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Earth Explorers Becomes a Full Middle School Curriculum!
Driven by student demand and our success over the past two years, we are developing the program into a full curriculum for sixth, seventh, and eighth graders at Trail Ridge Middle School in Longmont. Initially an afterschool program for seventh and eighth graders during the 2010-2011 school year, the program became a regular for credit course for eighth graders in …
The Elevations Foundation awards a $5000 grant to Earth Explorers!
The Elevations Foundation awarded Earth Explorers a $5000 grant for their work in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education. Earth Explorers stood out for our unique approach of pairing of student teams with working scientists and the integration of videography. The grant will be used to fund the Earth Explorers program at Trail Ridge Middle School and to support …
The Road to Hollywood runs through Colorado! Fall 2012 Screenings and Premieres!
It’s that time of year again! Another great semester has flown by and our screenings and premieres for the Fall 2012 semester are here. The students worked tirelessly with their mentors and scientists all semester to write, film, and edit their videos and can’t wait to show off all of their hard work. The big news for the Fall 2012 …
Amy Atwell joins the Earth Explorers Board to lead Marketing Communications
Earth Explorers has the wonderful opportunity to welcome Amy Atwell to the growing Board of Directors. A self-described wordsmith, Atwell spends her days wielding her feared red pen and helping businesses create brand-worthy copy and communication strategies. She has served as editor and content developer for the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce for the past seven years. Prior to that, …
Carey Voss, founder of Hughes Leadership Institute, joins the EE staff
Carey Voss joins the Earth Explorers team as the second full-time employee as Curriculum Developer. Her main focus to start will be developing the curriculum for the brand new 6th grade class, but she will also be dedicated to expanding the established 7th and 8th grade programs. Voss graduated cum laude from Hendrix College in 2002, and went on to …
Amye Lengtat becomes Earth Explorers’ first full-time employee
With the rapid growth of the Earth Explorers program, the need for a full time employee to handle the administrative side of the business quickly became apparent. Amye Lengtat’s experience and brilliant personality made her an ideal candidate for the job. Lengtat graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder with dual degrees in religious studies and English literature, and she …
Pat Lawler, EdD joins the Earth Explorers Board
Pat recently retired from Widener University, Chester PA as Professor Emerita, where she spent over 23 years teaching in their doctoral program in higher education leadership. Her areas of research and teaching included leadership development, professional development of teachers and faculty, and women’s issues in education. She was active in faculty governance and served 2 years as Chair of the …
Earth Explorers Lab Team Wins A Big Byte Award
Judges recognized the EE Lab Team from Trail Ridge Middle School as outstanding by awarding one of the 11 Byte Awards at the 2012 St. Vrain Valley School District Technology Fair. There were over 70 projects at the 2012 Tech Fair emphasizing how to solve modern day problems with technology. Of these, the judges designated 11 teams as outstanding. For …
Success! Camera Drive Complete and Over the Top!
The camera drive is complete and a huge success. We received contributions for or donations of all 15 cameras. Thanks to the following full camera donations: TRMS PTO – contribution for 5 cameras CIRES – 2 donated cameras Yoga Workshop – contributions for one camera + Ann Thomsen – contribution for one camera Carolyn Stas & Jerry Giddens - contributions for one …
Progress – Video Camera Drive – 11 Donations & Pledges, 4 To Go!
We can see the light at the end of the tunnel. We are now at 11 of the 15 cameras needed. Please help us finish. Thanks to the following full camera donations: TRMS PTO – pledge to purchase 5 cameras Ann Thompsen – the check’s in the mail for one camera Yoga Workshop – donations for 1 camera + Stewart …