![Bee Keeper](/sites/default/files/styles/page_hero_small/public/2020-04/wallerstein-bees-alive.jpg?h=ced70dd7&itok=eebwrZ7h)
An Interdisciplinary Environmental Science Initiative for K-12 Teachers
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Bees Alive! is a program of the NYU Wallerstein Collaborative for Urban Environmental Education and Sustainability focused on pollinators and their essential contributions to food systems and ecosystems health.
![A lesson about bee keeping](/sites/default/files/styles/16x9_500_x_281/public/2020-04/wallerstein-bees-lesson.jpg?h=56707e88&itok=xpFR1kFW)
Our primary goal is to promote environmental literacy through civic ecology practices and service learning activities. We provide opportunities for public school teachers, K-12 students and community members to connect to nature in urban settings while increasing biodiversity and enhancing the ecosystem services provided by pollinator gardens and native plants.
Objectives:
- Provide professional development opportunities for classroom teachers and non-formal educators
- Provide field experiences for teachers and their classes to engage in environmental education and stewardship.
- Develop an enrichment module in collaboration with P.S. 110, Brooklyn, on pollinators.
- Establish a native plant garden in Lentol Garden in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.
- Develop programming for Lentol Garden for K-12 audiences and community members.
- Create pollinator gardens in P.S. 31 and 34 in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.
- Create opportunities for citizen science and civic ecology practices for school groups and community members.
- Connect environmental experts to the community through talks, field trips, and workshops.
Bees Alive! Pollinators and Their Habitats Curriculum
Read the Curriculum![Community Members and Students Participate in Bee Keeping](/sites/default/files/styles/16x9_500_x_281/public/2020-04/wallerstein-bees-wheelarrow.jpg?h=a7d2deb9&itok=NY4IVZkm)
This program was made possible with funding from the Environmental Protection Agency, in partnership with NYC Audubon, Queens Botanical Garden, National Wildlife Federation, Natural Areas Conservancy, and P.S. 110.