Our Educators are the everyday superheros who create educational lessons that keep kids engaged in science while having fun!
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Senator Susan Collins and Senator Angus King jointly expressed their encouragement of our progress and excitement for the work we do.
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Educators often choose to stay for one, two, three, and sometimes even four more terms teaching at The Ecology School.
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Knowing more about the soil, rocks, trees, plants, and animals that call our 105-acre property “home” is important to our conservation efforts and integrating ecosystem-based programs.
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This Fall, River Bend Farm is the host site for Professor Thomas Klak’s University of New England ENV 398 Sustainable Agriculture and Biodiversity course. The course teaches ways to put into practice ecological methods that increase biodiversity and food production.
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We are grateful for the honor to participate in a cooperative effort to research and compile data about residential environmental education programs in the United States.
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Our 105-acre property provided a variety of ecosystems (forest, marsh, pond, river beds, and fields) for mushroom enthusiasts to explore while searching for fungi.
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Harold Burnett, forester and owner of Two Trees Forestry, will thoroughly assess the forest around River Bend Farm and create a forest management plan that documents the current landscape and looks to the forest's future.
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A long-standing tradition of horsemanship at River Bend Farm leads to an on-site equine bone excavation and research project.
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Tess Beem (Fall 2013 + Spring 2014 TES Educator) was selected for the elite honor of serving as an attending Scholar at the Aspen Ideas Festival on Scholarship by Poland Spring the Aspen Ideas Festival is the nation's premier, public gathering place for leaders from around the globe.
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Every year TES employs around 30 seasonal educators who are typically between the ages of 22 and 30. Many of these enthusiastic, well-educated, and passionate professionals experience living and working in Maine for the first time, and they develop a deep-seeded connection to the state.
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Kaplan Thompson Architects hosted a workshop to determine how design elements can facilitate connected-ness between humans and nature.
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A group of dedicated volunteers spent 6 hours clearing, planting, and cleaning at River Bend Farm. The United Way of York County hosted its 23rd annual Day of Caring on June 6 with over 40 community members volunteering at River Bend Farm. We're grateful for the energetic volunteers and philanthropically-focused businesses that lent helping hands and resulted in a productive day filled with laughs and wonderful memories.
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Nature has long been an inspiration for singers and song writers. The trend continues as students from MRSD in New Hampshire wrote and performed an environmental education themed song for TES Educators.
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Its programs let Maine children experience and learn about sustainability and incorporate it into their school and family lives.
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