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Educator Programs
Foundations in Education for Sustainability 2025
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$750. Scholarships may be available on a need-based scale. See program page for details.
With University of Vermont

A five-day immersive introduction to Education for Sustainability.

Program Full; Waitlist Open
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Educator Programs
Project Seasons for Young Learners: Cultivating Joy and Wonder 2025
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Free. Optional accommodations and graduate credits for a separate fee. See program page for details.

An immersive, energizing week on the farm for early childhood educators.

Program Full; Waitlist Open
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Educator Programs
Immersion in Education for Sustainability 2025
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$450. Scholarships may be available on a need-based scale. See program page for details.
With University of Vermont

Dive into the essential questions of Education for Sustainability and deepen your practice in designing learning for a sustainable future.

Registration Open
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Educator Programs
Education for Sustainability Leadership Academy 2025-26 Kickoff
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$2,000. Scholarships may be available on a need-based scale. See program page for details.
With University of Vermont

A year-long residential program and learning community.

Applications Open
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Educator Programs
A Forest for Every Classroom 2025–26 Kickoff
Application Due March 19, 2025
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$800, which covers food and lodging. Partial scholarships are available. See program page for details.
With National Park Service Stewardship Institute, National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service

Refresh your teaching practice and reconnect your curriculum to the Land. Across habitats and through the seasons, learn how to “read”–and teach–on our landscape from some of the region's best education and natural resource professionals.

Applications Closed
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Educator Programs
Cultivating Pathways to Sustainability: Kickoff Educator Retreat
Application Due August 1, 2025
 $950 (yearlong program, includes Aug. 14 event)
With UP for Learning

Kick off to a transformative year of learning. In Cultivating Pathways, youth-adult teams develop and implement community action projects to address the United Nations' 17 Sustainable Development Goals.

Registration Open
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Educator Programs
2025 Climate Farm School for Farm-Based Educators
Application Due July 14, 2025
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$495-995. See program description for details.

A course on climate change for farm-based educators offered by Hidden Villa, the Farm-Based Education Network, and Climate Farm School.

Applications Open
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Educator Programs
Farm to School Leadership Academy
Application Due June 30, 2025
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Free
With U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Farm to School Network

A year-long community of learning to support transforming school food systems.

applications closed