Are you looking to connect your Farm to School program with more community partners? The C.R.A.F.T program at Woodstock Union High School...

On October 5, our Place-Based Education Project Manager Andrew Deaett  joined Thetford Academy’s Outdoor Program on an outing at Bill...

What do riffles, Tropical Storm Irene, and freshwater snorkeling have in common? They were all key components of a recent place-based...

Photos (L-R): Participants on the guided quest observe the tree canopy while guide Nathaniel Sharp calls migratory birds in with a...

From October 12 – 14, all students at The Prosper Valley School (TPVS) participated in a service-learning program called Star Throwers....

Colors in birding likely bring to mind plumage. Color in the context of diversity, equity, and inclusion lends a different lens to...

The quest was an interesting journey A means of finding things out Classmates, this town and myself All of these things I discovered The...

As the poet and farmer Wendell Berry once wrote, “There are no sacred and unsacred places; there are only sacred and desecrated places.”...

Place-based Ecology Education (PBEE) has emerged as a compelling approach to achieving the sustainability goals of Environmental...

Place-based education immerses students in local heritage, culture, ecology, landscapes, opportunities, and experiences as a foundation...

Experts at Stanford University systematically searched the academic literature and analyzed 119 peer-reviewed studies published over a...

We are happy to have the opportunity to feature two strong voices in the place-based ecology education (PBEE) movement in the Upper...

School’s Out(doors): Place-based Education Responds to COVID-19 and Beyond was created by  PEER Associates in collaboration...

A team of educators committed to providing Upper Valley students with the resources they need to thrive during COVID19 have successfully...

The world has changed drastically in the last two months. And many of us are re-thinking the way things worked prior to the COVID-19...

“It’s easier to understand the rest of the world if you really know where you are,” says Sophie Leggett. Although I moved here just a...

In its 12th year, the Four Winds Nature Institute – Upper Valley Linkages for Environmental Literacy (UVLEL) grant program is getting...

Jen Frederick recalls that when she went back to teaching at Plainfield Elementary School after being home with her children for a number...

“The logistics around getting our students to the forest once a week to learn are challenging,” says Jess Loeffler, “but so worth it.”...

You may remember the story of violin virtuoso Joshua Bell, performing Bach and Schubert on a million dollar violin in a Washington DC...