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Chairpersons: Rosalyne Cho, Hillary Gage, Alyssa "Lizzy" Meacher, Heather DeCaluwe, Heidi Solomon, and Rebecca Schmidt - kyffinelf@gmail.com
2025-26 Info Coming Soon.
2024-25 School Year's Theme was Earth & Sky - see details below
ELF is an award-winning environmental education program designed as a school-wide theme for kindergarten - 4th grade with activities adapted and taught by parents and other community volunteers.
ELF is designed to give children an understanding of and appreciation for the natural world. The program instills a spirit of caring and curiosity that encourages students to lead environmentally responsible lives while increasing their scientific and environmental literacy.
ELF encourages students to interpret what they learn by asking “Why?” and “How?” and to answer questions by making observations in nature.
ELF encompasses several ecological concepts which are cycled every four years, having each year be dedicated to one of the following concepts:
Earth and Sky
Adaptations
Designs in Nature
Cycles
Kyffin's ELF program occurs five times a year in the classroom. If you would like to volunteer in a classroom's ELF program you can volunteer for one, a couple, or all of the sessions - whatever fits your schedule. It is never too late to get involved and NO prior experience is required. More volunteers make for an even better experience for our students!
For any questions, comments, or information about your child's classroom ELF coordinator please email kyffinelf@gmail.com
Unit 5: Erosion / Kyffin Spring Garden
opens April 11th
Curriculum by grade for Unit 5:
Introduction script for Slideshow for all grades
Videos for Unit 5:
(No training videos for coordinators, but here are some resource videos by grade for the kids, that are also linked on the slideshow for use in the classroom)
2nd Grade: What makes an insect?
Optional all grades: All About Soil
Elf/Garden resources for coordinators and volunteers:
Classroom Planting Schedule 23/24
*No snacks this year*
ELF 2024/25 Schedule:
Unit 1 : Fall Garden Curriculum/
Finding your Way
runs Sept 9th - Oct 11th
Unit 2: Wind & Weather
runs Oct 21st - Nov 22nd
Unit 3: Sound & Air
runs Dec 16th - Jan 31st
Unit 4: Rocks & Minerals
runs Feb 18th - March 28th
Unit 5: Spring Garden Curriculum/
Erosion
runs April 11th - May 16th
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