- Report a Sightin
or Tag - Join the Horseshoe Crab Survey
- Just flip 'em!™ Program
- Community Sanctuaries
- Create a Historical Record
- Teacher Resources
- Horseshoe Crabs & the Arts Competition
- Become an ERDG member
- Make a Donation
- Contribute to the Conservation Fund
- Sponsorship Opportunities
Comments from educators on ERDG's In-School Program:
"My students and I would like to thank you for providing us with the opportunity to work with Winnie Radolan. What a wonderful experience we had! Winnie's lesson on the horseshoe crab was interesting, informative, and educational, and the hands-on paper making, tied into the horseshoe crabs, was an artistic joy that we will long remember."
"Working with Winnie was such a marvelous opportunity. Thanks so much for providing us with such a rich learning experience and such a beautiful end result!"
Horseshoe Crab Conservation and the Arts In-School Program
Our classroom visits are designed to introduce students to the many wonders of horseshoe crabs. Looking briefly into the history, physiology and social/economic aspects of this amazing creature we strive to awaken student curiosity and motivate children to learn more about Limulus polyphemus. The 2 to 3 hour lesson consists of:
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a visual and verbal introduction to Limlus polyphemus and discussion period
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viewing of the video, "The Crabs, the Birds and the Bay," which portrays the horseshoe crab’s integral role in our environment.
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introduction to ERDG’s annual Horseshoe Crab and the Arts contest and art show. Students receive the challenge to learn more about horseshoe crabs, then tap into the thoughts and feelings they’ve developed about this amazing creature. Contest participation and artistic expression is invited in the forms of visual representation, short stories and/or poetry.
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and a hands-on papermaking experience, where students have an opportunity to make their own handmade paper from fibers similar to those used in the limited edition "Horseshoe Crab and the Arts" annual contest anthology.
ERDG's In-School program is conducted by master papermaker and teacher Winnie Radolan, a nationally known papermaker/artist/educator who runs "Winnie’s Paperworks," an itinerant teaching papermill. For thirteen years she has been involved with papermaking as an art form and educational vehicle. Former Director of Papermaking and Education at Historic RittenhouseTown, she teaches and conducts many workshops locally and nationally for artists of all ages. She is an Artist-in-Residence for both New Jersey and Pennsylvania Councils for the Arts, and teaches at University of the Arts in Philadelphia. She is Founding Director of the Guild of Papermakers and an officer in the Friends of Dard Hunter Inc., a national papermaking organization. Her paper and book works have been exhibited locally and are in private collections. She received her BS in Art Education from Moore College of Art and has done Graduate studies at U of Arts.