Hopeful Stories
Through videos and blog posts, ECAP educators and students across the Upper Valley share stories of stewardship, problem-solving, and community engagement that demonstrate the power of local action and inspire hope for the future.
Middle Schoolers Hungry For Change
Mike Loots’s middle schoolers do three awesome action projects about food systems!
Want to learn more or get support?
💬 Mike: mike.loots@mtnviews.org
🌱Karen at RegenerationCorps: karen.nrcd@gmail.com
Collaborative River Art
Brooke Piana’s advanced art students turn climate anxiety into climate agency!
Want to learn more or get support?
💬 Brooke: brooke.piana@mtnviews.org
🦞🌊 Rudi at White River Partnership:
Kindergarten Worms and Cycles
Lauren Edward's kindergarteners learn about cycles, worms, compost, and plants all year long!
Want to learn more or get support?
💬 Lauren: lauren.edward@sau100.nh.gov
🌱 Karen at RegenerationCorps: karen.nrcd@gmail.com
Wondering About Flooding
Alyssa Castellini’s fifth graders learned tons about climate science by asking good questions!
Want to learn more or get support?
💬 Alyssa: Acastellini@wrvsu.org
🦞🌊 Rudi at White River Partnership:
Kinderguardians of the Forest
Leslie Connolly's kindergarterners turned thier passion for red efts into a citiz75 kindergarteners from Ray School built incredible troll sculptures from upcycled materials!en science project!
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Want to learn more or get support?
💬 Chat with any of the teachers: leslie.connolly@rayschool.org, michelle.landry@rayschool.org, angelahotvet@hanovernorwichschools.org, or Sdoiron48@gmail.com
Woodstock Riparian Restoration
Janis Boulbol’s students repair a stretch of flood damaged river on their school campus!
Want to learn more or get support?
💬 Janis: janis.boulbol@mtnviews.org
🌱 Karen at RegenerationCorps: karen.nrcd@gmail.com
Salamander Scientists
Leslie Connolly's kindergarterners turned thier passion for red efts into a citizen science project!
Want to learn more or get support?
💬 Leslie: leslieconnolly@hanovernorwichschool.org
🦉Hannah at VINS: hgelroth@vinsweb.org
🌲Jennie at Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historic Park: jennie_friedman@nps.gov
4th Grade Gardeners
4th graders from Woodstock Elementary worked with someone from the IT/Library staff to create a year round gardening project!
Want to learn more or get support?
🌱Karen at RegenerationCorps: karen.nrcd@gmail.com
Super Composting
Devin Burkhart’s sixth graders became compost super heroes!
Green Building Design Project
6th graders at The Prosper Valley School learn about science, architecture, and personal action as they design and build models of sustainable buildings.
Want to learn more or get support?
💬 Andy: andy.wood@mtnviews.org
VINS Science Symposium
Over 100 students from five schools gathered for a day of presenting their ECAP project result, a keynote from a VT State climate scientist, and other science oriented activities.
Want to learn more or get support?
💬 Joan Haley: joan@ed4climateresilience.org
🦉Hannah at VINS: hgelroth@vinsweb.org
