Committee Mission:

To develop educational programs, materials and opportunities concerning the Lynnhaven River’s history, environmental issues, and efforts to improve the health and cleanliness of the river.

Primary Goals:

• Involve public and private schools in efforts to learn about and clean up the Lynnhaven River.
• Provide public programs to increase awareness about the Lynnhaven River.
• Recognize outstanding environmental and marine education programs in our locality

List of Projects:

• Summer teacher workshops are offered on a variety of Lynnhaven River related topics. Some workshops are offered through the Virginia Beach City Schools Professional Development Program.
• Information programs and watershed activities are conducted at local schools.
• A recognition program, the Pearl School Program, was implemented to spotlight the schools making an extra effort to infuse aquatic education into their school programs.
• Many school groups participate in oyster and wetland grass restoration efforts in the Lynnhaven River.
• LRNow staff and volunteers conduct workshops at local, state, and regional educational conferences.

Meeting Schedule:

The Education committee meets quarterly and the date, time and location of each meeting are determined approximately one month prior to the meeting. No meeting is scheduled at this time.

Contact:
Please contact Helen Kuhns at HKuhns@lynnhaven2007.com or 757-962-5398 if you wish more information or are interested in serving on the Education Committee.