Environmental Education programs bring school children to camp to learn about the natural world out in nature.

Due to COVID-19 and the limitations with group gatherings and fields trips, we were not able to conduct and in-person camp. To still provide an environmental educational experience, Casey County 4-H applied and received a $1,500 grant from TC Energy to provide 150 at-home educational kits for all 4^th grade students in Casey County.

The environmental education kits included a drawstring bag, canteen for hydration, and sets of materials and instructions for several activities: a marshmallow catapult, a living seed necklace, an owl pellet dissection, animal tracks and scat guide, a make your own bat mask, indoor/outdoor night hike, a toilet paper roll bird feeder, a balloon rocket, along with Leave No Trace information, Bio Blitz information, Get Outside Challenge instructions.

These kits were delivered to the classrooms before school was dismissed for the summer. Several teachers utilized these activities with the students in the classroom after testing had concluded. The contents and instructions of the kits were also shared with curriculum coaches at two elementary schools to assist with summer school planning.

A total of 137 4^th grade students received the educational kits with additional 13 kits distributed to community members and their families.