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Staff
Erin Binns, Head of House, Global Ecology
240.740.2452
9th Grade
Kathy Clowe, Global Honors Biology
Christine Glass, AP Seminar
Ed Morrell, Global Honors US History
10th Grade
Mary Adah, Global Honors Chemistry
Kelly Hardesty, Global Honors Chemistry
Jonathan Leong, Global AP NSL
11th Grade
Marcia Snavely, Global AP World History
Jason Garrison, AP Physics 1 & 2 & Physics
12th Grade
Erin Binns, AP Environmental Science
Paul Dethlefsen, AP Research
All Grades
John Sparrow, Paraeducator
Coursework
The Global Ecology House has instituted a demanding schedule which begins from a student's freshman year and extends through the senior year.
The following courses must be successfully completed by students to receive the Global Ecology Certificate of Achievement. For the course overview, please refer to the Magnet information page.
Mission Statement
The Global Ecology House's philosophy is to endow students with a sense of environmental citizenship, responsibility and appreciation for the natural world. GEH's interdisciplinary honors science and social studies program teaches students the interconnections of the natural world and the impact of human activity on those systems.
GEH partners with several environmental groups including:
* Alice Ferguson Foundation
* American Film Institute
* Calleva
* Chesapeake Bay Foundation
* Chesapeake Bay Trust
* Department of Environmental Protection of Montgomery County
* Department of Natural Resources
* Hood College
* Izaak Walton League of Amierca BCC Chapter
* J Craig Venter Institute
* Living Classrooms
* Mirant Power
* MNCPPC - Montgomery Parks Dept
* National Institutes of Health
* National Oceanic and Atmosphic Administration
* Potomac Appalachian Trail Club
* Sugarloaf Citizens Association
*The Society for Ocean Science
* World Wide Walden Project
The Global Ecology House is located at Poolesville High School.The school is ideally situated in a rural setting. While PHS is the smallest high school in Montgomery County, it has a strong academic reputation. The small size guarantees that the staff knows their students.