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Project Webfoot

Ducks Unlimited

SD Project WET

 

If you can't join us at the Math & Science teacher's conference, you are invited to participate in the Jan/Feb sessions of the DDN workshop: Trees, Water & Wildlife.  You must participate in both the WET and Webfoot sessions to receive the curricula, even if you just want one or the other.

The WET/Webfoot sessions will be held via DDN on January 31 and February 21, 5-8PM Central. (Must attend both, cannot split sessions).  To register, contact Kay Gannon.

S. Kay Gannon
Teacher Resource Center Coordinator
The Outdoor Campus
Game. Fish and Parks
4500 S. Oxbow Avenue
Sioux Falls, SD 57106
605-362-3524
kay.gannon@state.sd.us
Web Site: www.outdoorcampus.org

Project Webfoot is a nonprofit wetlands education program and curriculum created by Ducks Unlimited for educators and 4th-6th grade students. Just as wetlands are a critical part of the interconnected web of life, each participant in Project Webfoot—students, teachers, parents, and volunteers—has an important role to play in this exciting program.

Teachers and Students

Project Webfoot offers teachers learning materials that can be integrated with the existing school curriculum to help bring the world of wetlands to life for 4th-6th grade students. These materials encourage active participation and problem solving in an interdisciplinary approach that can be used in teaching reading, science, art, and other subjects.

Sponsor

Businesses, corporations, foundations, and individuals are invited to participate in Project Webfoot by sponsoring classrooms in their local communities. Sponsorships cost $300 per classroom ($12 per child for the average class of 25), and all the funds are spent locally, usually on the class, school, or school district of the sponsor's choice. In return for their generous support, sponsors receive a certificate listing the school and classroom(s) sponsored, as well as special recognition from participating students, teachers, and Ducks Unlimited.

DU Members, Parents, and Other Volunteers

The work of DU members, parents, and volunteers is critical to Project Webfoot’s success.

Ducks Unlimited state Greenwing Chairs play an important role in informing local DU chapters about the Webfoot program. Greenwing Chairs also serve as facilitators, linking teachers and sponsors with local DU chapters in their communities.

DU members, parents, and other volunteers participate by seeking sponsor support from local businesses, public utilities, parent associations, and individuals. Once sponsorships are obtained, volunteers then approach school principals, district science coordinators, and teachers about enrolling local classrooms in the program.

Partnership with PROJECT WET

Project Webfoot has partnered with Project WET (Water Education for Teachers) to share resources and networking. This partnership allows Webfoot access to WET’s vast instruction and delivery network, which comprises more than 70 state coordinators and 3,000 local facilitators.

Bringing Wetlands Education to Life

Everyone working together to raise awareness and appreciation of wetlands—that’s the “web” in Project Webfoot! Together sponsors, teachers, and volunteers can help bring wetlands education to life for students all across North America. Your support of this program in your community will help create a public that is committed to wetland conservation now and in the future.