Environmental Education

CBF's award-winning environmental education programs provide significant outdoor learning experiences for thousands of students, teachers, citizens, and community leaders. Operating from the Brock Environmental Center's education pavilion and waterfront pier, CBF's "floating classroom," the Jenny S, explores the Lynnhaven River and Chesapeake Bay.

By engaging in outdoor educational experiences in inspirational natural areas and on waterways, program participants can better understand and value these fragile settings that sustain us.

CBF's environmental education programs link the natural environment to human activities along the Chesapeake Bay. Our programs enable students and teachers to conduct their own research through hands-on biological sampling, chemical analysis, and physical measurements. In addition to using critical thinking skills to evaluate the health of the ecological system, participants also gain a unique perspective on the relationship between water quality, fisheries, and economics. Our courses combine many academic disciplines—earth science, biology, history, art, English/writing, math, chemistry, civics, economics, government, and responsible citizenship. As a result, students become exceptionally informed and inspired, valuing the Bay and its watershed as a living, connected system.

The Brock Center at Pleasure House Point is an active demonstration site for important and relevant restoration projects, including living shorelines, oyster, wetland, and other habitat restoration, as well as water quality improvement initiatives. To apply for an education field experience, go to cbf.org/educate, send an email to [email protected] or call 800-445-5572.

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