The New Jersey Audubon Society (NJAS) and Honeywell announced this week that scholarships are available for the second annual Honeywell Institute for Ecosystems Education for Hudson and Bergen County middle and highschool science and social studies teachers.

Registrations are due by June 5, 2009. Teachers who are interested in applying can visitwww.njaudubon.com/Education/Summerinstitute.html or call (609) 861-0700 x13.

The Honeywell Institute for Ecosystems Education is a one-week (August 17 – 21, 2009) summer institute, which combines classroom instruction with diverse outdoor experiences at sites throughout the Hackensack watershed.

During the program, teachers will explore forested and field habitats, take an eco-cruise through the Hackensack River, and seine in freshwater streams and tidal salt marshes with environmental educators and naturalists. The experiences will help teachers transform textbook curriculum into hands-on lessons that offer students a “learning-by-doing” approach to geology, watershed dynamics, habitat health, land use and human-ecosystems dependencies.

Participating teachers receive free tuition, classroom materials, a stipend and professional development credit.