Edu -Tainment at Its Best
All Stan Slaughter's Eco-Troubadour school programs feature a multi-media CD sent in advance to prepare the students to sing along. Valuable resources, graphics and links can extend the learning now and for years to come.
(For Eco-Troubadour Programs for adults, scroll down.)
Programs include:
Singing for the Earth
This eco-assembly features classic environmental education songs taught with hand motions and short segues. It’s a concert with everyone singing! The songs and subjects can be chosen to be appropriate for many ages, topics and settings such as Earth Day, and special environmental events of all kinds.
For lower elementary grades K-3, 20-30 minutes. Custom designed for your group and setting.
Recycling is in the Bag
Presented since 1993, this fun musical recycling program features fabulous songs and Stan’s lively sense of humor. Key points are interconnectedness, stewardship and the four R’s - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Rethink. Covers recycling, composting and household hazardous waste. The program features student involvement onstage, singing and using their bodies in rhythm.
For grades 3-8, 45 minutes
Compost, It’s the Most
This fun eco-assembly program focuses on composting food waste, yard waste and gardening. Big picture concepts such as The Carbon Cycle and our interconnectedness with all of life are combined with the work of tiny bacteria in decomposing leaves. Four fun songs are interspersed throughout the program. The importance of earthworms and the two major types of worms are featured. This overview of “organic recycling” is an important primer for 21st century citizens as resource recovery and reuse become more important.
For grades 3-8, 45 minutes. (Grade 9-12 version available on request.)
Worms and Dirt
A unique school eco-program featuring special worm songs, Power Point slides, and a live worm experience. Students are challenged to learn the habitat needs, food needs and ecological role of red wiggler worms. As the last activity the students break up into groups of 5-6 and receive a section of an active worm colony in a flat container. The students spread out on the floor and get face to face with the worms. They identify adult, juvenile and baby worms as well as the cocoons from which the babies emerge. There is a question and answer session about the colony and its needs. Comes with a resource CD of songs and data. Starter colonies of red wiggler worms and worm posters are available as a part of the package of services.
For upper elementary grades 3-6, 45-60 minutes. For smaller groups of under 60 students.
These eco-assemblies and programs are designed by Stan Slaughter, one of America’s most experienced environmental educators. With a Master’s Degree in Biology, a decade of classroom teaching, and years of presenting to students Stan knows how to tie his presentations into curriculum objectives. As a result the programs are educationally sound, timely, motivating and fun, fine tuned to the abilities and interests of today’s students.
The Eco-Troubadour Programs for Adults
Eco-Keynotes for your Organization’s event.
Stan is a lively, inspiring and visionary presenter. Combining his Master’s in Biology with a lifetime of educational experience, and linking it all to current affairs, he will make you look good and inspire your audience.
He excels at translating complex issues into memorable bite-sized, take-home messages. Add in his talent as a musician and broad repertoire of songs about the environment and you have the perfect combination for your group.
Stan takes the time to understand your audience and to be “at home” with them wherever that might be.
Contact Stan about a keynote or workshop for your group.
Workshop presentations
Stan's adult workshop and keynote topics include:
- Compost 101
- Energy Conservation 101
- Energy Efficiency Upgrades for Existing Homes or Small Businesses
- Recycling and Resource Conservation
- Growing and Using Worms
- Sustainable Living
- Songs of the Environmental Movement
Add the Green Spirit Band for a Concert or Mixer.
