From left to right are Dr. Leah Joseph of Ursinus College and Mary DeAngelis, Matt Bergey and Matt Bornais of Royersford ElementarySchool

A Thin Green Line shout-out to teachers in the Spring-Ford School District who are teaching children about the causes of the climate change they will inherit.

Read all about it in this release from the Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy.

Three Spring-Ford Area School District teachers received a "Teaching Excellence" award from the Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy at the organization's annual Environmental Awards Banquet held Oct. 23rd at the Lakeside Inn in Limerick.

Mary DeAngelis, environmental education teacher, Matt Bergey, third-gradeteacher, and Matt Bornais, fourth-grade teacher, received the award along with Dr. Leah Joseph of Ursinus College for a project in which they taught students about the secrets of Antarctica.

A group of Royersford Elementary School students met for several weeks after school with the teachers to study climate change as it affects on Antarctica and learn from Dr. Joseph, who is also a scientist with the ANDRILL (Antarctic Geological Drilling) project.

The students made mock sediment cores, posters and floating ice models, all of which helped them learn more about Antarctica's terrain and climate.

The students then presented what they learned to others at a "Focus the Nation" event that was held at Ursinus College last February.

The team of teachers was nominated for the Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy award by Ursinus. They were honored at a ceremony at the end of October and received a plaque recognizing them for their accomplishment.

Talk about all global issues being local...

Three cheers for educators who are preparing our children for the world of the future.

While my generation may have been negligent in recognizing this phenomenon and acting on it, at least the next generation can hit the ground running.