Education for Sustainability
Mobilizing Climate Action for Health
As people gather for the UN Climate Action Summit in New York, get inspired and motivated locally by stories of successful action against climate change and for human health.
Farm-Based Education Network Conference
The Farm-Based Education Network’s 7th Conference in the Greater Baltimore area will offer field trips to farm and garden projects in Baltimore, Washington, D.C. and throughout Maryland, followed by workshops at the Pearlstone Center in Reisterstown, MD. The conference promises rich learning, relationship building, growth, and inspiration for all who attend! Shelburne Farms is the coordinating organization for the Farm-Based Education Network.
NAAEE and VT SWEEP Educator Workshop & VT SWEEP Fall Gathering
Do you want to incorporate engaging and fun environmental education into your current curriculum?
Inspiring Teachers All Summer Long
A recent NPR study found that over 80% of American parents want climate change theory taught in their children’s schools, and 86% of American teachers agree. However, more than half of teachers say they don’t address the topic in their classrooms. The most common reason given: climate change is outside their subject matter.
Posted by Sarah Webb
Cultivating Farm to Early Childhood: October Workshop
Hey early childhood educators! Come explore Farm to Early Childhood (FTEC) programming with us!
Cultivating Farm to Early Childhood (FTEC) is an opportunity for you — Family Child Care, Head Start, Center-Based, Public Pre-K, and Home Visiting educators — to explore and expand your personal and professional experience related to food and nutrition programming while building and strengthening community connections.
Bringing Education for Sustainability to Local Classrooms
Telling the Story of Ourselves: Who are you -- now?
Aimee was recently one of ten Burlington area educators who traveled to Hawai’i to explore the power of place-based and culture-based education and to strengthen a partnership that began last summer in Burlington.
Posted by Aimee Arandia Østensen
New Faculty for our Professional Learning Programs
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.
Posted by Holly Brough
Future of Learning Design Studio II: Designing for Equity in Civic Engagement
Join with educators, students, and community partners at the Vermont History Museum for a day-long workshop and design studio on March 18th. This is the second event in a series of offerings focused on place-based learning that integrates personalized learning plans (PLPs), flexible pathways and proficiency based graduation requirements. The day will provide experiences with powerful integrated learning partnerships, opportunities to build connections between educators and community partners, and a facilitated curriculum design process.
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