Re: Sunwise School Program Pilot
Dave Williams (dlw16@csufresno.edu)
Thu, 03 Jun 1999 11:53:01 -0800
> SUNWISE SCHOOL PROGRAM PILOT UNDERWAY
>
> Through a national network of elementary schools, children will begin a
> pilot of the EPA SunWise School Program to enhance children's understanding
> of ultraviolet radiation and stratospheric ozone depletion as well as the
> health risks that can result from overexposure to the sun.
>
> Schools will take daily measurements of actual ultraviolet radiation and
> report daily ultra-violet data on the SunWise Internet Learning Site.
>
> The program includes opportunities to enhance school sun-safety practices
> and involve the community through guest speakers and partnerships.
>
> The SunWise School Program is in its first pilot phase which will be
> refined during this year to prepare for the national launch of SunWise in
> 2000.
>
> SunWise is an EPA Environmental Monitoring for Public Access and Community
> Tracking (EMPACT) project that provides accurate, time-relevant
> environmental monitoring data in an ongoing and sustainable manner.
>
> For more information about EMPACT, see: http://www.epa.gov/empact. For more
> information about the SunWise program, see: http://www.epa.gov/sunwise or
> contact Maura Cantor, SunWise School Program Director, at 202-564-9096.
>
> The SunWise Partner Schools are: Southwest School, Phoenix, Ariz.; St.
> Joseph School, Redding, Calif.; Turtle Bay School, Redding, Calif.; Grant
> Elementary School, Redding, Calif.; Katherine Delmar Burke School, San
> Francisco, Calif.; Shasta Union Elementary School, Shasta, Calif.; St. Mel
> Elementary School, Woodland Hills, Calif.; Todd Grant Elementary School,
> Darien, Ga.; Central Middle School, Tinley Park, Ill.; Dartmouth Middle
> School, Dartmouth, Mass.; Neighborhood House Charter School, Dorchester,
> Mass.; Medway Middle School, Medway, Mass.; St. Brigid School, South
> Boston, Mass.; Georgian Forest Elementary School, Silver Spring, Md.;
> Brownstown Middle School, Brownstown, Mich.; Center for Creative Learning,
> Ellisville, Mo.;Cherokee Elementary School, Cherokee, N.C.; South Middle
> School, Grand Forks, N.D.; St. Anthony School, Manchester, N.H.; Lakeview
> School, Denville, N.J.; Oradell Public School, Oradell, N.J.; Walker River
> Paiute Tribe, Schurz, Nev.; Boy Scouts of America - In School Division, New
> York, N.Y.; Congressional School of Virginia, Falls Church, Va.; Molly
> Stark Elementary, Bennington, Vt.; Monument Elementary School, Bennington,
> Vt.; The Dorset School, Dorset Vt.; Mettawee Community School, West Pawlet,
> Vt.; West Elementary School, Burns, Wyo.; Carpenter Elementary School,
> Carpenter, Wyo. Carey Jr. High School, Cheyenne, Wyo.; Arvada/Clearmont
> School, Clearmont, Wyo.; Pinedale Elementary School, Pinedale, Wyo.;
> Meadowlark Elementary School, Sheridan, Wyo.
>
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>
> SOURCE:
> U.S. EPA
> (Environmental Protection Agency)
>
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>
> Logan Weiler
> Area 13 Manager
> Kentucky Division of Emergency Management
> Lexington, Kentucky
>
> lweiler@kydes.dma.state.ky.us
> (E-Mail)
>
> http://home.earthlink.net/~lweiler
> (Area 13 Website)