"The value I find in the certificate program coursework is that it is asking me to look at my problems of practice and turn them into opportunities—that I can then tackle with joy and with support from this Shelburne Farms, UVM community." Watch this video to hear from educators in our graduate program, plus insights from facilitators Jen Cirillo and Aimee Arandia Østensen—and apply now for a summer start!

Upcoming Learning Opportunities

• Education for Sustainability Graduate Certificates. Apply now for a summer start.
• Foundations in Education for Sustainability, July 8–12
• Watershed for Every Classroom, year-long, begins July 16–19
• Education for Sustainability Leadership Academy, year-long, begins July 30–Aug. 1
• Climate Resiliency Fellowship, year-long, begins Aug. 13–15
• Climate Farm School for Farm-Based Educators, Sept. 15–19

Contact us to discuss which programs are right for you.

What We're Following

For local educators, Shelburne Farms' school program request period for 2024–25 is now open! Read more and request your program by April 30.

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Do you know an outstanding recent (or soon-to-be) college grad just starting out in farm-based/place-based education? We're accepting applications for postgraduate education fellows to join us in 2024 or 2025.

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Vermont and New Hampshire's Energy Education Programs (VEEP/NHEEP) are hosting a Summer Institute for educators June 24–28, 2024. Details and registration.

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Our Climate Creative program recently read Dr. Jennifer Atkinson's moving essay, "Mourning Climate Loss: Ritual and Collective Grief in the Age of Crisis." Read the piece.

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This semester, students in Burlington City & Lake are digging into the deeply complex and interwoven challenges of Vermont's biggest city. Read their reflections. Burlington City & Lake is a program of the Burlington School District and Shelburne Farms.

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Shelburne Community School students, coached by Shelburne Farms staff, recently competed in Jr Iron Chef VT, a celebration of local produce and creativity. Get their recipe for pierogi, cabbage, and chimichurri.

Shelburne Farms is an education nonprofit on a mission to inspire and cultivate learning for a sustainable future.

The Shelburne Farms Institute for Sustainable Schools offers professional learning programs and resources for PreK-12 educators. All of our offerings prepare educators to facilitate learning experiences for students using a lens of sustainability. We believe in the power and potential of students to address the world's most pressing issues. We see schooling as a pathway to create healthy and just communities, successful lives, and a more livable world for all. In partnership with students and communities, educators are changemakers.