KIDS for the BAY collaborates with teachers to connect students with nature, inspire environmental action, turn students on to science, and create lasting impact.
KIDS for the BAY featured two new and exciting themes last summer! In Aquatic Science Week, campers had the opportunity to take a deep dive into creeks, ponds, lakes, and the San Francisco Bay. During Marine Science Week, campers were thrilled to explore the unique habitats of the Pacific Ocean. Our special Summer Camp themes helped our young scientists explore nature in a variety of interconnected habitats throughout the San Francisco Bay watershed.
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At KIDS for the BAY, we believe that Everyone Is a Scientist and an Environmentalist! Read about the countless opportunities for meaningful, place-based science learning in the watershed ecosystem that our young scientists and Environmentalists enjoyed this summer!
» Read moreThis school year, with the support of California Coastal Commission’s Whale Tail Grants Program, KIDS for the BAY (KftB) empowered hundreds of Richmond students and families to lead a lifetime of watershed and ocean stewardship. Our Environmentalists embarked on special field trips to bay and ocean beaches, where they learned about our ocean, what the ocean provides for people and wildlife, and the importance of caring for the marine ecosystems we all depend on.
» Read moreunol Regional Wilderness is an amazing place to glimpse wildflowers, from the instantly recognizable California poppy to lupine, native irises and California lilac. Students from Burbank Elementary School in Hayward loved discovering nature, including several species of wildflowers native to the San Francisco Bay Area, on their field trip to Sunol Wilderness!
» Read more“I think I saw a crab larva!” exclaimed Caue. On their special field trip to Martinez Marina, Watershed Rangers from Las Juntas Elementary School in Martinez eagerly studied water samples from the Carquinez Strait using scientific field microscopes to investigate the plankton living in this special bay-delta habitat. Las Juntas Elementary is one of the first schools to participate in KftB’s new Martinez Watershed Rangers Program, which provides third through fifth grade classes in Martinez with opportunities to learn about and care for the local watershed environment.
» Read moreWatershed Rangers in Teacher Lily Gee’s class at Lincoln Elementary School in Oakland had the opportunity to walk from their school to Lake Merritt to learn more about this special, brackish water habitat. Volunteers from Rotary Nature Center Friends (RNCF) helped our young scientists test lake water quality and observe plankton using special scientific tools.
» Read moreDuring their field trip to Keller Beach, Richmond Environmentalists from Michelle Obama Elementary School had the opportunity to observe a dead juvenile leopard shark that had washed ashore. This discovery sparked important conversations about predation, decomposition, and human impacts on marine life.
» Read moreKindergarteners in teachers Sandrine Demathieu and Chris Luft’s classes at Nystrom Elementary School had the wonderful opportunity to walk from their school campus to nearby Unity Park on the Richmond Greenway. KIDS for the BAY (KftB) Educators were joined by volunteers from Urban Tilth who helped us to explore the Greenway Gardens and participate in a planting project, as part of our partnership with the Richmond Outdoors Coalition.
» Read moreStudents from John Muir Elementary School in Martinez walked from their school to Mountain View Park to get outside, connect with nature and take action for the environment.
» Read moreKftB students from Highland Community School in Oakland buzzed with excitement as Ms. Neda brought the San Francisco Bay estuary to life right inside the classroom! Our young scientists had already learned about the San Francisco Bay watershed, a unique ecosystem that requires protection and care. Now, with real striped bass fish, Dungeness crab, bull kelp, and red algae specimens at their fingertips, they couldn’t wait for a hands-on science adventure that would deepen their connection to the natural world.
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