News & Events

  • Wilson K-8 Public Service Announcements
    Wed, 2010-12-01

    C4C students at Wilson K-8 created Public Service Announcements based on what they had learned in Champions for Change and Science class. See their best picks.

  • Athlete Anne Quéméré
    Wed, 2011-03-02

    On March 2nd, C4C Athlete Anne Quéméré left Lima Peru for her trip across the Pacific to Papeete in French Polynesia. She will sail the 7,778km trip alone on her small boat pulled by a kite, which will take about two and a half months. Read her first entry from sea.

  • At NSTA Conference
    Sat, 2011-03-12

    C4C Teacher Betsy Wilkening to speak at the National Science Teachers Association conference on March 12th about Connecting Students, Teachers, and Researchers Globally in Polar Science.

  • Join us for Teacher Day at UA
    Sat, 2011-04-30

    C4C students present their projects to the public at the UA Flandrau Science Center in Tucson on April 30th during Teacher Day at UA, Tucson Values Teachers’ annual event honoring educators. Please contact us if you want your students to participate.

  • New partner! The Fin Foundation
    Wed, 2011-07-06

    The C4C Program welcomes our new partnership with The Fin Foundation and their efforts to bring ocean awareness to communities across the Southwest.  The Fin Foundation provides an amazing wealth of knowledge to classrooms on ocean life and marine conservation.  Students are really engaged with the foundations ocean artifacts, mixed media and ability to show the ocean in a fun and...

  • C4C Presenter Dr Lois Wardell
    Fri, 2011-07-15

    Dr. Lois Wardell of Arapahoe SciTech LLC is one of our community partners offering classroom presentations.  Dr. Wardell has a richly varied background as a scientist and engineer having worked on all seven continents.  Dr. Wardell has been recognized for her work in unmanned aerial systems, environmental engineering, climate change, polar science, volcanology and much more. ...

  • Online Teacher Resources and Handouts for your students!
    Fri, 2011-07-22

    Resources and so much more are available on the homepage of one great wikilink created by Betsy Wilkening, Science teacher at Wilson K-8.  Follow these links for C4C Handouts and Documents, Image Sources,...

  • Professional Development is Here!
    Fri, 2011-10-07

    Arizona Science Teachers Association Workshop, October 7th, 2011

    Champions for Change: Boost student learning and scores through Project-Based Learning

    Ignite your students’ engagement in content material. Join other teachers who understand the power of project-based and service learning to increase student retention of knowledge and skills.  During...

  • Roz Savage- Saving the Oceans One Oar-Stroke at a Time
    Fri, 2011-10-07

    Roz Savage, the first woman to row solo and unassisted across the Atlantic and Pacific, expects to finish her solo Indian Ocean crossing next week. In her hands, oars are a tool to change her life, push some boundaries and save the environment. 

     

    See her latest interview on   ...

  • Save the Date!
    Sat, 2011-11-12

    Join Us for the

    1st VIP El Tour de Tucson

    Kickoff Party

    to benefit

    Champions for Change

    a program of the Blue Marble Institute

     

    DATE: Saturday, November 12, 2011

    TIME: 7:00pm - 11:00pm

    CONTACT:  Dina at 520-318-5509 or...