MAY 2016
Do you have Spring Fever?  CELF can help!  
1) Re-connect with the great outdoors
2) Make your Summer Plans
TEACHERS: SPRING IS HERE! 

Louis Armstrong Middle School students in Queens get outside!
The chirping birds, bursting flowers and sunnier, warmer days are likely calling to your students to get outside. So, take advantage of their enthusiasm and take your teaching beyond the classroom and into your school neighborhood.  Whether you teach ELA, history, science, math or social studies, there are many opportunities to take academics out of doors.  Here are two simple ideas from CELF to connect your content to the Big Ideas of Place and Diversity:
CELF SUMMER INSTITUTE in Education for Sustainability

"This totally changed my way of thinking both professionally and personally. It allowed me to collaborate in a way never possible and totally understand what EfS is."      - Laura Lane, Dows Lane Elementary School

NEW REFER-A-FRIEND BONUS! 
Past participants earn $50 when you refer a friend to our 2016 Summer Institute. Want to come again? Refer a friend and get a $100 discount on your registration! 

Manhattanville's Reid Castle provides an idyllic setting to collaborate with peers and re-ignite your passion for teaching.







Join us for our transformative K-12 professional learning experience and prepare your students to balance environmental integrity, social equity and economic vitality.  

Our widely respected facilitators, together with industry leaders, will provide thought-provoking insight, engaging activities and extensive resources to help you and your school incorporate the big ideas of sustainability into the curriculum. 

CELF's faculty is thrilled to welcome back Jen Cirillo, Director of Professional Development at Shelburne Farms, as a co-presenter this summer.

Participants are eligible for graduate credits or in-service credits based on district policy and can receive 50% off the the price of attending Manhattanville's EfS Certificate Course.

July 18-20/21 in Purchase, NY.


NEW PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSE: 
CITIZEN SCIENCE & SOCIAL JUSTICE IN YOUR COMMUNITY

"CELF was extremely attentive to our school's needs, realizing that we all have different backgrounds."   
- PS 110 Principal Anna Cano Amato


CELF's hands-on on approach models classroom implementation.

A CUNY School of Law Social Justice Initiative

Connecting science and public policy, CELF is partnering with Mt. Sinai Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit and CUNY School of Law's Center for Urban Environmental Renewal to provide three powerhouse days of professional development for teachers in grades 5-12, with breakouts by level. 

Connect with industry-leading science research professionals to examine timely environmental health challenges and make authentic place-based learning connections. Come away with citizen science opportunities for your students.
 
Participants are eligible for graduate credits or in-service credits based on district policy. P-credits available for NYC DoE teachers. 

July 12-14 in Manhattan and Long Island City, NY. 

CELF STUDENT AMBASSADORS BRING THEIR MESSAGE TO NYC GREENFEST
Students demonstrate the LifeStraw®
Congrats to all our Student Ambassadors who shared what they've learned about the freshwater crisis and how the LifeStraw® can be used to provide fresh water. CELF is proud to continue the tradition of student engagement begun by  Patti Bressman, who created the CELF Student Ambassador program.

Learn More about CELF student ambassadors.
 
CELF's "100 Schools" CAMPAIGN IS NOW IN ECUADOR
University Academy Charter High School students in NJ raised funds to buy a community filter for a Kenyan school.
Following the devastating earthquake in Ecuador, CELF's partner, Vestergaard, has been in Ecuador distributing LifeStraw ® community filters to devastated communities. Donations to our "100 Schools" campaign can be directed to Ecuador Earthquake Relief or to Kenyan schools.
  
How will your school or community group help provide fresh water to areas in need?
 
Learn More 
about the "100 Schools" campaign.



READY TO DIVE DEEP INTO SYSTEMS THINKING? JOIN US!

June 25-27, Wellesely, MA.
CELF's Director or Education, Alan Cass, and CELF Program Facilitator, Aimee Arandia Østensen  will present on 
Systems Thinking in Education for Sustainability.
WANT TO GET INVOLVED WITH SUSTAINABILITY EDUCATION? WE'RE HIRING!

CELF SI fun activities
CELF is seeking a Part-time Educator to facilitate professional development courses and help us meet the growing demand for our programs.  

about joining
  our dynamic team and bringing Education for Sustainability into more K-12 schools.

CELF's mission is to make Education for Sustainability (EfS) an integral part of every school's curricula and culture - from kindergarten through high school - to prepare current and future students to be active and responsible citizens of a sustainable world.