April 2023 | Programs, resources & stories for educators

Educator picks blueberries in summertime

Hello, spring! Growth and renewal are in the air, and you're invited to recharge with us at an upcoming program.

Registration is open for the workshops Project Seasons for Young Learners: Cultivating Joy & Wonder, July 10–14; Foundations in Education for Sustainability, July 17–21; and Immersion in Education for Sustainability, July 25–27.

Apply for your spot in the Education for Sustainability Graduate Certificates or the 2023-24 Education for Sustainability Leadership Academy.

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Students smile while volunteering on soup kitchen line

FREE RESOURCE

Connecting Climate Change, Food Justice, and Youth Agency

Couldn't join us at the National Science Teaching Association Conference? Download the presentation shared by our director of professional learning Jen Cirillo and science teacher Andrew Margon on food justice as a motivator for climate action.

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Two students smile around tables with Sustainable Development Goals poster

FREE ACTIVITY

Introducing Sustainable Development Goals

Tackling complex global issues like climate change and food insecurity can be overwhelming for young people. One way to begin is by focusing on the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals with an activity from our forthcoming "Learning Locally, Transforming Globally" guide.

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Instructor Aimee Arandia Ostensen gives a presentation in Coach Barn

CONFERENCE ON MAY 6

In Bloom in Boston

Join our professional learning facilitator Aimee Arandia Østensen for a keynote address on unsettling our relationship to Land on Saturday, May 6 in Winchester, Mass., part of a conference highlighting promising practices in nature-based early childhood education.

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Upcoming Learning Opportunities

Apply for the Education for Sustainability Graduate Certificates

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Project Seasons for Young Learners: Cultivating Joy & Wonder, July 10–14

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Foundations in Education for Sustainability, July 17–21

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Immersion in Education for Sustainability, July 25–27

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Apply for the 2023-24 Education for Sustainability Leadership Academy

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All 2023 professional learning programs

What We're Following

Registration is open for the Summer Institute for Climate Change Education. Join Climate Generation, the NOAA Climate Office, and other partners virtually this July 17–21. Gain the skills to bring climate change into your educational setting, whether it be a classroom, nature center, or museum.

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Elementary students may stay more engaged in school if they feel that their voice matters in their learning experiences. On empowering students by cultivating agency by Kathy Collier via Edutopia.

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Listen to testimony from Farm to School and Early Childhood Awareness Day at the Vermont State House, including a story from Harwood Union High School senior Jeswin Antony on how farm to school continues to inspire his passions. Via Vermont Farm to School & Early Childhood Network.

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.