Workshops and Events Archive

Workshops & Institutes SummerInstitute on Education for Sustainability

Monday-Friday, July 31- August 2, 2013; 8:30 am-4:30 pm M-Th and 8:30-12:00 Friday

Education for Sustainability Institute held at Shelburne Farms. Part workshop, part retreat, part conference.

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Project Seasons for Early Childhood Educators

Summer Workshop Monday-Friday, July 15-18, 2013; 9:00 am-4:00 pm

Enrich your science curriculum with exciting, interdisciplinary, hands-on, and easy-to-use activities on environmental and agricultural topics. This workshop is designed to increase science literacy and cultivate connections by tracing the food we eat and the clothes we wear back to the farm.

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One-Day Workshops linked to School Programs

On-Going

Shelburne, Vermont

Open to all educators who want to learn more about a specific subject, these workshops help to integrate our field trip topics with classroom work. If you're a homeschooling parent, farmer hosting schools on your farm, or you have a special interest in a topic, come learn from experts in the field. You'll also observe and model appropriate teaching methods and begin to develop assessment techniques.

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Watershed for Every Classroom

Various dates in July and October, 2012; February and May, 2013

Vermont, New York, Quebec

A Watershed for Every Classroom (WEC) is a year-long professional development experience for educators in the Lake Champlain Basin (Vermont, New York and Quebec), brought to you by CBEI. It offers teachers inspiration, knowledge and skills to frame exciting watershed education.

2012-2013 Dates:
Monday-Friday, July 9-13 (with Thursday night overnight in Adirondacks);
Friday and Saturday, October 19-20 (with overnight in northern Basin);
Friday and Saturday, February 8-9 (with overnight option in Burlington);
Friday and Saturday, May 3-4 (with overnight in location TBA);

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Forest for Every Classroom

Starts April 26, 2013

Rutland area

A Forest for Every Classroom (FFEC) is a unique professional development program for educators focused on place-based education. Teachers who participate in FFEC develop curriculum that foster student understanding of and appreciation for the public lands in their communities. The teacher-developed curricula integrate hands-on natural and cultural explorations that address concepts in ecology, sense of place, stewardship, and civics. At the heart of the FFEC program is the belief that students who are immersed in the interdisciplinary study of "place" are more eager to learn and be involved in the stewardship of their communities and public lands. Inspired by a common vision of students learning from and caring for public lands, Shelburne Farms, the Conservation Study Institute, Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park, the Green Mountain National Forest, and the Northeast Office of the National Wildlife Federation have joined efforts to create A Forest for Every Classroom. FFEC is also run in other states from New Hampshire to Montana.

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Forest for Every Classroom (FFEC)

Year Round (multiple dates)

Rutland, state-wide

FFEC is a professional development program for educators focused on place-based education. Teachers who participate in FFEC develop curriculum that foster student understanding of and appreciation for the public lands in their communities. The teacher-developed curricula integrate hands-on natural and cultural explorations that address concepts in ecology, sense of place, stewardship, and civics. At the heart of the FFEC program is the belief that students who are immersed in the interdisciplinary study of "place" are more eager to learn and be involved in the stewardship of their communities and public lands.

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