Places to Visit:
Reach out to the contacts listed if you are interested in having your class visit these organizations, or in having someone come visit your school
Reach out to the contacts listed if you are interested in having your class visit these organizations, or in having someone come visit your school
The Harris Center for Conservation Education
Description: The Harris Center for Conservation Education is dedicated to promoting understanding and respect for our natural environment through education, direct protection and stewardship of the region’s natural resources, conservation research, and programs that encourage active participation in the great outdoors. Check out their website here. Address: 83 King's Highway, Hancock, NH 03449 Phone: (603) 525-339 Contacts: Brett Amy Thelen, directs citizen science programming Email: [email protected] Phone: (603) 358-2065 Susie Spikol Faber, directs community programs (afterschool programs, lectures and workshops, Environmental Studies Institute courses for adults, family programs) Email: [email protected] Janet Altobello, directs school-based environmental education and teacher training programs Email: [email protected] Phone: (603) 525-3394) The Mount Monadnock Ecological Research and Education Project
Description: Antioch’s Monadnock Ecological Research and Education project conducts long term ecological monitoring on Mount Monadnock to observe and report the effects of regional climate change, and presents environmental educational programming on the mountain about the effects climate change (and other human impacts) on alpine flora and fauna. Find more information here. Contact: Peter Palmiotto, Director Email: [email protected] Monadnock Center for History and Culture
Description: The Monadnock Center for History and Culture is located in Peterborough, NH. This organization preserves and celebrates our region’s past, enriches its present and shapes its future. The Monadnock Center’s events and exhibits explore and share our region’s rich history. Its programs, concerts and events enrich cultural life and promote thoughtful discussion and connection to the region Find more information here. Contact: Carrie Whittemore, Education Coordinator Phone: (603) 924-3235 Email: [email protected] Description: With locally-grown food at the heart of all they do, the Cornucopia Project helps to build strong, healthy communities by developing and delivering agriculture-based edible education programs to children as they grow. These education programs include school gardens where they support elementary grade science goals with hands-on, garden-based curriculum that connects kids to where their food comes from. They also offer youth cooking classes and a farm to fork high school agriculture program. Find more information on their website here. Address: 49 Vose Farm Road, Suite 110, Peterborough, NH Contact: Karen Hatcher, Executive Director Email: [email protected] Phone: 603-784-5069 (office) Phone: 908-797-4649 (cell) Farmer John's Plot
Description: Farmer John's Plot is a nonprofit that is based in Dublin, NH. They strive to provide nutrient dense, high quality, locally grown produce to the community. One of their main goals is maintaining healthy soils through composting, using cover crops, crop rotation, and companion planting. The farm welcomes schools and classes to visit for a hands-on learning experience. Find more information here. Address (Farm Stand): 26 Chesham Rd Dublin, NH Email: [email protected] Phone: 603-933-2049 Description: The Caterpillar Lab fosters greater appreciation and care for the complexity and beauty of our local natural history through live caterpillar educational programs, research initiatives, and photography and film projects. They believe that an increased awareness of one’s local environment is the foundation on which healthy and responsible attitudes towards the broader natural systems of this world is built. Find more information here. Address: 172 Main St. Marlborough NH, 03455 Contact: Sam Jaffe, Director Email: [email protected] The Alliance for youth climate leadership
Description: The Alliance for Youth Climate Leadership (AYCL) is an organization that supports students, student clubs, teachers, and local organizations in order to help them succeed in their own efforts towards environmental literacy and action. AYCL is a free resource, and in the past has facilitated trainings, acted as mentors for student projects or clubs, provided educational tools to bring environmentalism into the classroom, and offered support for teachers who have their own projects. AYCL does this by hearing what teachers/students want, and by finding educators, mentors, or scientists who are willing to guest lecture about materials they are passionate about. How we function is changing due to COVID precautions, but we will adapt in order to keep youth and teachers moving forward during this time. Contact: Matt Pyster [email protected] |
Horatio Colony Museum and Nature Preserve
