Spotlight: Linda Versage from Homewaters Project, EEAW Outstanding Non-Formal Environmental Educator Award 2007-2008
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Since 2002, Linda has been the Schools Coordinator at Homewaters Project, a small non-profit based at North Seattle Community College. She develops elementary education programs that extend the learning from classroom science units to the real world. The programs are inquiry-based and focus on watershed and terrestrial ecology and water conservation. Linda also trains teachers and teaches urban youth in Seattle and Shoreline public and independent schools. Linda's fun, interactive approach has made an impact on both students and teachers...Versage Testimonials
KUOW's Sara Lerner interviews Linda Versage and Seattle Public School's Kathryn Show to learn how Homewaters' Ecosystems Field Science Investigation prepares Bailey Gatzert Elementary students to meet science and math standards while exploring school grounds. Click here to see interview