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Stewardship Through Leadership: Backyard Adventures! -After-school environmental education programs for youth of the city of Lowell.  'Where Earth Day is everyday!'

Goal of the program (STL): To expose urban youth to the outdoor classroom where they will build upon their in-school science & technology and math curricula, become engaged in constructive environmental stewardship in their community, and build self-esteem through team and leadership opportunities.

Where we explore and make a difference: The City of Lowell is our outdoor classroom where our field studies are carried out.  Lowell is home to a multitude of natural resources, ecosytems and geological features, which are the sites and subjects of our studies and action-based environmental stewardship projects.

Freshman Academy 2013 Programming - Photo Gallery

At all programs, we have made strong connections to the important habitats in right here in Lowell. Although this is just a snapshot of what we have done, we continue to reach our goal of building on their in school curricula while connecting to the world around them through meaningful observations, projects, and field trips.



Outdoor Classrooms

Through STL programming we utilize various outdoor classrooms, otherwise known as local open green spaces, such as LP&CT's conservation lands and local rivers. For more information about our outdoor classrooms and the Concord River Greenway Classroom Web Site - Click Here.



STL: Environmental Education Program Wins Award

Certificate of Excellence: April 2009, LP&CT's Stewardship Through Leadership: Backyard Adventures! environmental education program, led in partnership with Mass Audubon, was awarded honors at the State House from Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs, Ian Bowles at the "Secretary's Awards for Excellence in Energy and Environmental Education".



The "Certificate of Excellence" award was received in recognition of our dedication, commitment, and contribution to energy and environmental education, while working with Lowell youth.

Outdoor Classrooms Include-

  • LP&CT-owned properties, such as West Meadow Conservation Land
  • Concord River Greenway Park
  • Merrimack River Watershed (includes the Concord River and local brooks)
  • Lowell-Dracut-Tyngsboro State Forest
  • Urban habitats of local community centers and school yards
  • Urban forests and parks



STL Program Handbook

Please take a look at the program handbook (PDF) to find out more about our studies of Lowell's natural side and environmental history.

 

 



Our STL Programming Partner

Stewardshp Through Leadership: Backyard Adventures! (STL) is carried out in partnership with Mass Audubon Society - Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary in Lincoln, Massachusetts (Concord River watershed). 

 

Our Sites

Stewardship Through Leadership: Backyard Adventures! (STL) is implemented at several sites in Lowell, Massachusetts throughout the school year and summer.







Sites (current and past) include:

  • Girls Incorporated of Greater Lowell
  • Robinson Middle School
  • McAuliffe Elementary School
  • Wang Middle School
  • Phoenix Ave - Community Teamwork Inc.
  • Bartlett Community Partnership School - UMass Lowell Graduate School
  • Light of Cambodian Children Inc.
  • United Teen Equality Center (UTEC)
  • River Ambassadors - Lowell Telecommunications
  • Lowell High School-Environmental Science Club
  • Lowell High School-Freshman Academy-Compass Program (includes programs at Freshman Academy during school year and summer programs for incoming Freshman at the Stoklosa School)
  • Voyagers Home School
  • Lowell Association For the Blind
  • Daley Middle School-Community Science Investations
  • Spindle City Corps - Community Teamwork Inc. and Lowell National Historical Park
  • Chestnut Square Apartments
  • CTI at the Lincoln School



"Thank You to our members and funders for making these programs possible!"

The Greater Lowell Community Foundation - Water Resources Grant Initiative.

"This program is funded in part by the Massachusetts Cultural Council's YouthReach Initiative."

Women Working Wonders: It is with great appreciation that we thank the Women Working Wonders Fund, who selects one organization each year to receive $5,000. The Trust received this award Spring 2007 for our work with Girls Incorporated of Greater Lowell. See then Women Working Wonders Fund on the Greater Lowell Community Foundation Web Site.

We also thank the following for their generous support of STL: