New Hampshire Project Learning Tree

A Forest for Every Classroom (FFEC) is a year-long professional development series for middle and high school educators, aimed at providing the inspiration, knowledge and skills required to transform classroom teaching into effective and exciting place-based education. Teachers develop or modify their own units to increase student literacy skills and foster student understanding of—and appreciation for—the forested lands in their communities. These units integrate hands-on study of the natural and cultural resources of the local community, addressing concepts in ecology, sense of place, civics, and forest land management and stewardship.

This approach is proven to increase academic achievement while helping students develop stronger ties to their community, build appreciation for the natural world and a heightened commitment to becoming active citizens.

The FFEC program provides 11 days of professional development over the course of four seasons, including a five-day residential summer session.  We begin this session on May 11-12, 2012 and then continue it on August 2,3 and 8-10, 2012.  The Ocotber 2012 and Febrary 2013 dates are TBD.  Most sessions are based at the world-class Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest in central NH.

For more information see our NEW FFEC Brochure