Interview with David Wicks, June 27, 1989

Interview Summary

Wicks talks at length about growing up in New Jersey as a scout and adventurer, a camp counselor, attending college at Rutgers University, and traveling internationally. He taught English in Columbia and taught summer camp, then moved to Kentucky to work with Outward Bound. He gives a detailed explanation of the development of Project ID and environmental education based on his experience with Outward Bound. hE provides an overview of how nature education programs were established at Black Acre Nature Preserve, and the role of Outward Bound program graduates. Wicks discusses the goal of orienting teachers to environmental education through four components: natural science, cultural history, creative art, and human relations. explains teacher in-service and workshops for Jefferson County teachers. He describes the purpose and intent of the curriculum at the Black Acre State Nature Preserve and the intention of creating student success.

Interview Keyword

Childhood Southern writers Authors, American--Kentucky

Interview LC Subject

Conservation of natural resources Environmental protection Environmental protection--Kentucky Environmentalism Natural areas Wicks, David Wicks, David--Interviews Teachers Louisville (Ky.) Jefferson County (Ky.) Environmental education

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