by Allyssa Castellini, K-6 STEM Teacher with Mountain Views Supervisory Union Every Friday for eight years, Woodstock's preschoolers have hiked up to the same patch of forest on Mount Peg. They call it Forest Fridays, and their favorite part of it, hands down, is sliding down the hill on their backsides. It's also what was slowly wrecking the hill. "The kids love Mount Peg, they love being there, they love exploring, they love building," said Jaqueline Thomason, the pre-K teacher. "And what...

The 2026 New Hampshire Environmental Literacy Plan (NHELP) provides a shared vision for ensuring every learner has opportunities to connect with the natural world through meaningful, place-based experiences. Developed with input from educators, nonprofits, state agencies, community organizations, and other partners, the plan serves as a roadmap for expanding access to high-quality environmental learning across New Hampshire. For the Upper Valley Teaching Place Collaborative (UVTPC), this work...

What does it mean to help students explore history not as something frozen in the past, but as a living story of resilience, adaptation, and community? The new American Abenaki Curriculum: A Journey of History and Resilience offers educators a powerful opportunity to do just that through inquiry-based learning grounded in authentic Abenaki voices, histories, and experiences. Centered around the compelling question: How have the Abenaki people survived and adapted to their environment for...