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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Jason E. Brown, County Administrator <br />THROUGH: Richard B. Szpyrka P.E., Public Works Director <br />THROUGH: Eric Charest, Natural Resource Manager <br />FROM: Alexis Peralta, Stormwater Educator & Fertilizer Enforcement <br />SUBJECT: Summer Camp Partnership with The Learning Alliance <br />DATE: May 4, 2022 <br />DESCRIPTION <br />For summer 2022, staff has been requested by The Learning Alliance to return as an <br />environmental educator partner for the Moonshot Academy Summer Program. The camp is <br />an interdisciplinary, integrated literacy and arts curriculum that takes place both in classrooms <br />and the outdoors with the environmental community partner (2 days per week) over 4 weeks <br />in the summer at two sites. <br />Staff is requested to participate twice a week, for four weeks, to instill knowledge of the <br />Lagoon, stormwater pollution, and a sense of personal responsibility to care for our <br />environment through lessons that align with the STEAM into Literacy curriculum. These <br />lessons include already implemented presentations and activities that the Stormwater <br />Educator has used over the years in school programs, summer camps, and general learning <br />(i.e. the Enviroscape stormwater model presentation, lessons on pollution and lagoon <br />biodiversity, and litter cleanups). A field trip has been discussed to visit Osprey Acres <br />Stormwater Park for a tour, physical exploration, and understanding of stormwater filtration. <br />County staff already has the necessary tools for the lesson plans. Staff is not required to fund <br />any portion of the Moonshot Academy Camp; supplies, transportation, or the like. Potential <br />materials requested by Stormwater staff will be requested of The Learning Alliance. <br />Summer 2021 was the first year Stormwater Division partnered with The Learning Alliance <br />Moonshot Academy and it was very successful in terms of children's engagement and <br />enjoyment learning about stormwater pollution and visiting Osprey Acres Stormwater Park. <br />FUNDING <br />County funding is not required. County staff time for participating in the Moonshot Academy <br />Summer Camp will be one staff member, 4 hours per day, twice a week for four weeks, <br />totaling 32 hours of staff time. <br />Any additional required materials to support program implementation will be purchased by <br />The Learning Alliance. <br />67 <br />