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We Make the Path by Walking
For Beth Ann Drinker, learning to trust herself was one of the most important challenges in taking her students outdoors. “I’ve taught...
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Jul 15, 20183 min read


Forest Friday for Lyme 3rd Graders
Lyme School 3rd grade teacher, Trisha Gautreau caught the PBEE bug 5 years ago when she took a nature writing course for professional...
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Jun 18, 20181 min read


The Heart & Soul in Place-based Ecology Education
This year Sharon Elementary School 4th and 6th grade teachers, Meg Hopkins and Janis Boulbol, piloted a program called A Week in the...
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Jun 17, 20181 min read


Education Characterized by Joy
Eliza Minucci is a humble yet powerful force in the movement to get kids outdoors and learning through play in nature. As an educator,...
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May 13, 20183 min read


PBEE as a Pillar of School Culture
“Every day I go out with kids is wonderful”, Lindsay Putnam reflects. “Perhaps one thing that is particularly good to hear is when a...
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Apr 15, 20185 min read


Waking Up To The World
Rob Hanson epitomizes the phrase, “lifelong learner.” He has taken advantage of more than a dozen place-based and environmental education...
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Mar 18, 20183 min read


Envisioning School-Wide PBEE
Newton School principal, Greg Bagnato, started getting a lot of phone calls and emails when Anmari Kicza, the school’s kindergarten...
Emily Shipman
Jan 18, 20184 min read
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