Mark you calendars and the Save the Date! We are changing things up! This year we are planning a new iteration of the Inside-Outside conference holding connection and rest at the center of the day. Details coming soon!   Inside-Outside: Nature-based Educators connected and formed in response to a growing interest in nature-based education. Our purpose is…

About this Nature-Based Training Join Eastern Region Association of Forest and Nature Schools (ERAFANS) at Bost Nature Center for this 6-clock hour Outdoor Teacher Retreat! All workshops will be full of practical ideas and activities you can use right away. Presenters share insights and activities based on their work in nature preschools, forest kindergartens, or…

Join us for a virtual Meetup session designed and planned for Massachusetts environmental educators’ community members, where you can network, learn, and share insights on how you and your colleagues across the state are working to inspire environmental stewardship and action. Connect with like-minded professionals and meet your state’s affiliates from the Massachusetts Environmental Education…

We invite you to join us for a day of inspiring professional development created by Massachusetts science educators! Our conference will be held on Wednesday November 8, 2023 at the Best Western Royal Plaza located in Marlborough, MA from 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM. Attendee registration includes a one-year membership to MAST as well as…

Join Mariana and Megan as they share the ‘BE OUT’ digital tool. BE OUT is a new tool for elementary (K-7) school teachers and includes exemplars of outdoor learning from a diversity of teachers organized in a digital format. The tool is designed with very short (90 second) modules and targets teachers new to teaching…

Cooler Communities invites you to a virtual event to learn more about how you can incorporate climate change and sustainability into your classroom and curriculum. Cooler Communities is a climate education school grant program that aims to empower K-12 students to become engaged participants in their community’s work on climate solutions by connecting classroom learning to…

The 2024 MEES Conference is IN-PERSON this year on WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6 at the College of Holy Cross in Worcester, MA. MEES is seeking ONE HOUR workshop proposals that promote environmental education best practices, advance justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion, and tackle complex environmental and social issues. DEADLINE to submit a workshop proposal is FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2023. Thank you for sharing your expertise!…

When kids are worried about the environment, they can feel scared, overwhelmed and even hopeless. This is called eco-anxiety. But what can we do about it? How about turning Eco-Anxiety into Eco-Action? Eco-anxiety is a valid response to the real challenges our kids see around them. As adults, our job isn’t to make their concerns…

PLT and Project WET programs invite you to an interdisciplinary workshop experience focused on watershed and forest health. These award-winning environmental education programs are designed for teachers and other educators working with youth from K-12. Each program features easy-to-use, hands-on, multidisciplinary activities designed to complement existing curricula and is useful in both classroom and informal…

MEES Invites you to a free EE Practitioner gathering taking place this fall funded by a generous grant from the North American Association for Environmental Education. The purpose of these gatherings is to come together with others who work in careers connected to environmental teaching and learning in order to build community, learn from one…