The Earth We Share™ International Science Camp
The Earth We Share™ (TEWS) international science camp
seeks
to increase middle school and secondary school
student's
science literacy and problem solving skills, build
knowledge of the impact of science and technology on
society, increase understanding of societal and
environmental impact on science endeavors, and enhance
teacher skills in experiential education.
TEWS helps students and teachers connect science to
their
daily lives and society. The four-week residential
program
uses experiential learning to build critical thinking
skills. Together, students from around the world and
the
United States, with a teacher and college intern, work
in
teams to create solutions to contemporary global
dilemmas.
TEWS builds a framework for acquiring knowledge and
exploits students' creativity and curiosity - the
hallmarks
of both science and adolescence. Students work in
groups of
8-10 to find answers facing our global society such as
"How
Many People Can the Earth Hold?" and "Design the
World's
Perfect House." While exploring these Discovery
Topics™,
students own the learning experience, gain lots of
science
information and techniques in a short time and build
critical thinking and problem solving skills. They
gain
appreciation of the effect science and technology have
on
societies around the world and a sense of the
responsibility society must have for technological
developments.
Concurrently, teachers acquire and implement
experiential
teaching methods while applying the relevance of
science
and technology to our everyday world. All participants
encounter a variety of cultures and perspectives from
students, teachers and interns of various communities
throughout the United States and around the world.
TEWS was launched in 1994 at Choate Rosemary Hall
Preparatory School in Connecticut and since has been
held
at Camp Algonquin, fifty miles outside of Chicago;
Talledega College in Alabama; Dartmouth College in
Hanover,
New Hampshire; and the Colorado School of Mines in
Golden,
Colorado. Student and teacher participants have come
from
Sweden, Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Portugal,
Ireland,
Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, England, and throughout
the
United States.
The Earth We Share™ 2004 (TEWS '04) will be held at
Willamette University in Salem, Oregon from July 3
through
July 31. TEWS celebrates its tenth year using
experiential
learning methods to stimulate and maintain student
interest
in science. Funding is provided by generous support of
our
sponsors and this year student tuition fees. Teachers
and
interns are provided a stipend. TEWS will provide a
limited
number of scholarship opportunities for those students
who
desire to attend but cannot afford to pay.
To apply, click here to
download the application.
For additional information, contact us at 281.486.7918
or
email us at info@jemisonfoundation.org.
TEWS aims to provide a "meaningful educational
experience"
for both students and teachers.
"A meaningful science education experience
integrates intellect, emotions, interests and skills
produces a
significant sense of achievement and growth
confidence
in
one's own ability to think, to feel, to take action
and
cope with future challenges
self esteem."
C. Morrow
'Meaningful Experiences in Science Education'.
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