Environmental Education

For over five decades, the Environmental Education program at Bradford Woods has worked with young students and teachers throughout Indiana, providing hands-on experiences that encourage students to learn in, and about, the outdoors. Our goal is to enhance participants’ personal relationship with their environment by increasing knowledge and awareness of environmental processes and relationships, heightening awareness of historical and cultural influences, and promoting stewardship through educated decision making.

Day and residential programs are designed to be an extension of the classroom combining academic, social, and recreational experiences in a fun, camp-like atmosphere. Whether writing a poem about a soaring Bald Eagle, collecting aquatic insects for a biotic index, or listening to Native American legends while gazing into a starry night sky, students see their learning come alive.

View the program information packet for more information about our programs.

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Eagles to the Nest

Eagles to the Nest is a theme-based curriculum which is made available online thanks to a grant from The Coca Cola Foundation.  This curriculum is designed to strengthen students' understanding of the complex relationships between humans, animals, and their surrounding environment. The theme-based approach allowed the complex issues of habitat loss, water quality, endangered species and environmental ethics to be more manageable. All the lessons are directed through the life experiences of Bald Eagles. As home to one of twelve nesting Bald Eagles in Indiana, Bradford Woods has a wealth of experience and knowledge to share about the bald eagle.

Eagles to the Nest utilizes two educational mediums. The first is the Internet web site designed for use in the classroom. The second is a residential environmental education program. Each educational approach of the program is designed to stand-alone and at the same time, they are designed to enhance one another. The hope is that students will gain a better understanding of their environment through the use of multiple instructional media.

View Eagles to the Nest Online Curriculum