CLimate Stories

Alice Ferguson foundation

Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) partnered with Alice ​Ferguson Foundation (AFF) through grant funding in 2017, for the ​development of watershed education in their middle and high ​school curriculum. Unfortunately, the field components of these ​programs were discontinued when the initial grant funding ran ​out. CCPS currently has complete MWEEs in the elementary and ​middle school grades. They are working toward a full MWEE for ​the 9th grade Earth Systems and the AP Environmental Science ​courses.

In 2024, VFF began supporting the reintroduction of the field ​components for these high school courses through the ​partnership with AFF. We were pleased to see the prior ​curriculum continued to be used as the classroom component ​of the MWEE.

This grant builds onto the current CCPS program offerings and ​enables students to achieve complete fulfillment of the MWEE. This ​includes making necessary curriculum revisions and incorporates the ​specifics of the field investigations that will be offered. These will be ​supported by additional professional development training and ​scheduling and support for field investigations. AFF will also develop ​resources for CCPS teachers and academic/career counselors to use ​to inform students about environment-related career opportunities.