Posts Tagged ‘ECO’
Thinking Like a Shrub Willow
By Ken Benton, Director of Education Often in the spring, when the waters of the North Branch have not fully thawed, massive ice chunks are driven up onto the riverbank,…
Read MoreLessons in Nature-Based Learning
by Emily Seiffert, Deputy Director I sat down recently with Amy Butler, NBNC’s former Director of Education, to talk about her book, Educating Children Outdoors: Lessons in Nature-Based Learning, just…
Read MoreECO Homeschool Program (Ages 6-12) – Winter Session
Our full-day ECO Homeschool program provides a meaningful and fun learning environment based in environmental education and a mentorship model. Each Monday, the woods and fields of North Branch Nature Center will be our classroom, where students will engage with the landscape through standards-based lessons led by our talented ECO education staff. Each session will include games, songs, stories, and activities designed to help students engage with our land and the organisms who share it.
Read MoreA Porcupine in the Classroom
By Zac Cota, NBNC Teacher-Naturalist The first and second graders at Moretown Elementary know they share their forest with many other animals. Chickadees sing while searching for food in…
Read MoreOutdoor Educators Share Tips for Learning in Nature
We invite you to check out this great article in KidsVT by Heather Fitzgerald, interviewing several outdoor education organizations, including NBNC, about new opportunities for learning in nature this fall,…
Read MoreA Spotlight on ECO (Educating Children Outdoors) with Amy Butler
By Natural Start Alliance “Educating Children Outdoors (ECO) is a nature immersion program developed by the North Branch Nature Center located in Montpelier, Vermont. ECO was founded in 2009 by…
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