KIDS for the BAY collaborates with teachers to connect students with nature, inspire environmental action, turn students on to science, and create lasting impact.
Watershed 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.
» Read moreIn honor of Women’s History Month, KIDS for the BAY is thrilled to highlight Sumona Majumdar, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of our fiscal sponsor, Earth Island Institute, and her leadership in the environmental field.
» Read moreEach of our student Environmentalists begins their KIDS for the BAY program with a Watershed Scavenger Hunt activity to help them connect with nature on their school campus and explore the wonders of their watershed. Third graders in Mr. Marco’s class at Lincoln Elementary School in Oakland couldn’t wait to get outside and explore the local watershed, right on their school campus!
» Read moreThirty years ago, KIDS for the BAY joined forces with Dover Elementary School and the City of San Pablo to lead a creek cleanup at the local community park. Since the first cleanup, we have hosted this event every year with help from school students and their families. This year’s 30th Annual Wildcat Creek Cleanup was a huge success! KIDS for the BAY (KftB) staff, students and partner teachers, alongside representatives from the City of San Pablo, and high-school environmental leaders from Earth Team, removed 1,040 pounds of trash from Davis Park and Wildcat creek. That’s over half a ton!
» Read moreKIDS for the BAY Environmentalists from Glassbrook Elementary School in Hayward visited Sheep Camp Creek, a beautiful watershed area in Sunol and protected habitat for the California red legged frog and the tiger salamander. Partner volunteer biologists and engineers from Avila and Associates Engineers Inc. helped our young watershed scientists dissect owl pellets, observe owl hatchlings, investigate aquatic invertebrates, and witness metamorphosis up close
» Read moreKIDS for the BAY (KftB) is excited to be a bigger part of the solution to reducing plastic pollution and microplastics in 2024. Our young Environmentalists have recorded the types and amounts of plastic pollution collected in school neighborhood, creek, bay and ocean cleanups for many years. Now we’re going a step further by tracking the brands of plastic trash they collect, as part of a Plastic Pollution Audit based on the Break Free From Plastic Guidelines. By sharing our students’ data with Earth Island Institute, our fiscal sponsor, we are helping to bring the first major lawsuit of its kind against the biggest plastic polluting corporations.
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