A highlight of 2022: our professional learning workshop with the High School for Environmental Studies, NYC. Photo by Rachel Papo.

We're excited for a new year of learning with you! Read about all of our professional learning offerings and save the date(s) for 2023.

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Upcoming Learning Opportunities

Join us at the 2023 Green Schools Conference, Feb. 27-March 1 in New Orleans

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Applications now open: 2023-24 Watershed for Every Classroom

for educators in Vermont, New York, and Québec

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Applications now open: Graduate Certificates in Education for Sustainability

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Applications now open: 2023 Park for Every Classroom

for park-based educators

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Save the date(s) for all 2023 professional learning programs

Contact us to discuss which programs are right for you

What We're Following

Are you facing obstacles in teaching climate change in your classroom or community? On December 21, Climate Generation will host a webinar with tips and strategies to overcome barriers. Register via Climate Generation.

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If you're engaged in farm to school efforts, communication with the people important to your work is a key part of the puzzle. Watch a free webinar on effective communication and storytelling from Vermont FEED.

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Teachers certainly know history holds lessons for modern times. One such example: Climate stress contributed to the collapse of ancient Egypt, reports the Washington Post.

Shelburne Farms is an education nonprofit on a mission to inspire and cultivate learning for a sustainable future.

The Shelburne Farms Institute for Sustainable Schools offers professional learning programs and resources for PreK-12 educators. All of our offerings prepare educators to facilitate learning experiences for students using a lens of sustainability. We believe in the power and potential of students to address the world's most pressing issues. We see schooling as a pathway to create healthy and just communities, successful lives, and a more livable world for all. In partnership with students and communities, educators are changemakers.