Education/Becas

St Louis Audubon Education Committee
Needs New Recruits!!

If you enjoy working with children and adults and talking about nature, why not join the Education Committee. We are looking for new people to work with us and give presentations on all kinds of subjects. We talk with school children, civic groups, scouts, libraries, churches garden clubs and anyone else interested in nature. We just completed a full day of activities for some Junior Girl Scouts to allow them to earn their Wildlife Badge. We do not require you to have any special knowledge--we will train you and give you outlines for our programs. Our new people do not give programs until they are comfortable with a topic.

We have no special days or hours--we usually do weekdays, but occasionally we work on a weekend and sometimes in the evening. A lot of our programs are presented by two of our committee and, on occasion, the entire committee attends if there are a large number of people in attendance. Call Lisa Nansteel for applications or more information at (636) 391-4898.

Speaker's Bureau

The St. Louis Audubon Society announces a training class that is starting up for their speaker's bureau in their elementary education program. The speakers will be available free to schools and will cover topics ranging from birds to bats to plants.

Call Lisa Nansteel for applications or more information at (636) 391-4898.

Junior membership divided into two age groups
1-7th grades
8th to 12th grades

What do you get with junior membership?

• Quarterly meeting hosted by the Education Team
• Level specific bird walks twice a year designed for your age group, lead by Audubon bird walk leaders
• Invitations to help with birding surveys around St. Louis
• Classroom assistance with the Education Team
• Special event table help with Membership and Education
• Help with special projects such as putting up nest boxes
• Monthly E-newsletter to keep you up to date

Chapter only dues for $5

Scholarships/Becas

Scholarship Program Overview

The St. Louis Audubon Society (SLAS) Scholarship Program supports graduate students, teacher training and recognition of exceptional achievement at the high school level. The graduate scholarship awards have recently been expanded to include a separate award for specific work in Latin America.

Traditional Graduate Student Scholarship: This scholarship is offered to students enrolled in a graduate program at a university in the St. Louis area. The financial aid (maximum) of $2,500 is to support research on tropical or temperate bird populations, bird ecology, bird migration or conservation of birds and their habitat. Multiple awards may be given. Guidelines

Science Teacher Training: SLAS provides scholarships to middle school and high school science teachers for professional development workshops in ecology and outdoor learning through local organizations such as Forest Park Forever, Missouri Botanical Garden, Earthways Center, and Litzsinger Road Ecology Center. SLAS also offers scholarships to Educator's Week at Hog Island Audubon Camp in Maine, which takes place July 14-19, 2011. Contact Sue Schoening at 314-569-2870.

High School Young Environmentalist: This award was created to encourage an exemplary high school student who plans further study in ecology, biology or related fields. The money is meant to help defray college costs and to reward young people who share the St. Louis Audubon Society goals. ($250) Application

Science Fair Young Environmentalist: To encourage and acknowledge Science Fair projects which relate to our goals of wildlife and habitat conservation. (one award to elementary and one to secondary, $50).