Island Scholars

ISLAND SCHOLARS
The Conservancy’s arm of Island Scholars consists of high-achieving 4th grade students at Avalon Schools. As part of our adventures, we’ll be traveling to some of the wilder areas of Catalina Island’s living laboratory.

By the end of the school year, the Conservancy’s Island Scholars will be able to:

• Identify the characteristics of a good leader/role model and develop/display those characteristics in their own conduct.
• Describe the living and nonliving parts of ecosystems and discuss roles within those ecosystems.
• Classify organisms based on characteristics (diurnal/crepuscular/nocturnal or herbivorous/carnivorous/omnivorous, for example).
• Explain the purpose of, and need for, conservation efforts on Santa Catalina Island.
• Create and edit a slide show, video documentary, or other visual project showing the progress made during the year’s activities.

Island Scholars – Calendar of Events, 2006 - 2007

Preliminary Student Meeting: Thursday, September 7, 2006 (1:30 in room 121)

Parent Meeting: Thursday, September 21, 2006 (6:00 in the school library)

Meeting #1: Planning Session and Team Building, Black Jack - Tuesday, October 10, 2006 (8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.)

Meet in front of the auditorium. Ride the bus to Black Jack Camp for an all-day natural adventure and “leadership conference.”

Meeting #2: Goal Setting, Avalon Schools – Thursday, November 2, 2006 (1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.)

Meeting #3: Ecosystem Roles, Middle Canyon – Tuesday, November 07, 2006 (8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.)

Meet in front of auditorium. Ride the bus to Middle Ranch for a walking tour of an oak restoration site, Thompson Reservoir, and visits to Pimu and Tachi.

Meeting #4: Appreciation and project work, Avalon Schools – Thursday, December 7, 2006 (1:30 – 3:30)

Meeting #5: Erosion by Moving Water, Cottonwood Beach – Tuesday, December 12, 2006 (8:00 – 3:00)

Meet in front of auditorium. Ride the bus up to the airport to see the geology wall at the nature center, then to the Cottonwood Beach overlook. Group will hike down to the beach and then back up at the end of the day.

Meeting #6: Posters and project work, Avalon Schools, Thursday, January 11, 2007 (1:30 – 3:30)

Meeting #7: Adaptations, Oak Grove Below Airport – Tuesday, January 16, 2007 (8:00 – 3:00)

Meet in front of auditorium. Ride the bus the airport. Hike the soapstone loop to oak trees for adaptations activities.

Meeting #8: Project work, Avalon Schools - Thursday, February 01, 2007 (1:30 – 3:30)

Meeting #9: Tongva History and Culture, Little Harbor – Tuesday, February 06, 2007 (8:00 – 3:00)

Meet in front of auditorium. Ride the bus to Little Harbor overlook for a hike to Shark and Little Harbors for Tongva-related activities.

Meeting #10: Project Work, Avalon Schools – Thursday, March 08, 2007 (1:30 – 3:30)

Meeting #11: Streambed, Boskey Dell – Tuesday, March 13, 2007 (8:00 – 3:00)

Meet in front of auditorium. Ride the bus to El Rancho Escondido for a hike to Boskey Dell and the streambed for investigations and meditation.

Meeting #12: Project Work, Avalon Schools – Thursday, April 12, 2007 (1:30 – 3:30)

Meeting #13: WWII History, Ben Weston Beach – Tuesday, April 17, 2007 (8:00 – 3:00)

Meet in front of auditorium. Ride the bus to the bunkers overlooking Ben Weston Beach for some historical perspective. Hike down to the beach, then back out the canyon.

Meeting #14: Project Work, Avalon Schools – Thursday, May 3, 2007 (1:30 – 3:30)

Meeting #15: Project Work/Extra Practice, Avalon Schools – Tuesday, May 08, 2007 (2:30 – 4:30)

Island Scholars Evening Nature Program: End of the Year Project Presentation, Nature Center at Avalon Canyon – Wednesday, May 09, 2007, 7:00

Overnight Retreat at Wrigley Marine Science Center – [End of May]

Island Scholars Potluck: Nature Center at Avalon Canyon – Thursday, June 7, 2007 (6:00)
[Date and Time Tentative]