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Education for Sustainability

Education for Sustainability
Education for Sustainability 

The successful, sustainable middle school

May 12, 2021May 12, 2021 Emily Hoyler 0 Comments

Middle school students are ever-changing, curious, socially and globally aware, and incredibly capable. Their energy and urge to explore can

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Innovative Ed Mailbag: Sustainably Yours
Education for Sustainability 

From the innovativeEd mailbag: Sustainably Yours

April 26, 2021April 22, 2021 Emily Hoyler 0 Comments

This week, something new for us: a letter from our mailbag. While we aim to help everyone on a regular

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personalized learning garden
Education for Sustainability 

Personalized learning in the spring garden

March 22, 2021March 22, 2021 Emily Hoyler 1 Comment gardening

Signs of spring surround us: snow is melting, the days are lengthening, and the mud has returned. So it must

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anti-racist bookshelf
Education for Sustainability Events 

How to Build An Anti-Racist Bookshelf

February 9, 2021April 14, 2022 Audrey Homan 1 Comment anti-racist education, social justice

Who’s Outside? How to Build An Anti-Racist Bookshelf is an interactive online workshop for educators we offered in January 2021.

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outdoor education
Education for Sustainability Events 

4 tales of outdoor education in Vermont

October 30, 2020November 4, 2020 Audrey Homan 0 Comments

  What does outdoor education and place-based learning look like right now? One of the recommendations from leading health officials

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Crossett Brook mural
Education for Sustainability Stories from VT Students 

One mural, multiple legacies

May 11, 2018April 5, 2021 Life LeGeros 1 Comment art, Brainado, Crossett Brook Middle School

Beyond the Passion Project: Clara wanted to do something amazing for her final Brainado project. She wanted to push herself

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Global Goals in Vermont
Education for Sustainability Flexible Pathways Project-Based Learning 

4 ways students are tackling the UN’s Global Goals in Vermont

November 8, 2017April 5, 2021 Emily Hoyler 1 Comment Allen Brook School, global citizenship, Global Goals, Peoples Academy High School, Peoples Academy Middle Level, Sustainability Academy

The United Nations has kicked off a movement for the future. They’ve identified 17 goals for sustainability world-wide, and they’ve

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ubiquitous learning
Education for Sustainability 

How mobile devices can enhance field trips

June 2, 2016April 22, 2022 Susan Hennessey 1 Comment scavenger hunts, The Cabot School, Touchcast

Deepen place-based learning and boost emotional engagement Having signed the permission slips, helped raise money, converted US dollars to Canadian,

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