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Putting Down Roots: How My Students Turned Flood Damage into Climate Action
By Janis Boulbol, Food & Forest Systems Teacher, Woodstock Union Middle High School Two years ago, I watched our school fields flood way...
Leigh Reynolds
Jun 27, 20252 min read


When Forest Magic Meets Environmental Science
Four kindergarten teachers at Ray School discovered something powerful last year: you can teach rigorous environmental science through...
Leigh Reynolds
Jun 27, 20253 min read


The Compost Revolution: How One Vermont School Turned Food Waste Into Student Power
At 7:50 AM on a typical Tuesday morning at Marion Cross School in Norwich, Vermont, you'll find sixth graders banging on classroom...
Leigh Reynolds
Jun 23, 20252 min read


Teaching Climate Science Through Student Questions
By Alyssa Castellini, Bethel Elementary School, Science Teacher, Grades 3-5 My fifth graders in Bethel, Vermont, live with flooding. They...
Leigh Reynolds
Jun 18, 20252 min read


Vermont Students Transform Climate Anxiety into Community Action Through Collaborative River Art
When floods reached the doorstep of Woodstock Union High School for the second time in recent years, art teacher Brooke Piana noticed her...
Leigh Reynolds
Jun 18, 20252 min read


When Students Get Hungry for Change: Three Paths Through Our Food System
By Mike Loots, Wellness Teacher, Woodstock Union Middle High School This past semester, my middle school wellness students proved...
Leigh Reynolds
Jun 18, 20253 min read


Growing Together: Our Kindergarten Cycle Project
By Lauren Edward, Kindergarten Teacher As I watch my kindergartners excitedly check on our worm farm, their faces lighting up as they...
Leigh Reynolds
May 20, 20254 min read


Celebrating Student-Led Climate Action at the VINS Science Symposium
On May 8, 2025, the Vermont Institute of Natural Science (VINS) in Quechee, Vermont, was alive with the energy, curiosity, and...
Leigh Reynolds
May 13, 20253 min read


ECAP Educator Leaders Gather to Connect, Collaborate, and Co-Create
On January 31, ECAP Educator Leaders from across the Upper Valley came together for a day filled with ideas, reflection, and shared...
Leigh Reynolds
Mar 9, 20253 min read


Join the ECAP Leaders Panel at UVTPC Fall Conference - November 1st!
For those of you attending the 2024 UVTPC Fall Conference, there are many great workshops to choose from. Click here to see them all....
Leigh Reynolds
Oct 29, 20242 min read


VINS Science Symposium
I’m Joan Haley, and I’d like to share some reflections on our May 6 Equitable Climate Action Partnership (ECAP) event at the Vermont...
joan9778
Sep 23, 20243 min read


From Recess to Roots: How Our School Garden Grounded a Community
4th graders from Woodstock Elementary worked with someone from the IT/Library staff to create a year round gardening project!
joan9778
Sep 5, 20243 min read
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