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The Lake Superior Stewardship Initiative (LSSI)
is part of a statewide Great Lakes
Stewardship Initiative (GLSI) launched by
the Great Lakes Fishery Trust with financial
support from the Wege Foundation and several
community foundations. The goal of the GLSI
is to increase understanding and active
stewardship of the Great Lakes by K-12
teachers and students working in partnership
with local units of government and community
organizations. The LSSI seeks to prepare
K-12 students to become knowledgeable
citizens engaged in activities that enhance
their school, community, and the Lake
Superior watershed. The Initiative
incorporates three strategies:
(1) Implementing 'place-based curricula' in
the classroom that engages students in
learning about their community, cultural
heritage, local watershed, and the Great
Lakes;
(2) Providing teacher-training and student
programs that increase content knowledge
about the Great Lakes and opportunities for
students to visit and learn about Lake
Superior, tributary streams, wetlands,
forests, and other outdoor environments near
their schools;
(3) Developing school-community partnerships
with local units of government and community
organizations to address local needs by
working together on local stewardship
projects.
Desired Outcomes
(1) Students will have the knowledge to make
informed decisions and become actively
involved in their
communities.
(2) Teachers will integrate local Great
Lakes topics
into their curriculum.
(3) School-community partnerships will
engage students
in stewardship projects that are responsive
to the needs of
local communities.
(4) Placed-based education will become an
integral
and permanent part of the work of partner
schools.
(5) Communities in the Lake Superior
watershed will be
improved through collaborative efforts of
schools and their community partners.
(6) Students and teachers will be recognized
as valued, contributing citizens and will
act in that capacity, building stronger
schools and communities.
For more
information please visit the Great Lakes
Stewardship Initiative website,
www.glstewardship.org, or view:
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