Sand County Almanac by conservationist Aldo Leopold The mission of the Leopold Education Project is to
create an ecologically literate citizenry so that each individual might develop
a personal land ethic.
The Leopold Education Project
trains and equips educators and youth program staff, both paid and volunteer, to
lead hands-on investigations into "land": soil, water, plants, animals.
These activities, often
conducted in the outdoors, each correlate to an essay in A Sand County Almanac
which provide the "big ideas" and "big questions" behind these explorations.
In South Dakota, trainings in LEP are conducted around the state at the request
of host organizations. A minimum of 10 attendees is recommended. A
summer training is offered annually for classroom teachers. A training
consists of a minimum of 6 hours and may be extended to 15 to meet contact hour
requirements for teachers seeking credit. Basic material costs are covered
thanks to the generous support of the 319 I&E project. Other costs may
apply.
See pictures from Summer 2009 educator training A Study of Place
which used LEP and other curricula.
Study of Place 2009
For more information or to schedule a training, please contact
Anne Lewis (annelewis@sd-discovery.com)
or call 605-224-8295.
If you would like to be kept abreast of news and
announcements about the SD Leopold Education Project, please sign up for
our educator
newsletter.
The Leopold Education Project is a national
project of Pheasants Forever.
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