Education (11)In the spring of 2009, we began to implement the Chesapeake Stewards initiative at Arlington Echo. The purpose is to inform students and parent volunteers about how their actions affect the Chesapeake Bay and to motivate them to take Bay-friendly actions when they return home.
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Initiative and Confidence courses are the fastest growing and most popular activities being offered today. Field games and low elements are used with all ages of students and adults to install communication and team building.
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The Drownproofing Program is a comprehensive aquatic safety program for fifth grade students in Anne Arundel County Public Schools. The program provides students with the opportunity to develop sound water safety practices through information taught in the classroom and to demonstrate water safety skills developed in a pool.
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Chesapeake Connections is the Outdoor Education outreach program which connects classroom instruction with a series of relevant hands-on experiences that lead to environmental stewardship.
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Many of the county schools are involved in raising yellow perch from eggs which are collected in nearby rivers. The students take data, observe and make predictions as they raise the fish.
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American eels are an important component of the Bay, both ecologically and economically. Eels are a significant source of food for fish, mammals, turtles, and birds.
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Terrapin Connection is a supplemental classroom program offered as part of AACPS/ Arlington Echo's Chesapeake Connections program, and is only available to AACPS/Chesapeake Connections participating classrooms.
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In conjunction with Department of Natural Resources and Chesapeake Bay Foundation's Grasses in Classes Program, schools grow and propagate redhead underwater grass in the classroom.
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Kevin M. Maxwell, Ph.D.
Superintendent of Schools
The Anne Arundel County Public School System does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, age, national origin, religion, disability, or socioeconomic status in matters affecting employment or in providing access to programs. Questions regarding nondiscrimination should be directed to Mr. Leslie N. Stanton, Specialist in Human Relations, Anne Arundel County Public Schools, 2644 Riva Road, Annapolis, Maryland 21401
telephone 410-222-5318; (TDD) 410-222-5500.
Superintendent of Schools
The Anne Arundel County Public School System does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, age, national origin, religion, disability, or socioeconomic status in matters affecting employment or in providing access to programs. Questions regarding nondiscrimination should be directed to Mr. Leslie N. Stanton, Specialist in Human Relations, Anne Arundel County Public Schools, 2644 Riva Road, Annapolis, Maryland 21401
telephone 410-222-5318; (TDD) 410-222-5500.
