Sister Schools

St. Leonard’s CollegeBrighton Victoria Australia

Lincoln AcademyNewcastle Maine U.S.A.

Sharing with the World

• Throughout the school year, our sister schools will be observing public areas in their own community and reporting them using our wiki.

• We will get to share in their studies as they record via video their observations and studies of local plant and animal populations.

• Students will be researching native vs. non-native members of their own biodiversity, invasive and endangered species.

Lincoln Academy

• Located in Newcastle, Maine, a small midcoast town.

• Newcastle is located between the Sheepscot and Damariscotta Rivers and nearby is Great Salt Bay,

• An independent, secondary school chartered in 1801 to serve as the public high school in the Damariscotta, Newcastle and Pemaquid areas of mid-coast Maine.

Lincoln Academy’s Research Site

Great Salt BayFarm Heritage Center

Great Salt Bay Farm Heritage Center

• The area is a former 100 acre farm on the Great Salt Bay in Damariscotta, Maine.

• It includes over one mile of shorefront, extensive wetlands, providing both fresh and saltwater habitats, and rolling farm fields.

St. Leonard’s College

• A private, co-ed school for grades K-12.• Located in Brighton, a suburb outside of

Melbourne, Australia.• Brighton is a densely populated area with

expensive homes (A$1.5m average), public transportation, and beachfront on Port Phillip Bay

St. Leonard’s College’sResearch Site

Foreshore Park at Brighton Beach

Foreshore Park at Brighton Beach

• A small, urban coastal park which helps buffer the beach area from houses and roads.

• The Bayside City Council is working to educate citizens about local ecosystems and the plants and animals contained within them.

Goals of the Project Sharing

• All students come to a greater understanding of the biodiversity found in their own communities.

• Sharing information can provide insight and generate new thinking toward biodiversity issues.

• Collaboration can add to student experiences and develop their thinking about the global environment while researching at a local level.

References

Bayside City Council. Retrieved June 20, 2011, from http://www.bayside.vic.gov.au/index.htm

Damariscotta River Association. Retrieved June 20, 2011, fromhttp://damariscottariver.org/SBF_HeritageCtr.html

Lincoln Academy. Retrieved June 20, 2011, from http://www.lincoln-academy.pvt.k12.me.us/

St. Leonard’s College. Retrieved June 20, 2011, fromhttp://www.stleonards.vic.edu.au/