During the past school year, the OLP provided grants to local schools for educational programs focusing on Onondaga Lake. Here are some images from completed projects.
 

Mr. Bell's class at Dr. Weeks Elementary School visited Onondaga Lake last December to take pictures and write about the lake. Cassie Thorborsen took this picture, explaining, "I like my picture because it makes me feel cold. The lake is beautiful."
 

Ms. Burkett, Ms. O'Brien, and Ms. Acevedo at St. Matthews School teamed up last spring to make Onondaga Lake part of their curriculum. The grant provided students with books and videos on water pollution, a trip to Onondaga Lake, and cameras to take pictures of what they saw. Students reflected on the past, present, and future of Onondaga Lake through the drawings, Powerpoint presentations, and photographs they created. Above, third graders proudly show off their Water Pollution books in front of their drawings.
 

Jack Gramlich, re-catching frogs		Students sample water temperature of Onondaga Lake

Ms. Knack's class at Living Word Academy learned about Onondaga Lake as part of their studies of freshwater ecosystems and food webs. Grant funding allowed Mr. Jack Gramlich of Eco-to-Go to give students hands-on experience testing water quality at Onondaga Lake and learning about the effects of water quality on the ecosystem. Students then taught what they learned to a first grade class. Ms. Knack reported, "Because of this award, 26 fifth and sixth graders and 12 first-graders have a heightened sense of what has happened to Onondaga Lake, what is being done to restore it, and how to keep it clean in the future. And, they are telling their parents and relatives all about what they learned; so, the benefits continue to ripple outward from the classroom."