On the Eskenazi Sky Farm with 3 and 4 year olds

I was recently invited to the School for Young Children on the campus of IUPUI, because they are starting a STEM pilot program for pre-schoolers. When they asked me for ideas, I immediately suggested the Eskenazi Sky Farm,

Jim PoyserOctober 21, 2015Bee Public, Eskenazi, Kate Franzman, Rachel White, STEM, School for Young Children, Skyfarm, bees

Gone fishin' ... via bike and bus and walking

On this adventure, our youngest member at 8 years old, caught two fish. Or, perhaps it was the same fish twice, for all I know.

Jim PoyserOctober 17, 2015Clint Kowalik, DNR, Go FishIN in the City, Groundwork Indy, Phyllis Boyd, climate change

Happy birthday to Heaven ... and other IndyGo adventures

This time, I took students from School 48 to Indy Urban Acres on IndyGo, a win win for Mother Earth.

A Climate Camp on bicycles

Freewheelin' is a natural partner for our work and shared interest in empowering youth and building self resiliency. And so it was a perfect fit for our most recent Climate Camp day camp.

Climate Camp: For the love of trees and goats

This camp was held at Paramount School of Excellence, and I hope to hold more day camps at schools and community centers around the city — and beyond.

Our biggest Climate Camp yet!

In terms of sheer numbers, this is our biggest Climate Camp yet. In fact, we doubled the number of Campers from last year's initial Climate Camp, so this movement of combining climate science with civics and the arts is growing.

Our biggest Climate Camp yet, part two!

This Climate Camp was so vast, with so many adventures and photos, I had to break this blog into two sections. Hope you followed us here from there.

A Climate Camp overnight in South Bend

My friend Charlotte Wolfe, a farmer who runs Prairie Winds Nature Farm, thought it would be a good idea to hold a climate camp on her farm just south of South Bend in Lakeville.