Project WILD is an exciting supplementary wildlife
education curriculum available to teachers who participate in a
six-hour workshop. It is a set of lively, hands-on, diverse and
instructionally sound education activities offered in the form of
a guide for teachers. An international activity-based, supplementary
curriculum, Project WILD is a great help in the teaching of conservation
and environmental education concepts.
Targeting classroom teachers and non-formal educators
of K-12 students, Project WILD activities focus on wildlife and
are both interactive and interdisciplinary. Students are intrinsically
interested in wildlife, so they readily engage in learning when
it's related to wildlife. The Project WILD manual is full of activities
relating to terrestrial wildlife; the WILD Aquatic manual focus
on wetlands wildlife activities.
Project WILD can be used singly, sequentially
or in clusters. Each activity has been classroom tested and includes
objectives, method background, evaluation suggestions, recommended
grade level, school subjects, skills, duration, group size, setting,
concepts and key vocabulary.
Wild activities are organized around a conceptual
framework which addresses these major themes:
- Awareness and Appreciation of Wildlife
- Human Values and Wildlife
- Wildlife and Ecological Systems
- Wildlife Conservation
- Cultural and Social Interaction with Wildlife
- Wildlife Issues and Trends: Alternatives and
Consequences
- Wildlife, Ecological Systems and Responsible
Human Actions
Project WILD is coordinated by N.H. Fish and
Game Department and is offered at locations throughout the state.
If you are interested in hosting or attending a workshop, contact
the Project WILD coordinator at Fish and Game headquarters (603-271-3211).
There is a registration fee for Project Wild workshops.
NOTE: Click here for
the education calendar, including WILD trainings.
COMING SOON! Project WILD and the Council for Environmental Education have a new addition. Growing Up WILD: Exploring Nature with Young Children is a new supplementary education program for young learners designed to connect children ages 3 – 7 with nature and wildlife. Growing Up WILD activities foster critical early childhood skill development, while tapping into children’s sense of wonder about nature and the wildlife around them. Workshops will be scheduled in early 2010. Check the education calendar on this website in late January for a schedule of winter and spring workshops. For more information about this new program, contact Mary Goodyear at mary.goodyear@wildlife.nh.gov or call 603-271-6649.
N.H. State Curriculum Frameworks Correlations:
Project WILD and Project WILD Aquatic activities have been correlated
to the New Hampshire Curriculum Frameworks. These correlations can
be used as a guide in curriculum planning efforts. Each correlation
contains the title of the activity, objectives, methods, grade level,
subject matter, corresponding frameworks and evaluation ideas.
