Do you want to connect your students to the outdoors? Do you want to integrate outdoor learning, but need a better space that encourages and fosters curiosity? Are you an educator with a project idea that involves students enhancing their schoolyard for wildlife habitat? The New Hampshire Partnership for Schoolyard Action is now accepting grant …
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By Molly Badrawy During winter 2020-21, when the return to school was imminent but uncertain, the principal of our high school forwarded an announcement from the NH Timberland Owners Association (NHTOA) inviting teachers to spend 4 days in the White Mountains in July 2021 to learn about environmental and place-based education resources for use across …
by Mary Ann McGarry The first “Forests of NH Teacher Tour” for educators was rich for many reasons. For many of us, it was the first in-person professional gathering since Covid. Teachers visited an array of different sustainably managed forests by passionate professionals who appreciate their green jobs. We learned about ongoing research regarding silviculture …
CONCORD, NH – The Schoolyard Action Grant Team has awarded over $16,000 in small grants to schools throughout the Granite State. The selected institutions are working on outdoor classrooms, habitat areas, and pollinator gardens. This years’ grant awards support a mix of projects including the Beech Hill School in Hopkinton which will use funding for …
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Courtesy PLT.org | September 8, 2019 Project Learning Tree’s Carbon & Climate curriculum has been selected a Learning® magazine 2020 Teachers’ ChoiceSM Award for the Classroom winner, earning the seal of approval for outstanding educational value. For 6th-8th grade teachers, Carbon & Climate helps introduce students to some of the complex issues involved in climate change. “I would recommend the unit lessons to teachers because …
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Washington D.C. and Ottawa, ON – Project Learning Tree’s (PLT) Energy in Ecosystems curriculum for grades 3-5 has been selected a Learning® Magazine 2019 Teachers’ ChoiceSM Award (TCA) for the Classroom winner. Winners, including products from Scholastic and National Geographic, were selected by a nationwide panel of teacher-judges who review books, classroom supplies, educational games, software, websites, and …
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Schoolyard Action Grant Application New Hampshire Project Learning Tree, New Hampshire Audubon, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service New England Field Office, and NH Fish and Game have joined efforts to support schools that want to achieve the benefits of nature-based studies for student development and learning. Our goals are to nurture future environmental stewards …
September 11, 2018 Project Learning Tree’s Energy in Ecosystems curriculum for grades 3-5 has been selected a Learning ® Magazine 2019 Teachers’ ChoiceSM Award for the Classroom winner! Project Learning Tree is an initiative of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative. For 25 years, the Learning® magazine Teachers’ Choice Awards have heralded the very best in classroom-tested, teacher-recommended …
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Stacey Burroughs, Grade 6 Science Teacher, Newport Middle-High School, Newport NH Stacey has been teaching for 20 years, with the past 14 years in Newport. She teaches 6th grade science and serves on an several advisory boards including Engineering and Horticulture. She is one of the teacher/facilitator for Newport’s Envirothon team, and began working with NH …
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Ellen O’Donnell from Deerfield Community School as the 2017 Outstanding Educator of the Year. Ellen, an 8thgrade science teacher, received her award in a special ceremony at her school on June 7. Ellen has been engaged with Project Learning Tree for several years, coordinating trainings for the staff at her K-8 school and engaging in …
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