Winter Play & Learning
Winter is a wonderful time of year to get outside to play and learn. Many teachers in the Upper Valley are doing just that with their...
Skins & Skulls Program
I'll bring the skulls if you bring the skins! This is exactly what Dawn Dextraze, SCCD's Educator wrote to Kathleen Stowell of Lake...
Sparking Community: Clay Brook Tribal Tales
Imagine if you went to school and learned how to brew hot chocolate, to safely build a campfire for warmth and actually got to cook your...
A Heartfelt Thanks
The close of the calendar year is a great time to reflect - to look back on all the work that has been accomplished in place-based...
Discovering Nature's Recyclers
What's creepier than a close look at forest floor critters? Some of them slide along the leaf litter leaving a slimy trail behind,...
Inquiry Learning
Don't those empty tree stumps look inviting? Home school students from Unity are learning how to study nature like scientists this fall...
Monarchs on the Move
Sullivan County 4-H students from Acworth visited the County Farm last month with Robin Luther to help out the Education and Outreach...
Whole School Change
Seventeen teachers from the Upper Valley came together to learn about Place-based Ecology Education (PBEE) at the Wellborn Summer...
Learning to Listen
Humans use all their senses to experience the world around them, but when students are asked to observe something, I've noticed they tend...
Farms & Food, A Vital Connection
Where does food come from? The answer you'll get from most children is "the grocery store." That's correct, but where does our food...
