LENA Kids are empowered to create change and inspire others.
They will truly be the leaders in the next generation of climate fighters.
Through our camps and outreach activities, LENA Kids explore our Earth, understand her challenges, and discover small ways they can care for Earth. We utilize the Earth Warriors curriculum, developed by two amazing women, experts in Sustainability and Education Policy and Early Childhood Education, Shweta Bahri and Keya Lamba.
"Earth Warriors provides a high-quality comprehensive climate education school curriculum for 3-11* year olds using a positive and empowering approach. The curriculum has been reviewed by experts from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and the Stanford School of Earth and is aligned to UK and US national learning standards across Numeracy, Literacy, Science, Social-Emotional Learning and Motor Skill Development." *We use the curriculum designed for younger children.
Although a serious issue, we teach complicated topics in an age-appropriate and empowering manner. We will explore our world in a hands-on playful way. Our time together includes science, math, and art activities. We problem-solve together and form a community of Earth Warriors.
LENA kids will come away feeling empowered and understand they are part of a bigger community of helpers.
Tricia Windschitl
Tricia Windschitl has a Master's degree in Early Childhood Education and is the Preschool Director of Preucil Preschool. She participated in Prompt for the Planet in 2018. It was then that she became inspired to create The LENA Project. Tricia helped reignite the project in 2021. She has since led Prompt for the Planet workshops in our community with children, college students, adults, and seniors. She understands that art inspires, and it is through joyful inspiration that we will motivate action.
Emily Pritchard earned her Master of Music Education degree with a concentration in choral music from VanderCook College of Music and a Bachelor of Music in Commercial Music degree with a concentration in songwriting/vocal performance and a Minor in Theatre from Millikin University. She taught choir, directed musicals and madrigal dinners, and sponsored the GSA at Limestone High School in Illinois for five years. Before moving to Illinois, she worked in Nashville as a songwriter and was fortunate to study with Lin-Manuel Miranda, Craig Cornelia, and Lari White a part of the Johnny Mercer Foundation Songwriters Project. She loves living in Iowa City and making music with whoever will have her!
