Center For The Inland Bays - School Programs

Hands on/Waders On Learning for Students in the Watershed

Teachers! Homeschoolers! Scout Leaders! Consider a field trip to James Farm
The CIB believes that hands-on, experiential learning is the key to a better understanding of Delaware's watersheds and the Inland Bays estuarine ecosystem. With this concept in mind, we developed outdoor learning activities that encourage student/teacher participation in a fun and interesting environment. Below, you will find all you need to know to plan your trip to the James Farm Ecological Preserve. There are activity plans for students from kindergarten to 6th grade that include teacher instructions, equipment lists (very little required), and maps.

Educators interested in bringing students to James Farm for an outdoor learning experience should contact Sally Boswell at 302.226-8105 or E-mail at outreach@inlandbays.org

Everything You Need To Know About Visiting James Farm Ecological Preserve With A School Group
Click here for:Your Visit to James Farm: Background and Procedures
Click here for:James Farm Ecological Preserve Map

Guided Activities for Students at James Farm

Age 4-12 James Farm Scavenger Hunt

Grade 1 Activity-Lesson Plan

Grade 2 Activity-Lesson Plan

Grade 3 Activity-Lesson Plan
Grade 3 Activity Map

Grade 4 Activity-Lesson Plan

Grade 5 Activity-Lesson Plan

Grade 6 Activity-Lesson Plan

James Farm Program for Middle School Students
In collaboration with the Indian River School District's Outdoor Education Center at Ingram Pond, the CIB has been offering field trips to the James Farm Ecological Preserve since spring of 1999. These no-cost, daylong activities are designed for groups of ~ 30 students and are conducted during 10-week sessions in the autumn and spring.

Programs are closely correlated with Delaware Science Content Standards and Performance Indicators. Seventh grade programs target "Understanding Delaware's Watersheds" and eighth grade activities focus on "Ecosytems."

School program activities include:

Grade 7
Identifying non-tidal wetlands
7th Grade Activity Booklet for Field Trip

Grade 8
Plant adaptations and zonation
8th Grade Activity Booklet for Field Trip

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James Farm: Our 'outdoor classroom' on Indian River Bay

Students on the deck at James Farm overlooking Indian River Bay.

Would you like to help with a Schoolyard Habitat?

Volunteers are needed to work with our Schoolyard Habitat Schools...assist teachers, working with classes in the habitat, help with the gardening, help plan and build new features like bluebird trails and butterfly gardens, help out at Planting Day at new Schoolyard Habitats, be a Community Volunteer Leader for one of our schools. For more information, call Sally Boswell at 226-8105 or email at outreach@inlandbays.org

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