Hello, summer! Space is still available in these upcoming programs. Join us for:

• Education for Sustainability Graduate Certificates with the University of Vermont, including a new elective course option, Climate Change Education
• Education for Sustainability Leadership Academy, year-long, begins July 30–Aug. 1
• Climate Farm School for Farm-Based Educators, Sept. 15–19; apply by July 5
• Farm to School Leadership Academy, year-long, begins in Oct.; apply by July 10

What We're Following

From mouse melons to buzz buttons, Shelburne Farms educators share a few of their favorite kid-friendly (and fun!) plants for the garden.

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Educator Judy Dow, who is of French Canadian and Abenaki descent, reads her story of The White Monsters. Via From The Ground Up.

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"Adults doubted us. We found a way to shrink emissions at our middle school anyway," middle schoolers in Oakland, California tell The Guardian.

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The Vermont Conversation podcast asks, "Are the kids alright?" Four Vermont high schoolers share their concerns and challenges.

Shelburne Farms is an education nonprofit on a mission to inspire and cultivate learning for a sustainable future.

The Shelburne Farms Institute for Sustainable Schools offers professional learning programs and resources for PreK-12 educators. All of our offerings prepare educators to facilitate learning experiences for students using a lens of sustainability. We believe in the power and potential of students to address the world's most pressing issues. We see schooling as a pathway to create healthy and just communities, successful lives, and a more livable world for all. In partnership with students and communities, educators are changemakers.