Sea Bird Youth Network

The objectives of the proposed project are concentrate on 4 major areas: 1) Seabird Curriculum: The seabird curriculum will be created during the first two years of the proposed three-year project. The curriculum for 5/6th grade will be designed as an “Introduction to Seabirds”, including information on breeding and feeding ecology, conservation, and why we study seabirds. The curriculum activities will be adaptable for older or younger students making it more appealing to rural communities with multi-age classrooms such as the Pribilof School District and Nikolskoye. The unit will be an integrated cross-curriculum (including writing, math, geography etc.) so that it can have greater use in schools on both sides of the Bering Sea. 2) Pen-pal communication: Pen-pal communication between students on St. Paul, St. George and Nikolskoye will be initiated in year one, and continue for the three project years. Communication will be facilitated by teachers, and focus on students aged 8-14. 3) Sharing information about natural and cultural resources: • Information about each community, school, and local wildlife will be shared on the Seabird Youth Website in both English and Russian; • Interviews with elders and the learning and participation in subsistence practices at the annual Seabird Camp will be facilitated by the St. Paul, Pribilof Islands Aleut Community of Saint Paul Island, St George Traditional Council, and the St. George Institute. • Nikolskoye ...
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