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Comments About Our CurriculumRead what others are saying about the resources from the Rainforest Alliance Learning Site.Would you like to add a comment or anecdote to this page? Email us at education@ra.org and share your experience or comment. "What a wonderful site you have, and what wonderful information! I teach beginning Spanish, K-12. This is a great conservation message to kids while they learn to appreciate the peoples and ecosystems of our southern neighbors. Much more interesting to read your stories than just hello how are you -- and a sideways approach to helping kids realize the value of conservation." June Harper
"The finished product of this interdisciplinary unit of instruction was extremely comprehensive. The lessons interfaced literacy, mathematics, science, social studies, art, and music. The result was astounding, motivating, and well done, evidencing collaboration, satisfaction, and effective learning." Linda J. Richardson "If other teachers have high populations of Hispanic American students, like we do, I hope they’ll use this curriculum as well. This topic of bird migration in the 5th grade units was highly interesting for our students. It was interesting for them to realize the connections between songbirds and the rainforest. They were so excited to learn that they might see a bird in their own backyard that has traveled to the rainforest." Click here to read an interview with Mrs. Peterson. Mrs. Peterson ESL Teacher Jefferson School Norwalk, CT
"This program is a blessing for the kids who come from Latin America to the US where everything is strange to them. The Rainforest Alliance curriculum really connects them to their classmates and their new environment...This program also brought our school together as a community. It allowed me to work with other teachers and students that I don't otherwise get to interact with." Shirley Mourin World Language Teacher Ann Street School Newark, NJ
This is such a worthwhile curriculum that embraces so many wonderful interdisciplinary possibilities. The pathways are unending when you embrace the Rainforest Alliance, and promote meaningful and authentic lessons while having fun that satisfies students' curiosity! Joanne Bergamotto Assistant Superintendent Newark Public School Newark, NJ
Barbara Henderson K-4 Science Teacher Rafael Cordero Community School Jersey City, NJ
This handsomely designed site has lesson plans on the rain forest for kindergarten, first, second, third/fourth, fifth/sixth grades. The site also includes slide shows separated into the same grade categories that can be shown using a computer and projector. Lynda Scarrow Web Editor Ontario College of Teachers
North Carolina Science Teacher Association www.ncsta.org/resources/ee.html
The Beardsley Zoo with its unique emphasis on the South American rainforests is delighted to have the opportunity to work with the Rainforest Alliance with their special emphasis on positive action for this critically endangered habitat. Our two organizations bring education alive for children in the Bridgeport area.
Lisa Tryon Director of Conservation, Education & Research Beardsley Zoological Gardens Connecticut Zoological Society Bridgeport, CT
Natural Resources Defense Council
"I became aware of the Rainforest Alliance through the Teaching Resources Center at Radford University in Radford ,Virginia. My eight-year-old daughter was required to do a project for a gifted course and subsequently, we checked out a number of books, CDs and other materials. One CD she checked out referenced the Rainforest Alliance and she went to the homepage and found a wealth of information there within. The materials included on the Web site provided me with the essential information to teach my children ages eight and six about the importance of saving our rainforests and the many gifts the rainforest provides. Through these materials, my children gained a 'real life' understanding of the challenges and opportunities an actual child who lives in the rainforest endures each day. As a result of her research, she was able to develop a puppet show to share with other children the beauty as well as the dangers the rainforest faces. As a parent I found the materials to be aesthetically attractive and extremely child friendly. Thank you again, Rainforest Alliance, for the opportunity to take advantage of the informative materials found at your Web site." Adlyn Futrell Dublin, VA
North American Association for Environmental Education
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"The
primary grade's positive response to the Rainforest Alliance's Web pages,
materials and activities convinced us that the entire school would benefit
from a Rainforest Awareness Day." 
The
Learning Site is a tremendous resource for educators interested in incorporating
environmental curriculum in the classroom. All of the Rainforest Alliance's
education materials are completely free and meet national standards as
compiled by Mid-Continent Research for Education and Training. 
