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Environmental Studies
One of Eagle Cove School’s key goals is to promote and support programs and initiatives in Environmental Studies.
We regard these studies as a fundamental component of our students' learning in the world today and tomorrow.
At all grade levels, ECS students are involved in environmental
learning and projects that increase their awareness of environmental
issues, their partnering skills, and their confidence in people’s
ability to effect positive change in the world.
Our efforts were officially recognized in 2006 when we were
awarded the honor of being named one of
Maryland's Green Schools.
We are always looking for ways to make a positive difference in
the world, and we succeed! Some of our recent student activities include:
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Growing Submerged Aquatic Vegetation in class to then plant in local tributaries
- Growing oysters from spat and helping to revive local oyster reefs
- Monitoring Bay water quality and turbidity
- Studying, recording and drawing fauna and flora along the School’s Nature Trail
- Enhancing the Nature Trail, now equipped with a wetlands observation platform and interpretive Nature Trail signs
- Maintaining a butterfly garden
- Creating habitat for indigenous wildlife and plants with our “No Mow” grassland wildlife and plant species habitat
- In-class projects and off-campus field trips to other ecologically interesting sites
- Sponsoring a school-wide recycling program
- Developing canoeing skills in conjunction with science projects
- Preparing integrated learning activities for our annual Bay Week
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Building artificial reef structures called Reef Balls placed under our pier to conduct a catch and release fishing survey
- Building a multi-stage composting pile
- Raising Terrapin turtles in class for release on Poplar Island
- Constructing and erecting habitat structures for birds including: Wood Duck box, Blue Bird boxes, and an Osprey platform
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Measuring Sea Grasses
Building Reef Balls
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We invite you to read more about our
Current Activities!
Please explore our Green Team Gazettes - timely newsletters meant
for both children and adults, and our new
Green Pages Directory
- a multi-page directory of websites, businesses, and organizations
that are all finding ways to help our environment stay as healthy as
possible.
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