New Environments for English as a Second Language Students

(A Green Curriculum for Advanced ESL Students)

by Roy Schwab and Brad Stocker

The curriculum lessons can be followed in sequence or used as independent units. Each has English as a Second Language objectives and competencies as well as concurrent Earth Literacy objectives and lessons. In most cases, the lessons may be easily transferred to other campuses and institutions, but a few that are based on the Kendall Campus environment and can be modified to fit other settings with some preparation. The major areas that are covered in this project include:

• General Introduction

• Goals

• Acknowledgements

• Values and Ethics

• Biophilia -- our love and connection to the natural world

  • Loves and Fears

  • Space

• Cosmology – the scientific story of the universe

  • Introduction

  • Different Stories

  • Power of Ten

  • Planetarium

  • Cosmic Walk

• Spirit and Science – the connection between the two

  • Science and Spirituality

  • Who am I?

• Our Bio-region – the natural habitat we live in

  • Campus Walk

  • Pine Rockland Walk

  • Matheson Hammocks

  • Matheson Hammocs Mangroves

  • Shark Valley

  • Shifts

Roy Schwab 305 237 2575 rschwab@mdc.edu
Brad Stocker 305 237 2850 bstocker@mdc.edu

Project funding through MDC's Learning Initiatives Project