ALL HANDS ON DECK!Do you enjoy creating new educational experiences for children and adults? Are you a fellow Lake Lover who shares our passion for water recreation? The Community Sailing Center is actively hiring for our full-time positions of Program Director and Program Manager and we need all hands on deck! The Program Director leads a team of bright […]
Continue readingA unique, year-long professional learning opportunity for select school, early childhood & district teams from New England & New York. Whether you’re a long-time farm to school advocate or looking to begin integrating food, farm, and nutrition programs into your school community, you’re invited to form a team and apply. The Institute kicks off at Shelburne Farms with […]
Continue readingThis year, the Center for Service and Sustainability, the Leahy Center, and the SMART Space launched a pilot of Micro-Endorsements, a new opportunity for Champlain undergraduate students. Micro-Endorsements are a credential to demonstrate a particular skill set to be highlighted on a student’s digital resume or LinkedIn profile. As a non-credit-bearing credential, Micro-Endorsements are a […]
Continue readingAbout • Our Work • Calendar • Support • Blog • Visit • Stay & Dine • Gather • Farm Store You and your students can be changemakers! Shelburne Farms professional learning programs prepare PK-12 educators to facilitate learning experiences for students with a lens of sustainability. All of our programs support you in educating for a more healthy and just future. Learn more about our upcoming programs. Discover Maple Sugaring at the […]
Continue readingHappy Spring! With the Equinox passed, and sugaring season at a wrap in most places, we are in the height of mud season, known to trap unsuspecting boots and cars in puddles. We are seeing Vermont organizations remain resilient, offering gtreat programming in virtual spaces in-person programming to virtual spaces, and person educators continuing to […]
Continue readingJoin the Vermont Education and Environment Network for a round table discussion on resources and tools to enhance your outdoor teaching toolkit. This webinar will be focused on comments and questions you as a classroom our outdoor educator might have about teaching outdoors. Come excited to discuss and connect with fellow educators to learn and […]
Continue readingMARCH 2021 NEWSLETTER “The Earth has music for those who listen.”– William Shakespeare UNEP Youth & Education Alliance (YEA!) Updates: Green Jobs for Youth:NEW RELEASE from UNEP’s Youth and Education Alliance! Global Guidance for Education on Green Jobs: Connecting Higher Education and Green Opportunities for Planetary Health – Designed for educators, career advisors, curricular developers, education commissions and administrators, this document has […]
Continue readingAbout • Our Work • Calendar • Support • Blog • Visit • Stay & Dine • Gather • Farm Store Here in Shelburne, we are in the midst of spring lambing and sugaring season, and the summer growing season is around the corner. Given that the remaining course of the pandemic is still uncertain, we have decided that we will not be opening many of our on-site programs and operations in 2021. […]
Continue readingDear Friend, With the promise of spring, we’re all keeping a watchful eye on the land — for emerging buds, dripping sap, and returning songbirds. Signs of renewal, adaptation, connection, and hope. We need them right now! So do your students. And these are the values and skills they will rely on as they become changemakers […]
Continue readingAbout • Our Work • Calendar • Support • Blog • Visit • Stay & Dine • Gather • Farm Store What does sugaring in a changing climate look like? For us, right now, it looks like… just sugaring. But that’s not to say all is healthy in the woods. The Vermont sugaring season is shifting, and our Farm woodlands are changing. Here’s how we’re responding. Burlington City & Lake Semester Wins […]
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