

We all benefit from being outdoors!
It may surprise many people, but January is my busiest teaching month! This is because some schools make outdoor learning a priority...


Discover County Lands
With more than 2100 acres of undeveloped land that includes old farms, forest, fields, streams, and wetlands, Sullivan County provides...


Pollinator Week
What a fun grand opening for the Student Art Exhibition at Saint Gaudens. Families and community members came out to celebrate...


"We are not the future, we are right now."
During the beginnings of sugaring season, I had the pleasure to visit Thetford Academy with some middle and high school teachers from...


Get Outside and Learn
One major goal of this newsletter is to inspire our educational community to Get Outside And Learn, so I think it is time to change the...


Claremont Teachers Begin a Year-long Exploration of Outdoor Classrooms
Dawn was asked to coordinate an Outdoor Learning Track for the Claremont School District (SAU6). This is one of many professional...


Making Their Mark
Ever wonder what it takes to make a mural - a large one - on the outside of a building? If so, allow me to share a little bit about the...


A New Way Forward
A new brief from the Lawrence Hall of Science (LHS) in Berkeley, a science center and leader in developing K-12 science curricula, shows...


Families Get Outside for Learning
As everyone adjusts to learning and working from home, don't forget what nature can offer during this time. In the Upper Valley, most of...


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...