Organizations Filed Purposes:
IRVINE NATURE CENTER IS AN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION ORGANIZATION. OUR MISSION IS TO EDUCATE AND INSPIRE CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS TO EXPLORE, RESPECT AND PROTECT NATURE.
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTER
NATURE PRESCHOOL: THE MISSION OF THE NATURE PRESCHOOL AT IRVINE IS TO PROVIDE HANDS-ON OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEARNING AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH NATURE-BASED INQUIRY, CREATIVE ARTS, AND OUTDOOR EXPLORATION IN ORDER TO DEVELOP A LASTING APPRECIATION FOR THE NATURAL WORLD. OUR "CLASSROOM" IS IRVINE'S ENTIRE 210-ACRE CAMPUS, INCLUDING FORESTS AND MEADOWS, A 60-ACRE RESTORATION OF STREAMS AND WETLANDS, OUTDOOR CLASSROOM, WOODLAND GARDEN, 7.5 MILES OF TRAILS, AND OTHER FEATURES. THE PROGRAM SEEKS TO DEVELOP THE WHOLE CHILD USING A CHILD-CENTERED EMERGENT CURRICULUM THAT FACILITATES THE COGNITIVE, PHYSICAL, SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL AND CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT OF EVERY CHILD. IRVINE ALSO OFFERS EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS 4-6 YEARS OF AGE AND FOR HOMESCHOOLED STUDENTS USING THE SAME NURTURING, NATURE-BASED APPROACH.
SCHOOL PROGRAMS: IRVINE OFFERS A VARIETY OF LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR SCHOOL AUDIENCES. ALL PROGRAMS ARE ALIGNED WITH BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SCIENCE CURRICULUM AND MSDE LEARNING REQUIREMENTS. FIELD TRIPS BRING STUDENTS TO IRVINE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND EXPLORATION THAT TAKES ADVANTAGE OF OUR 210-ACRE CAMPUS. ALL PROGRAMS INCLUDE SMALL-GROUP ACTIVITIES IN WHICH STUDENTS LEARN TO MAKE OBSERVATIONS, COLLECT DATA, COMPARE AND CLASSIFY DATA, AND DRAW CONCLUSIONS. FOR THOSE UNABLE TO COME TO IRVINE, OUR OUTREACH PROGRAMS TAKE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION INTO THE CLASSROOM. IRVINE'S NATURALISTS TEACH CURRICULUM-ALIGNED LESSONS USING WORK STATIONS, SMALL GROUPS, AND INTERACTIVE DISCUSSIONS. ECO-EXPLORERS AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM ENGAGES STUDENTS IN INDOOR AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES, NATURE-BASED CRAFTS, AND ANIMAL ENCOUNTERS AFTER THE SCHOOL BELL RINGS.
SUMMER NATURE CAMPS: SUMMER CAMPS AT IRVINE OFFER ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION DISGUISED AS FUN! WE OFFER AGE-APPROPRIATE, WEEK-LONG CAMP SESSIONS THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER FOR CHILDREN 2-12 YEARS OF AGE. YOUNGER CHILDREN MAY PARTICIPATE IN TRAIL WALKS, ARTS AND CRAFTS, ANIMAL ENCOUNTERS, PUPPET SHOWS, AND SCIENTIFIC EXPERIMENTS, WHILE OLDER CHILDREN MAY GO ON OFFSITE EXCURSIONS, CAMP OUT UNDER THE STARS, PARTICIPATE IN CONSERVATION PROJECTS, OR EXPLORE NATURE-BASED ART, SCIENCE, FARMING, AND FORAGING. NO TWO SEASONS ARE ALIKE, WITH NEW THEMES, ACTIVITIES, AND ADVENTURES OFFERED EVERY YEAR. RECENT TOPICS HAVE INCLUDED SPLASH ZONE, NATURALLY CREATIVE, SUMMER SAFARI, TINY CHEFS, AND WAYS OF WILDLIFE. ALL PROGRAMS ARE TAUGHT BY PROFESSIONAL EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS OR NATURALISTS, AND THE CAMP IS CERTIFIED BY THE STATE SO PARENTS KNOW THEIR CHILDREN ARE IN GOOD HANDS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| W Brooks Paternotte | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $90,338 |
| Howie Wolfe | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Kimberly P Tucker Phd | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Robert Travers | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Chad Steele | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Page W Seville | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Warwick Plant | TRUSTEE EX-OFFICIO | 1 | $0 |
| Catherine P Mcdonnell | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Josh Levinson | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Glenda Legendre | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Joanne Larson | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Diana M Krevor | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Susan B Kearney | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Harry W Holt Jr | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| John W Guinee Iii | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Jack Finney | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Eric Decosta | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| David O Dardis | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Jamie Brown | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Amy Jean Boebel | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Theodore W Bauer | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Geoffrey L Adams | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Nettie Washburn | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Clem Palevich | TREASURER | 4 | $0 |
| Anna L Smith | CO-PRESIDENT | 3 | $0 |
| Frances H Flanigan | PRESIDENT | 3 | $0 |
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