Upcoming opportunities for educators – Shelburne Farms Professional Development

Year-long Programs:
Year-long program. Kickoff Gathering: MAY 4
Join other educators committed to climate resilience to advance your knowledge of climate change education and your collective impact on the issue of our time. For middle and high school teachers in Maine, NH, VT
Year-long program, begins JUNE 27-29
Develop and implement a year-long Farm to School Action Plan for your school and change how your students think, feel, and act about local food, farms, and nutrition. Apply by March 9.
Year-long program, begins JULY 17-19
Be part of a learning community exploring Education for Sustainability, systems thinking, and school transformation. You’ll meet seasonally over the course of a year to explore your practice and gather inspiration from the landscape.
Conferences & Workshops:
Project Seasons for Young Learners: Cultivating Joy & Wonder
JULY 11-14, Tuesday – Friday
Enrich your early childhood curriculum with the Farm as your classroom! You’ll examine your curriculum through the lens of sustainability and learn new hands-on activities that help young learners connect to the natural and agricultural worlds.
JULY 24-28, Monday – Friday
Spend five rich days with colleagues from around the country to deepen your understanding and practice of Education for Sustainability. Part workshop, part conference, part retreat!
AUGUST 17-18, Thursday-Friday
Join us for a summer tune-up in a beautiful retreat-like setting for those with a strong background in Education for Sustainability and curriculum design.
Masters Program at University of Vermont!
Two-year program, begins AUGUST 2017
One of the greatest hopes for the well-being of the planet and the life it supports lies within our collective ability to learn our way toward new habits of mind, heart, and action. Explore tangible skills, pedagogical approaches, and applied frameworks that can immediately be applied in schools and other educational contexts. This track is designed for educators in formal or informal educational organizations.
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MARCH 21-22, Tuesday – Wednesday 
Connect with green school champions nationwide to support a shared mission of equitable, healthy and high-performing schools, where students can learn how to sustain and improve the world around them.
Shelburne Farms is presenting! “Going Beyond Buy-In: Integrating Sustainability with Faculty & Staff” 
MAY 27-29, Friday – Sunday 
While not designed specifically for educators, this weekend immersion into the world of the Farm will rekindle your love for the natural world and expand your knowledge of it — to bring back to your students and classroom in the fall!