NATURAL HISTORY EDUCATOR AWARDS
The Montana Natural History Center annually
honors an outstanding organization and individual in the field
of natural history education. These awardees engage students
of all ages with the natural world and inspire those of us
in the field to even higher standards.
Award nominations are accepted every September and presented
at MNHC's annual Auction and Fundraiser.
For more information on how you can nominate an individual
or organization, please contact Lisa Moore at 327-0405.
2006 Awardee:
- Clark Fork School, Missoula, Montana
The Clark Fork
School is an independent
parent-cooperative school with Pre-school through
fifth grade classrooms. The school embraces
natural history education as part of their curriculum
with natural exploration integrated into classroom
subjects. We are proud to recognize the contributions
that the Clark Fork School has provided to our
community! For more information about the Clark
Fork School or its programs, contact Clark
Fork School>>
2005 Awardees:
- Sean Sullivan; Program Director
of the Watershed Education Network.
Sean has been working since 2000 to implement and improve
school-based water monitoring programs and the Volunteer
Water Monitoring Project. Sean graduated from the University
of Montana in 2003 with a degree in Environmental Studies
with an emphasis in Water Resources. He has a passion for
all things water and can be seen enjoying the benefits of
the water cycle year round whether in boat, on skis, or
in waders. Currently, he is the force behind the volunteer
trainings, innovative water curriculum and stream monitoring
field trips for the Watershed Education Network.
- The Integrated Biological Earth Systems
Program (IBES) at Big Sky High School in Missoula.
IBES integrates biology, earth science and chemistry and
applies them to local systems, societal issues and technology.
Course content is applied directly in our community. IBES
is student-centered where students commonly work in cooperative
groups and collaboratively collect field data, resulting
in an open-ended, inquiry-based problem solving approach.
2004 Awardees:
- Raptors of the Rockies;
Kate Davis, Executive Director
- Jamie Nisbet and Patti
Walker, 3rd grade teachers at Hawthorne Elementary
(Missoula)
2003 Awardees:
- Wild Sentry
- Marcia Dunn, former
captain of KUFM’s Pea Green Boat
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