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For Educators
Place-Based Education
Youth Voice

Centering Inquiry

In Burlington City & Lake Semester, curiosity is both a mindset and a practice. When we allow ourselves to wonder, writes teacher Dov Stucker, we can easily shift the culture, purpose, and impact of learning.

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Education Impact
Place-Based Education

"I've Fallen So In Love With Education"

Three young educators share what they learned in time spent teaching as Shelburne Farms fellows.

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For Educators
Education Impact
Place-Based Education

A Conversation with Nepal's Kopila Valley School

Four educators share their perspectives on sustainability and takeaways from two weeks learning at Shelburne Farms.

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Education Impact
Place-Based Education
Youth Voice

In BCL, The City is Both Classroom and Curriculum

Burlington City & Lake begins its 13th semester of immersive, place-based learning for high school juniors and seniors.

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For Educators
Education Impact
Place-Based Education

'Sage' Magazine Celebrates Place-Based Educators

Our own Aimee Arandia Ă˜stensen is among those featured in a zine showcasing stewards of Vermont.

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Education Impact
Place-Based Education

Meet a Changemaker: Gerlisa Garrett, Stowe Middle School

Sixth grade language arts and science teacher Gerlisa Garrett has piloted a weeklong immersion in nature, helping students discover the past, present, and future of the land.

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Education Impact
Place-Based Education

What the Forest Can Teach Us

Highlights from A Forest for Every Classroom 2023-24.

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Farm-Based Education
Farm to School
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Farmer-to-Farmer Connections: Building Networks for Learning

Hear from our Agricultural Educators Cohort, a peer-to-peer learning program for farmers interested bringing people to their farm for hands-on learning.

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For Educators
Place-Based Education

Discovering the Wondrous World of Pollinators

On introducing students to native pollinators–and how we can each take actions to support them.

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1611 Harbor Road Shelburne, Vermont 05482 

Telephone: 802-985-8686

An education nonprofit on a mission to inspire and cultivate learning for a sustainable future through its programs, place, and products. Home to the Institute for Sustainable Schools, our historic campus is a 1,400-acre diversified farm located on the homelands of the Winooskik band of the Abenaki.

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