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Creating Chewonki Journals for your class

Chewonki's Renewable Energy Poster - Free to Teachers

The Outdoor Classroom's Student Reading List (pdf)

The Outdoor Classroom's Recommended Reading List for Teachers (pdf) - Coming soon

Create Your Own Chewonki Journals
Download the pages below to create your own Chewonki Journals. Feel free to insert your own pages as well! Please let us know in advance which pages you have used, or make an additional copy for each Outdoor Classroom instructor.

Cover (pdf)
Back Cover (pdf)

Group Challenge Lesson Pages
Barn Climb (pdf)
Group Challenges (pdf)
The Gulch (pdf)
Map and Compass Map (pdf)
Map and Compass Terminology (pdf)
Map and Compass Questions (pdf)
Rock Climb (pdf)

Ecolgy Lesson Pages
Animal Study
Animal Ecology - fur,feather,feet (pdf)
Animal Ecology - Scat (pdf)
Animal Ecology - Tracks (pdf)
Animal Ecology Questions (pdf)
Animal study - mammal skulls (pdf)
Energy Flow (pdf)
Forest Study
Forest Ecology - Key to conifers on Chewonki Neck (pdf)
Forest Ecology - Questions (pdf)
Parts of a Tree (pdf)
Pond Study
Pond Habitat Zones (pdf)
Water cycle and Metamorphosis (pdf)
Critter Questions (pdf)
Rocky Shore
Intertidal Zones(pdf)
Rocky Shore Questions (pdf)
Cloud Types (pdf)
Tide Cycle (pdf)
Salt Marsh
Salt Marsh Ecology (pdf)
Salt Marsh Zonation(pdf)
Salt Marsh Data Sheet (pdf)
Tide Cycle (pdf)

Sustainability Lesson Pages
Climate Change
Climate Change (pdf)
Natural Carbon Cycle (pdf)
Renewable Energy
Renewable Energy Questions (pdf)
Farm
Farm Facts (pdf)
Farm Questions (pdf)
Human History
Human History Timeline (pdf)
Human History Map(pdf)

Other Pages
Introduction to Chewonki
Letter to Your Chewonki Instructor (pdf)
Making a Difference at Chewonki (pdf)
Campsite_Crews (pdf)
My Chewonki Group (pdf)
Vocabulary List (pdf)
Senses
Sight and Touch (pdf)
Smell (pdf)
Hearing (pdf)
Creative Writing and Blank Pages
Creative Writing and Drawing Ideas (pdf)
Blank (pdf)
Common Bird Songs/Blank (pdf)
Facts_Blank (pdf)
Night/Blank (pdf)
Teamwork_Blank (pdf)

Fundraising
The source of funding for a Chewonki program varies from school to school. Some schools have money budgeted for the program, while a great many raise some or all of their own funds. Getting students involved in fundraising often helps to create a valuable sense of ownership and an established investment, and the students will view the program as their own experience . . . one that they have worked hard for.

A few things to keep in mind when deciding on a fundraiser:

• Before conducting fundraising activities, you should always be clear about what you hope to accomplish with the activity, who your prospective audience is, and the resources your school or organization has available to produce the event.
• Ask yourself if the benefits of the event will be worth all the time, money, and effort needed to carry it out.
• Starting early will give you more time to reach your financial goals.
• Choose events that are related to Chewonki’s mission for added meaning and enhanced learning (Ex: activities that emphasize healthy, sustainable and environmentally friendly lifestyles).

Creative Fundraising Ideas
Here are some fun ideas for fundraising with your class.
Healthy Snack Sale - Hold a sale where you sell healthy snacks (popcorn, granola bars) instead of baked goods.
Mile of Pennies - Try to get all the students to collect pennies to make a mile. It takes 79,200 pennies to make a mile, which raises $792.
Pancake Day - Hold a Pancake Day, where you serve pancakes and local maple syrup to the public.
Design Clothing or Cards - Design and paint your own products such as T-shirts, baseball caps, greeting cards in art class and sell them.
Bag Groceries - Ask a local grocery store if you can bag people’s groceries for donations. Be certain to put up a sign saying what the donation is for.
Battle of the Bands - Gather some bands from your local community. Book a venue and advertise with posters, flyers, and radio announcements. Hold a mini-concert in which the audience chooses the winning band.
Gardening - Tend the garden of a neighbor, a local store, or community park for a donation.
Bingo - Host a bingo night at a local hall, place of worship, or school.
Fruit Stand - Get permission to go to local farms and pick fruit to sell. Sell the produce in high-traffic areas or at community festivals.
Dog Show - Invite people to show off their dogs. Make it a competition that people pay to enter, and offer a prize for the best groomed dog, most- and least-obedient dog, etc.

Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any questions about fundraising.

Advice from Experienced Teachers in Regards to Fundraising
Below is some advice from teachers who have experience fundraising for their Chewonki experience.

• A good place to start is to get to know how the district works for fundraising, meetings, busing, etc.
• PTC/PTA can give you ideas as to what works in a district and then you can adapt it however you want.
• Be aware that certain fundraising efforts may overlap with those of other schools (ex: cash lotto calendar). Make sure your events don’t overlap with those of other schools.
• It helps to have one person spearheading the efforts and others assisting when necessary. This minimizes confusion.
• Several schools have suggested that having only one or two big-dollar events works best.
• Having parental involvement helps relieve pressure on teachers and helps parents see the importance of the program to the school curriculum.

Grants
Grants are another source of obtaining funds for your visit to Chewonki. Keep in mind that they are harder to get and require almost as much effort as fundraising. For this reason, most of the schools that visit Chewonki obtain the money through fundraising. It is still worthwhile, though, to apply for grants, and once you have a template, it is easy to reuse it to apply for other grants. Below are some sources of grants that may be applicable to you.

MBNA Excellence in Education Grants Program-Visit the website at http://www.mbnafoundation.org/grantsme.html
Home Depot - Environmental grant applications are accepted on a rolling, on-going basis. www.homedepot.com (under community involvement) or visit your local store.
Hannafords and Shaws have given money to schools in the past. Ask at your local store.
Wal-Mart offers grants for environmental initiatives. Ask at your local store or visit their website http://www.walmart.com/.
Maine Community Foundation (funding restricted to Maine organizations). -Rines/Thompson Fund- http://www.mainecf.org/html/grants/available/rines.html
The Chewonki Fund for Teaching and the Environment
This fund has been established to help initiate novel program designs for the Center for Environmental Education. Chewonki will help to fund innovative schools and teachers with new program ideas that integrate class curriculum and model meaningful environmental education. Let us know if you have an innovative idea that may qualify for this fund. Contact us to obtain an application packet.