This is the video we played at our final celebration summarizing some of the activities from the Norwood Park Earth Team for this fall. Beforehand, some of the apprentices presented to the other programs, describing how the Earth Team impacted their lives this semester, what they learned, and why it was so fun!
Friday, December 14, 2007
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Calumet Park Earth Team!!
The Cal Park crew.
Claudia and co. boogie down in the autumn's leafy goodness.
Foliage fun.
Halloween!
Halloween fun at the park.
Monday, November 19, 2007
Growing up Green!!!
"The members of the Horner Park Earth Team, an After School Matters teen apprenticeship program run by the Friends of the Parks invite community members of all ages to come to Horner Park for our FREE community event "Growing up Green." The event is being held on November 29, 2007 from 4:30 pm 6:30 pm at the Horner Park Field House (2741 West Montrose Ave.).
"Growing up Green" will promote environmental awareness in our community. We will provide fun and engaging activities for children, like recycling races, face painting, and designing animal masks out of recycled materials. For adults we will have informational booths from business like Safer Pest Control, City of Chicago- Streets and Sanitation, Community Energy Cooperative, I-Go Cars, Neighbor Space, Friends of the Park and Chicago Park District. For adults and children alike Old Town School of Folk Music will also be playing at the event.
This will be a great, FREE, event for families to attend to introduce environmental topics to their children and find out what they can do to help be more green!"
"Growing up Green" will promote environmental awareness in our community. We will provide fun and engaging activities for children, like recycling races, face painting, and designing animal masks out of recycled materials. For adults we will have informational booths from business like Safer Pest Control, City of Chicago- Streets and Sanitation, Community Energy Cooperative, I-Go Cars, Neighbor Space, Friends of the Park and Chicago Park District. For adults and children alike Old Town School of Folk Music will also be playing at the event.
This will be a great, FREE, event for families to attend to introduce environmental topics to their children and find out what they can do to help be more green!"
Just another day at Horner Park...
These are a few photos from a random day with the Horner Park Earth Team. We are currently pulling from four different high schools in the area: Lane Tech, Lakeview HS, Admundsen HS and Northside College Prep. We meet on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 3:45 till 6:45 at Horner Park, which is located at Montrose Ave. and California Ave.
Playing "People to People"
"head to stomach"
Ivan, Brian and Asadullah taking a break in the trees!
An intense game of "WAAAAHHH"
Inside the field house playing invasive species bingo... ZEBRA!
Horner Park Main Entrance
Playing "People to People"
"head to stomach"
Ivan, Brian and Asadullah taking a break in the trees!
An intense game of "WAAAAHHH"
Inside the field house playing invasive species bingo... ZEBRA!
Horner Park Earth Team goes to Lincoln Park!!
These are a few selected photos from the Horner Park Earth Team's field trip to the Lincoln Park Lagoon and Zoo on October 13th. We met up with Brenda, the fishing lady, for some information about exotic species and an afternoon of fishing fun! After fishing, we made our way to the farm where we ran into another Earth Team Teacher Phyllis and then we made our way to the zoo!
Shamus and Roman, who are really excited about getting their picture taken, with Salar and friends in the background, who are equally as excited about the picture.
Daniel enjoying the time at the farm.
Earth Teamers waiting on their other fellow Earth Teamers at the farm.
Asadullah caught a bass!
Shamus and Roman, who are really excited about getting their picture taken, with Salar and friends in the background, who are equally as excited about the picture.
Daniel enjoying the time at the farm.
Earth Teamers waiting on their other fellow Earth Teamers at the farm.
Yes, there were flamingos. Fatima the Flamingo was very excited.
This gorilla was huge!
Group picture back at Horner Park!
Monday, October 22, 2007
Tuesday, September 4, 2007
NEED A FALL JOB?!
Apply NOW for an Earth Team apprenticeship at your school or in your neighborhood!! Please visit AFTER SCHOOL MATTERS (www.afterschoolmatters.org) to apply. Choose from 5 sites--Calumet Park, Humboldt Park/Ramirez HS, Horner Park, Roosevelt High School or Norwood Park/Taft HS. Please contact hatzfeldc@fotp.org with questions about the application process.
Programs start October 1st and run to December 15th. This is a PAID apprenticeship and interviews will be held the weeks of September 17th and 26th. Once you apply online, you are eligible for an interview. SIGN UP TODAY!
Programs start October 1st and run to December 15th. This is a PAID apprenticeship and interviews will be held the weeks of September 17th and 26th. Once you apply online, you are eligible for an interview. SIGN UP TODAY!
Thursday, August 16, 2007
The Last Day at Edgebrook
One last team knot for the road...
Tiff, Danny, Fabi, Nick, David and Yiwong pose for a quick shot before heading out.
Tiff, Danny, Fabi, Nick, David and Yiwong pose for a quick shot before heading out.
Thursday, August 9, 2007
Wednesday, August 8, 2007
Steambank Ecology at Edgebrook
Virgil and Maria use nets to collect macroinvertebrates and use field notes to identify their findings.
David and Colleen discover macroinvertebrates squirming around in their net.
Ryan goes out on a limb for his collection team.
On the top left of our container, a damselfly nymph (bottom) meets a minnow (top) .
After program, Danny and Yuridia return to show us a spectacular caterpillar.
David and Colleen discover macroinvertebrates squirming around in their net.
Ryan goes out on a limb for his collection team.
On the top left of our container, a damselfly nymph (bottom) meets a minnow (top) .
After program, Danny and Yuridia return to show us a spectacular caterpillar. 
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