Watershed for Every Classroom

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The stories of the Lake Champlain Basin offer multiple ways to teach all subjects; engage students in learning about their community; and provide a way to integrate content, service, and a sense of belonging to their home place.

In A Watershed for Every Classroom, we'll explore how people, places, and things tell the stories of our region. You'll offer your students the opportunity to demonstrate an in-depth understanding of content, community engagement, and sense of place.

The program is best suited for educators working with grades 4-9, but is applicable to all subject areas and grades.

Presented by the Champlain Basin Education Initiative, a community of organizations engaged in watershed education. 

You should be willing to:

• Participate in all sessions. Personal transportation will be needed to study sites around Vermont and New York.
• Complete readings and written reflections and participate in collegial planning and dialogue.
• Develop a watershed-based teaching unit that integrates the local landscape. The unit will meet the goals of your district's curriculum and exemplify best practices of place-based education and service learning.
• Provide a letter of support from your administrator if accepted; this is important to ensure you'll be giving time during the academic year to join all retreats. 

View a sample Watershed for Every Classroom syllabus.