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Contact Jen Cirillo at: jcirillo@shelburnefarms.org
The Vermont Guide to
Education for Sustainability
[in PDF format—requires FREE Adobe Acrobat Reader]
The Guide offers introductory tools, background, and examples to help educators of all grade levels and subject areas use the "lens of sustainability" to strengthen classroom curricula and community projects. [122 pages] Go to Guide
The Guide is currently undergoing peer review. If you would like to serve as a reviewer, please email us!
SSP 2003 Evaluation
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Upcoming Conferences and Institutes
Register Now!
Education for Sustainability Institute
at Shelburne Farms, Vermont
—July 31- August 1, 2008
The Education for Sustainability Institute is an opportunity for educators interested in curriculum development, community partnerships, campus ecology and collaboration.
The three primary goals of the sustainability movement are environmental integrity, economic prosperity, and social equity. Education for Sustainability helps to bring these three goals closer to reality. It promotes an understanding of the interconnectedness of the environment, economy, and society. EFS links this knowledge with inquiry and action to help students build a healthy future for their communities and the planet. In other words, EFS develops the knowledge and skills for taking care of all living things within the means of the earth’s resources.
"Education needs to be meaningful—it needs to make sense. Sustainability is the thread that sews the pieces of the curriculum together. It helps students find meaning in what they’re learning.”
—Suzanne Clarke, Kindergarten Teacher
“My students ... showed genuine interest, to me that means they are learning,” They said the sustainability stuff was the most interesting. I think that is because it was so ‘hands on,’ and they had ownership. I found tremendous value in seeing the connections between my work and other teachers’ work.”
—Tom Sabo, High School Science Teacher
The Institute will feature experienced practitioners sharing models from the field along with a wealth of resources drawn from the Sustainable Schools Project and other sources.
Downloadable Flyer & Registration Form (PDF)
CONTACT: Jennifer Cirillo at 802-985-8686 or jcirillo@shelburnefarms.org
SSP & Shelburne Farms Collaborate
with Community Works Journal
Shelburne Farms and the Sustainable Schools Project are working in partnership with Community Works on professional development opportunities. In addition Community Works Journal, showcases innovative educational strategies, practices and curriculum that involve teachers and students in meaningful work within their communities. The partnership supports documenting SSP stories from the field, creating education for sustainability publications, and infusing service-learning work with the goal of education for sustainability. In a recent issue of Community Works Journal, the Sustainable Schools Project was highlighted, along with many stories of place-based education. Find more at www.communityworksonline.org/
 Register Now for 2008!
[2004-07 Institutes Filled Early]
Community Works Institute
on Service-Learning
at Shelburne Farms, VT
July 21-25, 2008
Monday through Friday
In Collaboration with the Sustainable Schools Project
The Summer Institute is a week-long opportunity for professional development and collaboration held each year during July at Shelburne Farms.
The goal of the Summer Institute is to provide K-16 teachers, community educators and administrators with training, models, strategies and resources for developing service-learning as an integrated feature of curriculum with clear links to standards.
The Summer Institute emphasizes service-learning best practices with the overarching goal of sustainability. Participants will develop an integrated service-learning instructional or site plan that meets their own unique school or program needs. Opportunities for post Institute support are be available.
“I cannot relay to you how powerful the Institute on Service-Learning was to me. It has literally changed my life, my perspective and my goals, both professionally and personally…. With distance and time, I am realizing more and more how my time in Vermont was a unique, blessed, and inspirational opportunity.”
—Joanne Vanderhorst, Outreach Director
All Saints Day School, Carmel, California
Information on workshops, faculty, and downloadable brochure is available at: www.communityworksonline.org • For more information contact: Joe Brooks at 802-655-5918 or email to: info@communityworksonline.org:
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To Register: Julia at: jhammond@shelburnefarms.org or 802-985-8686 x41.
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