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A pygmy elephant along the Kinabatangan River in Borneo. Photo by Global Field Program student Lindsay Price-Friend of Kailua Kona, Hawai’i, during her Earth Expeditions: Borneo course.
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Reeks on her Earth Expeditions: India course. Photo by Dragonfly student Joanna Volavka. |
Zoo educator Jennifer Reeks “found her roots” in India while studying sacred groves and forest temples on a Miami University
Earth Expeditions (EE) field course. Reeks, of Chicago, Ill., is earning a master’s degree through
Project Dragonfly‘s graduate programs; those interested can also take courses for stand-alone graduate credit.
“Throughout … our journey in the Western Ghats,” on this
Earth Expeditions course in India, said Reeks, “I thought about roots each time I saw a giant ficus tree wrapped in string, each time we visited a sacred grove and marveled at the massive trees, and each time we learned about the deities — unique to each community — that had been worshiped there for untold numbers of years. I thought about roots when I planted young ones into the earth, hoping to help a new forest grow where one had been lost.”
Reeks continued, “And once I returned home, I began to think of roots in a new way. … Choosing to make a home in a place is like planting a tree in a forest. This basic, essential choice is a profound connection that we share within our young, diverse communities, and is the root of a future as strong, rich, and beautiful as a sacred grove.”
Study throughout the world, earn your master’s from Miami University
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Mayer on her 2019 Earth Expeditions: Galápagos course.
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“I am still ecstatic that I was so privileged to have an opportunity to observe the flora and fauna of these unique islands for myself,” said Mayer. “While we were snorkeling we watched a variety of small fish hiding in the propagules of the red mangroves, and on land we saw marine iguanas hanging out in the mangrove’s shade. … I was surprised to find how many different habitats are contained on a tiny set of islands off the West coast of Ecuador and how much I enjoyed seeing the variety of landscapes.”
GFP students live all over the world, taking classes online and at conservation hotspots throughout Africa, Asia, Australia and the Americas.
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Salt-tolerant lagoon on Galápagos’ Isabella Island supports sea grasses, crabs and fish that attract endemic flamingos. Photo by Mayer.
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Study on the web with field work overseas/at a U.S. Master Institution, earn your master’s from Miami University
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Goldman on her EE: Paraguay course.
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Middle school math and science teacher Nessa Goldman of Sequim, Wash., had a “transformative” experience on her Earth Expeditions course in Paraguay when she learned about tracking capuchin monkeys and exploring eco-leadership and new frontiers in community-driven education. Goldman’s course in Paraguay counts toward her Miami University Advanced Inquiry Program (AIP) master’s degree, which she’s earning online with field study also at her AIP Master Institution, Seattle’s Woodland Park Zoo.
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EE students in Paraguay’s Atlantic Forest, learning to use radio tracking in wildlife research with primatologist Rebecca Smith, a National Geographic Explorer.
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“I was especially grateful for the chance to dabble in field methods,” said Goldman. “I love fieldwork but rarely get to participate in it myself. From scouring for insects and benthic invertebrates to trying our hand at telometry, I was engaged at every turn.”
Sarah Gross, a high school teacher from Freehold, N.J., earned the AIP online master’s with field work through New York’s Master Institution, Wildlife Conservation Society/Bronx Zoo.
“What I love about the Advanced Inquiry Program is that it introduced me to new ideas, new problems and new solutions,” said Gross. “I also love that I was able to bring so much of my AIP coursework directly to my classroom, help influence my students’ connections to nature and watch them become better citizens of the world.” One Earth Expeditions course can count toward the online Advanced Inquiry Program (AIP) master’s degree, which includes place-based experiences at zoos and botanical gardens in Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Denver, New York, San Diego, Seattle and St. Louis. New in 2020: Jacksonville, Fla.-area residents can earn the AIP master’s and study through the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens, the AIP’s newest Master Institution.
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