Student Wetland Nursery Program: Participating Schools


Beaufort Middle School is a public school near to the historic town of Beaufort in eastern Carteret County. Teacher Josie Boyette’s seventh grade team is already very interested in the environment, including being in charge of the school’s recycling, so it was an easy choice to partner with the federation. Students have learned to measure water quality literally in their school’s backyard – during a classroom visit, students tested for phosphates, pH, dissolved oxygen and salinity in the small creek behind the school. The school has been a partner with the federation since 2009.

Broad Creek Middle School is a public school in Carteret County. Science teacher Anne Moccia’s eighth graders now work with the Wetland Nursery Program. Since most students live near wetlands or a coastal ecosystem, they appreciate and enjoy knowing more about the environment in which they live. The school has been our partner since 2005.

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Friends School of Wilmington is an independent Montessori school for fifth through eighth graders. Daniel Kay, a science and technology teacher, and his students work closely with the Wetland Nursery Program. Federation staff provides classroom lessons in the fall and spring on coastal estuaries and marshes. The students harvest seeds from a coastal marsh plant and experiment on seed germination during the winter. In the spring, the students transfer the marsh seedlings to a nursery built on the school grounds, and the year ends with a spring field trip and marsh planting project at one of the federation’s shoreline restoration project sites. The school has been a federation partner since 2002.

Gramercy Christian School in Newport is a private school for all ages. Robert Cummins teaches the sixth grade at Gramercy and his students have wanted as much hands-on work as possible. The school had partnered with us since 2004.

Infant of Prague Catholic School in Jacksonville is a private K-8 school that has been serving Onslow County for over 50 years. Father Bill Waun and the seventh and eighth graders believe that the nearby coastal environment is important to learn about and to see first-hand. The students look forward to the spring planting trips each year when they can get wet and muddy and work alongside their teachers and friends. The school has been a partner with the federation since 2006.

Morehead Middle School is a public school in Morehead City. Rebeccah Haines’ entire sixth grade team, the Sea Turtles, is involved in learning about wetlands and stormwater throughout the year. Students must sign up, according to their interest, in one of the following during the year: water quality specialist, wetland botanist or wetland reconstructionist. These jobs correspond to the federation’s year-long wetland nursery program. The school has been our partner since 2005.

 

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Newport Middle School is a public school in Carteret County on U.S. 70, just  west of Morehead City. The entire seventh grade is involved in the program, whether it’s learning in the classroom, taking trips to Hoop Pole Creek in Atlantic Beach, helping take care of wetland grasses on school property or helping plant grasses in a restored marsh. Teachers Tanya Scott and Kathryne Capps like to include the entire grade in as much environmental work as possible, in and out of school. The school has been a partner with the federation since 2006.

Pamlico County High School is a public high school at the headwaters of Pamlico Sound and the Neuse River. Students in Christine Wayne’s marine science spring semester class are usually interested in marine biology and the environment already, which makes learning about wetland habitat and stormwater runoff appealing to them. Since students only have a semester in Christine’s class, they have no problem jumping right into a classroom discussion or an outdoor field day. The school has been a partner since 2008.

Roland-Grise Middle School is a public school in Wilmington. Sixth graders have been involved in the program helping plant marsh plants. Federation staff provides classroom lessons in the fall and spring on coastal estuaries and marshes. The students harvest seeds from a coastal marsh plant and conduct experiments with seed germination during the winter. In the spring, the students transfer the marsh seedlings to a nursery built on the school grounds, and the year ends with a spring field trip and marsh planting project at a federation restoration project. The school has been a federation partner since 2002.

Smyrna Elementary School is a small, public K-8 school in Carteret County. Margie Misenheimer, who teaches sixth- through eighth-grade science, has been an integral part of the education program at the federation for many years. Margie and her students believe that learning is best through doing and always look for as many hands-on projects as possible. Sixth- and eighth-graders have helped with the nursery program. She and her students also help with most restoration work at North River Farms, which is close to the school. The school has partnered with the federation since 2002.

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