Category Archives: Education

Professional Development Educator/ Farm to School Professional Learning Coordinator at Shelburne Farms (VT)

Professional Development Educator/ Farm to School Professional Learning Coordinator Join an amazing team of educators dedicated to educating for a sustainable future.  This position plays a key role in our professional learning programs for PK-12 educators focused in farm-to-school, education for sustainability, and place-based learning. Responsibilities: Serve as a member of the education team working on […]

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SWEEP Spring 2016 eNewsletter

Spring 2016 eNewsletter Table of Contents Letter from the Co-Chairs Climate Summit Promotes Resilient Schools SWEEP Welcomes New Board Members Vermont Fish & Wildlife Offers Hunter Education Classes Let’s Go Fishing: Vermont Fish & Wildlife Check Out Hildene’s Series on Reading the Natural Landscape Green Mountain Conservation Camp Celebrates 50th Anniversary Take a Bite out […]

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Profiles in Sustainability: Dr. Robin Collins and Students: Helping to Make Champlain College Idle-Free with the Green Revolving Fund

by Elena Gorell ‘16 and Haley Parent ‘18 Christina Erickson, the Sustainability Director at Champlain College, initiated the creation of the Green Revolving Fund, or GRF, in 2013. The goal of the GRF is to work in conjunction with Physical Plant to develop energy efficiency projects around Champlain’s campus in addition to implementing sustainability projects […]

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Save the Date: Sustainability Academy Book Fair at Phoenix Books 4/3-4/9

Love reading?  Love watching your children read?  Know others who read?  Help SA raise money for our school and kids!  Just go to Phoenix Books during the week-long Book Fair, make your purchases (all books count!), and let them know you are there to support SA.  Phoenix Books will donate 20% to SA.  Send your […]

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VT Nature Camp seeking camp counselors

Bonnyvale Environmental Education Center, in Brattleboro Vermont is now hiring camp counselors and counselors-in-training for this years Nature Explorers Summer Camp,June 27th – August 12th 2016   Please visit https://beec.org/?page_id=2253  to learn about Nature Explorers Summer Camp.   Please visit https://beec.org/?page_id=512 to learn about the positions available.   Contact Kristina Weeks kristina@beec.org  802-257-5785 with any questions.   Thank you!

Join the Environmental Ed. Leadership Summit – April 14-15 in CT

The New England Environmental Education Alliance and Common Ground High School invite you to an Environmental Education Leadership Summit April 14, 6:00pm – April 15, 4:00pm Common Ground High School, New Haven CT  . Take part in transforming the environmental education field. The Summit will bring together young professionals and emerging leaders alongside established environmental […]

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Watershed for Every Classroom – Teacher Training

Don’t miss this summers Watershed for Every Classroom Professional Development Opportunity! Contact: Ryan Morra rmorra@shelburnefarms.org Apply at: https://www.shelburnefarms.org/calendar/event/a-watershed-for-every-classroom-2016-2017 Copyright © 2016 UVM Watershed Alliance – Lake Champlain Sea Grant, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: UVM Watershed Alliance – Lake Champlain Sea Grant 3 College Street Burlington, VT 05405

Academic Affairs News: Erik Shonstrom Publishes for Children and Nature Nework

Erik Shonstrom Publishes for Children and Nature Nework Posted: 10 Feb 2016 08:06 AM PST The Children & Nature Network is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to fuel the worldwide grassroots movement to reconnect children with nature. Core Assistant Professor Erik Shonstrom‘s article, Sensory Curiosity: The Key to a Child’s Exploration of the Natural World, […]

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Nature Camp Director Job Opening, Shelburne VT

The Lake Champlain Waldorf School in Shelburne is hiring a new Summer Camp Director.  The Turtle Lane Camp’s primary focus is on spending time outside, along with art, music, whole food, and plenty of play.  This is a great opportunity for outdoor educators who are interested in a more administrative-focused position that encourages art and […]

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Profiles in Sustainability: Tanya Lee Stone by Kiera Hufford ’18

CCM faculty and renowned author Tanya Lee Stone is working on a non-fiction book centered on Girl Rising, a film that seeks to answer the question: why are 62 million girls around the world not being educated? The Girl Rising film profiles nine girls in nine countries who were all given the opportunity to conquer […]

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