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  • Telling the Story of Ourselves: Who are you -- now?

    March 20, 2019 | Aimee Arandia Østensen Education for Sustainability

    I was recently one of ten Burlington area educators who traveled to Hawai’i to explore the power of place-based and culture-based education.

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  • New Faculty for our Professional Learning Programs

    February 20, 2019 | Holly Brough Education for Sustainability

    Jorge Yagual recently joined Shelburne Farms as professional learning and farm to school educator. His journey here perfectly captures the rippling impact of our work with educators.

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  • United Nations University Recognizes Innovative Education Project

    January 9, 2019 | Jen Cirillo Education for Sustainability

    Cultivating Pathways to Sustainability, an educational initiative of two teachers and Shelburne Farms, was recently recognized as a “Flagship Project” by the United Nations for its contributions to Quality Education, one of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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  • Hope in an Era of Climate Change

    November 20, 2018 | Kerri McAllister Education for Sustainability

    In the face of reports outlining the dire impacts of climate change, it is the actions of students and teachers -- through climate change education -- that give me hope.

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  • Cooking to Grow Confidence, Knowledge, and Teamwork

    November 5, 2018 | Sarah Webb Education for Sustainability, Agriculture / Food

    We brought the Farm to Shelburne Community School for a salsa challenge and team building.

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  • Kicking off a Year of Cultivating Sustainable Pathways

    October 15, 2018 | Aimee Arandia Østensen Education for Sustainability

    Middle and high school aged students gathered at the Coach Barn to launch year-long projects focused on UN Sustainable Development Goals.

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  • Thanks for making camps possible for so many

    September 30, 2018 | Robin Turnau Education for Sustainability

    As fall and winter close in, look back at the joy of summer, and the fun and discovery shared by our more than 600 campers.

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  • 2018-19 Northeast Farm to School Institute Photo Recap

    July 16, 2018 | Sarah Webb Education for Sustainability

    Nearly 100 educators, school nutrition staff, administrators, farmers, and regional Farm to School organizations gathered for the Farm to School Institute.

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  • Sowing Seeds to Grow Farm-Based Education

    March 20, 2018 | Vera Simon-Nobes Agriculture / Food, Education for Sustainability

    Discover what inspires, motivates, and changes farmers and educators as they work to grow and strengthen their farm-based education programs.

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  • An Equity Assessment

    January 17, 2018 | Holly Brough Education for Sustainability

    What is an Equity Assessment? Why is the Farm conducting one? Find out more about the Farm's work around equity, access, inclusion, and diversity.

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