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Place-Based Education
Youth Voice

Centering Inquiry

In Burlington City & Lake Semester, curiosity is both a mindset and a practice. When we allow ourselves to wonder, writes teacher Dov Stucker, we can easily shift the culture, purpose, and impact of learning.

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Building Community Through Cooking & Eating Local

Tune into the Northeast Farm to School Podcast! Montpelier High School shares how they practice food system education—from school-wide meals to a student-run crepe truck.

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Two Farm to School Stories Inspire the Vermont Farm to Plate Network

Schools demonstrated the power of farm to school during the recent Farm to Plate Gathering storytelling hour, as they shared their experiences connecting learning and school meals with the agricultural community.

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Climate Action and Food Waste: One School's Story

A case study in empowering students—and reducing waste—from Norwich, Vermont’s Marion W. Cross Elementary School.

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Farm to School Education in Montpelier is Building Resilience

In celebration of National Farm to School Month, U.S. Senator Peter Welch and Vermont Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets Anson Tebbetts visit Montpelier High School to see their food systems education firsthand.

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In BCL, The City is Both Classroom and Curriculum

Burlington City & Lake begins its 13th semester of immersive, place-based learning for high school juniors and seniors.

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Montpelier's Soulful Soup: Uniting the School Community Through Food

Montpelier High School's inaugural Solon Soup for the Soul stands as a testament to the enduring power of collaboration, compassion, and the simple act of sharing a meal.

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Honoring Identity in the Classroom: Students Embrace Their Food Story

Vermont Teacher of the Year Aziza Malik explores how food, like storytelling, connects us all.

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Creating Meaningful Connections With School Clubs, Even During Online Learning

Sari Beth Rosenberg, Shelburne Farms Fellow and teacher at the High School for Environmental Studies in NYC, shares how school clubs can keep connections and student voice alive during remote learning.

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1611 Harbor Road Shelburne, Vermont 05482 

Telephone: 802-985-8686

An education nonprofit on a mission to inspire and cultivate learning for a sustainable future through its programs, place, and products. Home to the Institute for Sustainable Schools, our historic campus is a 1,400-acre diversified farm located on the homelands of the Winooskik band of the Abenaki.

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Shelburne Farms is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (Tax ID #03-0229347)