Counting Salamanders
This past month, Dawn had the pleasure of meeting up with other place-based educators from the Upper Valley at Marsh Billings Rockefeller...
Adventure Awaits Wherever You Are
Many of you know that I am on a quest to visit all the NH state park sites this year. I started in early March and plan to finish by the...
Climate Action: An Antidote to Eco-anxiety
Emotions involved in Eco-anxiety and ways to engage in climate action with students in the Upper Valley of NH and VT.
It's Time to Celebrate
I've recently been thinking about how important it is to celebrate our efforts and our sucesses, maybe even some of our failures. Without...
Fun with Farms
farmers, animals and kids education event
Seed Packet Art: Garden Mimicry
Students from Unity Elementary, Charlestown Primary, and Maple Avenue Elementary schools submitted designs to be showcased on our Native...
The Hiking Club
A friend of mine who lives in Minnesota recently shared with me that she is part of a State Parks Hiking Club. I thought it was a group...
A Walk in the Woods with a Forester
(Based on an interview with Jeremy Turner, Managing Forester of Meadowsend Consulting Co.) Imagine you are walking along an old road in a...
Cultivate Joy
The past few years have seemed like one challenge after another, one disappointment after another. I'm not alone in this. I've heard from...
Bring Your Students Outdoors This Winter
Getting students outside during winter isn't as hard as you might think. Once there is snow on the ground, most elementary students at...
