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Docent Manual AUDUBON CANYON RANCH BOUVERIE PRESERVE Docent Manual Audubon Canyon Ranch protects our natural and human communities through land preservation, nature education, and conservation science PREFACE This manual is a guide for docents to use in implementing the School Program of the Bouverie Preserve of Audubon Canyon Ranch (ACR). It is meant to be used as a reference by both docent trainees and by seasoned docents throughout their tenure as School Program volunteers. A copy of the Bouverie Preserve Docent Manual can also be found in the Bouverie Library and on-line at www.egret.org. How to access the Docent, Teacher and Juniper Web Pages Docents 1. ACR will set up an account for each Trainee. 2. Go to ACR website www.egret.org 3. Click on Login (upper right corner by DONATE button). 4. Username: First Last (not case sensitive) your first name and your last name with a space between, e.g., John Muir 5. Password: ChangeMe (case sensitive) You may change your password at any time or you may continue to use this one. 6. Once you login you will see a navigation bar along left side of the page. Scroll down to “Volunteer Section” and click on “Bouverie Docents” to access information for Bouverie. 7. You may also peruse other documents in the Volunteer Section. Teachers 1. Go to the ACR website at www.egret.org. 2. Click on Login in the upper right-hand corner. 3. Enter user name teacher and password 4teachers. 4. Click on Bouverie Visit in the blue box on the left. Junipers (Junior Naturalist Program) 1. Go to the ACR website at www.egret.org. 2. Click on Login in the upper right hand corner. 3. Enter user name juniper and password 4junipers. 4. Click on Junipers in the blue box on the left. Bouverie Preserve of ACR: Docent Manual (2018) 2 Table of Contents PREFACE .......................................................................................................................................................................2 How to access the Docent, Teacher and Juniper Web Pages ................................................................................................ 2 AUDUBON CANYON RANCH TEACHING PHILOSOPHY & PROGRAM OVERVIEW ........... 4 The Art of the Question – Three Levels of Questioning ....................................................................................................... 4 Overview of the School Program .............................................................................................................................. 6 Bouverie Preserve’s Juniper Junior Naturalist Program ......................................................................................... 7 DOCENT GUIDELINES & RESPONSIBILITIES ........................................................................................9 Guidelines for School Program Chairperson .......................................................................................................................... 11 Guidelines for School Program Assistant Chairperson ........................................................................................................ 15 Guidelines for School Program Field Trip Docents.............................................................................................................. 16 Guidelines for Guided Nature Walks (GNW) & Twilight Hikes (TH) .............................................................................. 18 RULES & ETIQUETTE, HEALTH & SAFETY, POLICIES & PROCEDURES .............................. 21 Docent-Led Education Program Rules & Etiquette ............................................................................................................. 23 Safe Contact & Conduct when Working with Children ....................................................................................................... 24 Trail Emergency Procedures ..................................................................................................................................................... 25 First Aid Guidelines .................................................................................................................................................................... 26 Rattlesnake Protocol ................................................................................................................................................................... 27 Bouverie Policies & Procedures ................................................................................................................................................ 28 Grievance Procedures for Volunteers ...................................................................................................................................... 31 Volunteer Guidelines and Expectations .................................................................................................................................. 32 SCHOOL PROGRAM CLASSROOM VISIT ................................................................................................... 33 Guidelines for Classroom Presentations ................................................................................................................................. 35 Bouverie Preserve Classroom Kits in Santa Rosa & Sonoma .............................................................................................. 36 Classroom Slide Presentation .................................................................................................................................................... 37 Classroom Visit Kit Descriptions & Lesson Plans Independent Kit ....................................................................................................................................................................... 38 Birds ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 41 Day In the Life of an Indian Child ....................................................................................................................................... 42 Fire Ecology .............................................................................................................................................................................. 46 Indian Plant Uses ..................................................................................................................................................................... 48 Insects & Spiders ..................................................................................................................................................................... 50 Mammals ................................................................................................................................................................................... 56 Mystery Skulls ........................................................................................................................................................................... 57 Reptiles & Amphibians ........................................................................................................................................................... 60 PORTFOLIO – How Leaves Change Color ...................................................................................................................... 62 PORTFOLIO – Flower Felt Board ...................................................................................................................................... 63 PORTFOLIO – Seed Dispersal Game ................................................................................................................................ 64 ADDENDA: FORMS, CHECKLISTS, POSITION DESCRIPTION ..................................................... 65 Hiking Group Emergency Contact Form ............................................................................................................................... 67 Chairperson Checklist ................................................................................................................................................................. 69 Chairperson Final Review with Teacher .................................................................................................................................. 70 ACR Bouverie Preserve Docent Position Description Agreement .................................................................................... 71 Bouverie Preserve of ACR: Docent Manual (2018) 3 AUDUBON CANYON RANCH TEACHING PHILOSOPHY Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn. Xun Kuang, 818 AD This proverb is central to the way we, as docents, inspire a love and appreciation of nature to children. Both in the classroom and on the trail, it is our job to capture our learner’s natural passions and channel them into curiosity, discovery, sensory awareness, knowledge of place, and nature connection. When we start with curiosity, gently guiding the inquiry from one logical question to the next and offering tidbits of partial answers along the way, our learners will arrive at the answer they seek for themselves. The Art of Questioning builds fertile ground to grow self-sufficiently inquisitive leaners who trust in themselves to seek out and find answers. The Art of the Question – Three Levels of Questioning To walk the edge of curiosity with your learners, we suggest you become intentional in the use of your questions – what kind of questions you ask, when,
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