What others say about the Rolling
Rainforest...
"Discovery Creek’s program dovetails beautifully with our SOL curriculum.”
- Marjorie Tankersley, Principal, Hugh Mercer Elementary School, Fredericksburg,
VA
"This is an unbelievable opportunity for our students to experience
first-hand the rainforest. Discovery Creek’s program is invaluable because the
students are given a chance to form a personal connection to this endangered,
far-away ecosystem."
- Brenda Kofahl, Principal, Laguna Elementary School, Laguna,
NM
"[The Rolling Rainforest] was the most innovative mobile museum
I have ever seen. Every single one of our students, from Pre-K to eighth grade,
was truly captivated by this highly creative approach to learning."
- Donna O'Boyle, Principal, St. Mary's Elementary School, South Amboy, NJ
"[The students] made connections and increased their knowledge through
discovery-based, interactive, kinesthetic experiences. They were totally engaged."
- 5th Grade Teacher, Barrett Elementary School, Arlington, VA
"The children are still talking about the wonders they experienced that
afternoon and the warm, caring staff of Discovery Creek that enriched their
lives, if only for a few hours. It was an impact that will last far beyond."
- Volunteer, Childhelp USA, Lignum, VA
"I can't say enough about the [Rolling] Rainforest. Students
had a wonderful experience. It's great to see students, who are often forgotten
in this part of the city, afforded this great opportunity."
- 3rd Grade Teacher, Wilkinson Elementary School, Washington, DC
"It's an entire curriculum on wheels!"
- Connie Crowley, Principal, Brent Elementary School, Washington, DC
"With its unyielding commitment to our children, Discovery Creek has
overcome formidable challenges in our under-resourced school system to bring
critical environmental tools to our schools. It is clear that the Rolling
Rainforest will become a crucial element in the educational partnerships
between Discovery Creek and the DC Public Schools."
- Carolynn Mambu, Program Officer, The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation
"The Rolling Rainforest offers a vehicle to enrich the lives
of young students by fostering an interest in the environment and its relationship
to our daily lives and the future of our planet."
- Christopher Liedel, Chief Financial Officer, National Geographic Society
"Discovery Creek's Rolling Rainforest has the potential to
set a new standard for educational programs nationwide. With a project that
enables students to truly understand and marvel at the power and intricacies
of the rainforest, Discovery Creek can encourage a love of nature that will
create a new generation of stewards of the natural environment."
- Janet Rice Elman, Executive Director, Association of Children's Museums
Links to Rolling
Rainforest testimonies...
Read
The Meyer Foundation's "Great Ideas from Innovative Organizatons" featuring
Discovery Creek's Rolling Rainforest (May 3, 2005)
Barrett Elementary School's webpage on the mobile exhibition's visit in March 2004
Listen
to Living on Earth's radio broadcast from Discovery Creek's Rolling Rainforest
on December 13, 2002 (click here to open a new page; scroll down just a bit
to "Rolling Rainforest")
