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dave@wildernessclassroom.com
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Dave is the Executive Director of the Wilderness Classroom, a non profit organization that works with over 60,000 elementary and middle school children in 1,600 classrooms across the country through their website. Dave has traveled over 8,000 miles by canoe, kayak, and dogsled, including 6 extended canoe journeys in the Amazon. Dave is also a gifted photographer and storyteller, who has already shared the wonder and hardships of his 3,000 mile journey across the Amazon with over 30,000 people at schools, libraries, museums, conferences, and corporate events across the country. His photos and articles have been published in a variety of books, magazines, newspapers, and online publications including, Paddler Magazine, Canoe and Kayak Magazine, Adventure Kayak Magazine, and the Chicago Tribune.
The Trans-Amazon Expediton: 3,000 miles across South America Dave Freeman will share stories, videos and photos from the banks of the Amazon River. In 2008 Dave and five other teammates completed the Trans-Amazon Expedition, a 3,000 mile journey by bicycle and canoe across South America. The expedition consisted of three, six-week long phases over the course of two and a half years. For a taste of the experience, imagine paddling from dawn to dusk every day, fishing for piranha, freeing an anaconda from a fisherman's net, camping in remote river communities, spotting the deadly wandering spider, and floating alongside pink river dolphins.
Dave will also provide insight into planning and executing an international paddling expedition, and will provide information and contacts for arranging a one to three week canoe trip in the Peruvian Amazon.
Become a Virtual Explorer On Earth Day 2010, Dave Freeman and Amy Voytilla will begin a 3 year, 12,000 mile journey by canoe, kayak, and dogsled to educate elementary and middle school students about North America's waterways and the importance of protecting the natural world.
This program will give educators and parents the basic tools they need to engage their students in this educational journey and bring the thrill and excitement of paddling and exploration into your classroom or home. You will learn how you can use moderated chats, online polls, email, and other interactive technology to communicate with the expedition team as they paddle from Seattle to the Arctic Ocean and then work their way from the Arctic Ocean to the Florida Keys over the next 3 school years.
You will also learn about the Wilderness Classroom's standards aligned lessons and activities, and explore techniques for incorporating the expedition into subjects your student's are currently studying. Dave will also explain how college students and adventurous adults will have the opportunity to join the expedition team for a week or two in the field.
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