University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC)
UMBC is an integral community partner to Lakeland Elementary Middle School and the greater Lakeland community. UMBC provides environmental education opportunities to Lakeland students through after school programming, community garden development, and professional development workshops for the teachers and staff.
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Shriver Peaceworker Fellows
Each year on a competitive basis the Peaceworker Program invites 6-10 RPCVs to participate in a rigorous, two year social change leadership program integrating three key components: graduate study, community service leadership, and ethical reflection. Fellows are supported by a graduate assistantship that includes tuition, health insurance and living stipend benefits.
Established at UMBC with the founding of the Shriver Center in 1993, Peaceworker is grounded in the early 1960s vision of Sargent Shriver and President Kennedy who realized the potential impact of Peace Corps Volunteers returning home ready to apply the lessons and experience they had gained abroad. |
Parks & People Foundation
The Parks and People Foundation (PPF) provides many services to Lakeland.
During the school's summer school program, our students were able to go to Leakin Park and take part in multiple service projects which focused on the eradication of invasive species. PPF also facilitates an environmental education class as a form of enrichment during the after school program. |
Living classrooms
Living Classrooms provides many field trip and enrichment opportunities to Lakeland's after school and during school time students. Masonville Cove, an urban conservation area, is a highlight field trip for the students at Lakeland. Additionally, Living Classrooms and Masonville Cove will be facilitating a summer program for our elementary aged students which focuses on environmental education.
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Blue water Baltimore
Blue Water Baltimore has partnered with Lakeland in various ways over the last few years. They provided assistance with procuring and installing two 330 gallon rain cisterns on Lakeland's Annex Building. In addition they provided educators to teach students about rain water collection and the function of the cisterns. Landscape Architect Jean Mellot in conjunction with Blue Water Baltimore's Herring Run Nursery designed and supplied the native plants for Lakeland's extensive Native Plants Garden.
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Baltimore Office of Sustainability
The Baltimore Office of Sustainability has supported Lakeland with grant funds and green school assistance. Over the last 3 years the Office of Sustainability and the Baltimore Energy Challenge have awarded Lakeland $5500 through the Green Healthy Smart Challenge. These funds have led to the creation of raised bed gardens, a vermicompost system, solar ovens, solar food dryer, increased recycling capacity, and supplies to expand our student environmental leaders the Green Lions.
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Baltimore Orchard Project
The Baltimore orchard Project helps to grow, learn, and share information about fruit trees to greater Baltimore community. Lakeland EMS is proud to be a planting partner and orchard site with this great organization.
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