Description: The Horatio Colony House Museum and Nature Preserve educates residents of and visitors to Keene about the social and natural history of the region through the story of the Colony family. An 1806 Federal style home with an antique collection and a 645-acre wildlife preserve are the focal points of exhibits, special programs, and place-based education partnerships with local PreK to grade 12 classrooms. Check out their website here. Addresses: Museum: 199 Main Street, Keene, NH 03431 Phone: (603) 352-0460 Preserve: Daniel’s Hill Road, Keene, NH 03431 Contacts: Anita Carroll-Weldon, Director Email: [email protected] Phone: (603)-352-0460 Paul Bocko, Project Manager Email: [email protected] Phone: (603) 283-2115 Historical Society of Cheshire County
Description: The Historical Society of Cheshire County is dedicated to collecting, preserving, and communicating the history of Cheshire county. They work with local educational institutions to form partnerships in regional historical education. Find more information here. Address: 246 Main Street, Keene, NH 03431 Phone: (603)352-1895 Contact: Jennifer Carroll, Director of Education [email protected] Bonnyvale Environmental Education Center
Description: Bonnyvale Environmental Education Center is located on a picturesque old farm in Brattleboro, VT. They focus on promoting ecological literacy and fostering a love of the natural world. They offer a variety of school programs, public programs, and teacher professional development. Check out their website here. Also check out their Teaching Outside 101 resource. Address: 1223 Bonnyvale Road, West Brattleboro, Vermont Contact: Linda Huebner, Director Email: [email protected] Phone: (802) 257-5785 Retreat Farm
Description: The Children's Farm and Forest at Retreat Farm is a small nonprofit educational farm just outside of the heart of Brattleboro VT. Our mission is to connect a new generation of young people to the land and equip them with the skills, knowledge, and passion to tackle 21st century challenges. In addition to welcoming visitors of all ages to participate in the daily life of the farm, we offer engaging, place-based workshops to school groups and the general public. These include cider pressing, ice cream making, fiber arts, cheese making, anatomy of a cow, plant identification, and pollinator gardening. Our memberships allow for unlimited visits and are priced to be affordable for all families. Our school programs are aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards and the Common Core State Standards. Check out their website here. Mailing Address: 45 Farmhouse Sq. Brattleboro VT 05301 For GPS/mapping purposes please use: 400 Linden St. Brattleboro VT 05301 Phone: (802) 490-2270 Contact: Lu Neuse, Program Director Email: [email protected] Vermont Institute of Natural Science (VINS)
Description: VINS school programs are focused on meeting the needs of teachers and students in science, inquiry and place-based education. They work closely with teachers in a collaborative approach that provides high quality professional development and an opportunity for VINS Science Educators to work directly with students. Their school programs provide resources and support for implementing engaging, hands-on science and place-based lessons aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). Check out their website here. Address: 6565 Woodstock Road, Quechee, VT 05059 Contact: Hannah Gelroth, Director of Center for Environmental Education Phone: 802-359-5000 x228 Email: [email protected] Great Falls Discovery Center
Description: Housed within a complex of old mill buildings in historic Turners Falls, Massachusetts, the Great Falls Discovery Center’s exhibits show the natural, cultural, and industrial history of the Connecticut River watershed. The Center’s four acres of native plants, butterfly gardens, and open lawn nestle into a bend in the Connecticut River to provide a pleasant, relaxed atmosphere and the perfect place for fun and learning. Check out their website here. Address: 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA 01376 Contact: Janel Nockleby, Visitor Services Supervisor Email: [email protected] |
Other Local Organizations:
The websites listed below have information on place-based education events, local hiking trails, school gardening, and more.
The websites listed below have information on place-based education events, local hiking trails, school gardening, and more.
Trails, Hiking, and Fishing: The Monadnock Conservancy Contact: Katrina Farmer Email: katrina@monadnockconservancy.org Phone: (603) 357-0600 ext. 111 The Sustainability Project Gilsum, NH Contact: Lenoir McDougal, Executive Director Email: [email protected] Monadnock Trout Unlimited Contact: Michael Elkavitch, Trout in the Classroom Coordinator Email: [email protected] |
Events and Information: Antioch Center for School Renewal Keene, NH Contact: Laura Thomas, Teaching Faculty and Director Email: [email protected] |
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