Arbor Day is a day to plant, nurture and appreciate trees and the difference they make in our lives. To help us spread the word about Arbor Day, we invite Vermont students in grades 1-8 to participate in the celebration by creating a piece of tree art and sharing a tree story. The Growing Works… [read more]
Plan Your Fall Field Trip
Fall field trip opportunities are available at a state park near you. Supplement your preschool through grade twelve curriculum with a hands-on outdoor learning experience. This year field trips are available at more state parks than ever before: Jamaica State Park Mount Ascutney State Park Coolidge State Park Quechee State Park Gifford Woods State Park… [read more]
Leopold Bench Workshop
This workshop is filled, but stay tuned for more workshop opportunities around Vermont! Saturday September 7th, 2019 Workshop will be held rain or shine. All materials and tools provided. This event is FREE and open to the public. Participants will have the opportunity to construct a Leopold Bench like the one shown in the photo… [read more]
Join the Vermont PLT Steering Committee
Vermont PLT, an award-winning conservation education curriculum for students in pre-Kindergarten through grade twelve is getting a fresh start in Vermont. We want your help in creating a new plan for this important conservation education program. Our goal is to give Vermont students the knowledge and skills to become responsible, productive, and participatory members of society. We… [read more]
Fifth Grade Studies Prospect Hill
This year the fifth grade class of Dummerston School immersed themselves in learning about the natural area on local Prospect Hill. They wrote poems, did research and created a wonderful new trail guide. Lindsay Glabach Royce was the teacher and Lynn Levine was the project coordinator and trail guide designer for the Dummerston Conservation Commission. The… [read more]
Stafford Tech Forestry Students in Action
The Forestry and Natural Resources Program (FNR) at Stafford Technical Center is well underway on the completion of a small-scale sugarhouse with the aid of the PLT grant from the American Forestry Foundation. Throughout the 2016-2017 school year, students worked to develop strategies for the completion of the project, and learned and implemented a range… [read more]
Free Activities for Families
Nature is a great teacher! Try these activity ideas from Project Learning Tree to connect the children in your life to the outdoors and nature. Suitable for children ages 3 – 15, some activities work better for younger children, others are more suited for older children. The way you present them will change depending on… [read more]
Experiencing Trees Through the Seasons with PLT
The Family Center of Washington County partners with Vermont PLT to offer high quality thematic professional development seasonally for early childhood professionals in the region. Late September brought a workshop based around autumn studies, Experiencing Trees through the Seasons. Over 35 home childcare providers, and early educators attended this two hour evening workshop. They experienced a… [read more]
PLT and Vermont Envirothon at YES!
Vermont Project Learning Tree exhibited with Vermont Envirothon at the Youth Environmental Summit (YES!) at the Barre Auditorium on Wednesday November 2. Middle and high school students from all over Vermont attended this environmental summit, participating and presenting workshops on environmental action in their schools and communities. YES! is hosted by UVM Extension. Keep an… [read more]
Service Learning with Invasives Workshop
NorthWoods Stewardship Center in East Charleston hosted a Service Learning with Invasives and Project Learning Tree workshop. Middle and high school teachers explored ways to facilitate authentic service learning projects with students using Green Teacher and Project Learning Tree high school modules. This seven hour workshop included hands on invasive plant mitigation practice and exploring… [read more]