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Red Clay Valley Association
1760 Unionville-Wawaset Road
West Chester, PA 19382-6751

Telephone: 610-793-1090
Facsimile: 610-793-2813
E-Mail: water@bva-rcva.org
www.redclayvalley.org

The mission of the Red Clay Valley Association's education programs is to educate watershed residents in the Red Clay Valley through meaningful experiences, with an emphasis on hands-on field activities, that demonstrate the interconnectedness of living organisms and the watershed on which they rely.
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Science Test? No Problem!

Since the science PSSA was officially implemented in Pennsylvania, you may be looking for new ways to engage your students. Let the BVA help you! All of our programs are correlated to Delaware and Pennsylvania state science standards.

Elementary School Program Correlations to PA Standards
Middle School Program Correlations to PA Standards
High School Program Correlations to PA Standards

And yet, the real reason teachers keep coming back is because our outdoor classroom is fun, stimulating and it promotes problem solving skills.

Hands-on science is our specialty!

Book Your RCVA Program in Three Easy Steps:
1. Choose your Outdoor Classroom.
2. Choose your Programs.
3. Call us at 610-793-1090.

1. Programs may be conducted at the Myrick Conservation Center, Saalbach Farm, your school, or other off-site location. You choose your outdoor classroom:



The Myrick Conservation Center is located on Route 842, 6 miles west of West Chester and three miles east of Unionville in the beautiful rolling hills of Chester County, PA. The Myrick Conservation Center is a 318-acre property featuring natural areas that include stream, forest, field and pond communities as well as agricultural land which includes a one-acre organic garden and crop fields that are farmed to demonstrate "best practices" to students of all ages. These programs are available at the Myrick Conservation Center.


Your School or Nearby Natural Area - Does your school property include a garden, wetland, forest or stream? Or, maybe your school is within walking distance to a park? Save money on the bus! We'll come to you! These programs are available as outreach.

We have conducted programs at schools in the following School Districts:
Coatesville Area (PA)
Downingtown Area (PA)
West Chester Area (PA)
Kennett Consolidated (PA)
Unionville-Chadds Ford (PA)
Red Clay Valley (DE)
We have conducted programs at the following natural areas:
Stroud Preserve- East Bradford Township, PA
ChesLen Preserve- Newlin Township, PA
Shamona Creek Park- Downingtown, PA
Struble Trail- Downingtown, PA
Anson B. Nixon Park- Kennett Borough, PA
Brandywine Park- Wilmington, DE
Hyde Park- Wilmington, DE
On the Brandywine Creek! Try a canoe trip!
These programs are available as outreach. (Links to BVA_Education_Teacher_SchoolPrograms_Offsite)

Don't see what you're looking for? Call us at 610-793-1090.




Elementary School Program Correlations to PA Standards

Environment and Ecology Standards Met:

 

4.1

4.2

4.3

4.4

4.5

4.6

4.7

4.8

4.9

Adventure Team

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All About Owls

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

 

 

Amazing Adaptations

 

 

 

 

 

*

*

 

 

At Home in Your Habitat

 

 

*

*

 

*

*

 

 

Backyard Farming

 

 

 

*

*

*

 

*

 

Bug Basics

 

 

 

 

 

*

*

 

 

Common Sense

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

 

 

Communities at Work

*

*

*

 

 

*

*

 

 

Digging Dirt

 

 

 

*

 

*

 

 

 

Findings of Fall

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

 

 

Geology and Landforms

 

*

 

 

 

 

 

*

 

Growing, Growing Gone

 

 

 

*

*

*

 

*

 

Inspect an Insect

 

 

 

 

 

*

*

*

 

Lenape Lore

 

*

 

 

 

*

*

*

 

Lenape Sense

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

 

 

Pebbles, Sand and Silt

 

 

 

 

 

*

 

 

 

Pond Sense

*

 

 

 

 

 

*

*

 

Signs of Spring

 

 

 

 

 

*

*

 

 

Stream Sense

*

 

 

 

 

*

*

 

 

Stream Study

*

 

*

 

 

*

*

 

 

Weather Whys

*

 

 

 

 

*

 

 

 

What's Bugging You?

 

 

*

*

*

*

 

 

 

Wonderful Wetlands

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Science and Technology Standards Met:

 

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.5

3.6

3.7

3.8

3.9

Adventure Team

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All About Owls

 

 

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amazing Adaptations

 

 

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

At Home in Your Habitat

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Backyard Farming

 

 

 

 

 

*

 

 

 

Bug Basics

 

*

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Sense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Communities at Work

*

 

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

Digging Dirt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Findings of Fall

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Geology and Landforms

 

 

 

 

*

 

 

 

 

Growing, Growing Gone

 

 

 

 

 

 *

 

 

 

Inspect an Insect

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lenape Lore

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lenape Sense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pebbles, Sand and Silt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pond Sense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Signs of Spring

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stream Sense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stream Study

 

 

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weather Whys

 

 

 

 

*

 

 

 

 

What's Bugging You?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wonderful Wetlands

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




Middle School Program Correlations to PA Standards

Environment and Ecology Standards Met:

 

4.1

4.2

4.3

4.4

4.5

4.6

4.7

4.8

4.9

Amazing Adaptations

 

 

 

 

 

*

*

 

 

Backyard Farming

 

 

 

*

*

*

 

*

 

Brandywine Watershed Tour

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

 

Bugs in the System- IPM

 

 

 

 

*

 

 

 

 

Canoeing Water Quality

*

 

*

 

 

*

*

*

 

Communities at Work

*

 

*

 

 

*

*

 

 

Evil? Weevils? - IPM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Human Impact on Env.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Indoor Out School

*

 

*

 

 

*

*

*

 

Stream Study

*

 

*

 

 

*

*

 

 

Team Challenge

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wetland Field Study

*

 

*

 

 

*

*

*

*

Working Watershed

*

 

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

Science and Technology Standards Met

 

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.5

3.6

3.7

3.8

3.9

Amazing Adaptations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Backyard Farming

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brandywine Watershed Tour

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bugs in the System- IPM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canoeing Water Quality

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Communities at Work

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Evil? Weevils? - IPM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Human Impact on Env.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Indoor Out School

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stream Study

 

 

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

Team Challenge

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wetland Field Study

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Working Watershed

 

 

 

 

*

 

 

 

 




High School Program Correlations to PA Standards

Environment and Ecology Standards Met:

 

4.1

4.2

4.3

4.4

4.5

4.6

4.7

4.8

4.9

Brandywine Watershed Tour

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

 

Canoeing Water Quality

*

 

*

 

 

*

*

*

 

Pond Study

*

 

*

 

 

 

*

 

 

Stream Study

*

 

*

 

 

 

*

 

 

Science and Technology Standards Met:

 

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.5

3.6

3.7

3.8

3.9

Brandywine Watershed Tour

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canoeing Water Quality

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pond Study

 

 

 

 

*

 

 

 

 

Stream Study

 

 

 

 

*