Outdoor educators throughout Maine are stepping outside their comfort zones and producing videos for the first time, using whatever tools they have, even if it’s just a smartphone.
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If you’re looking to add nature studies and educational outdoor activities to your child’s at-home school day during the pandemic, Maine educators have you covered.
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Take a look, behind-the-scenes, at the construction of our dining commons and dormitory at River Bend Farm.
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In Episode 2 we talk to Gabby Queenan, Policy Director at the Massachusetts River Alliance.
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Ecology is Everywhere is an interview-form podcast that will look into the lessons learned and experiences had by former The Ecology School Educators and how they have informed their current work and lives.
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The Ecology School receives “first in the world” designation after submitting Vision and Master Plan for the International Living Future Institute’s Living Community Challenge.
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In Episode 1 John Ibsen (aka Johno) shares how his experience with food systems education led him to a career in woodworking, and how ecological narratives emerge in his work.
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“Doing LEED certification, even Platinum, didn’t seem like it was groundbreaking enough,” Drew Dumsch says. “When I looked at the Living Building Challenge ... it felt like it was describing what we wanted to do anyway.”
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Take a look, behind-the-scenes, at the construction of our dining commons and dormitory at River Bend Farm.
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The teaching methodology of The Ecology School is time-tested (and kid-tested!) for successful learning no matter its location. The Program Team spent 2019 shifting and testing curriculum to ensure its portable for any of Mother Nature’s classrooms!
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Director of Educational Partnerships, Meg, reflects on the camps of the past and looks ahead to our exciting Overnight Summer Camp program, beginning this summer (2020)!
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An environmental education center in southern Maine has broken ground on what it promises will be the most sustainable new construction in the Northeast.
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A spotlight on the toxicity in building materials and how The Ecology School’s new construction will significantly diminish hazards, helping to lay the foundations for lifelong health.
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Take a look, behind-the-scenes, at the construction of our dining commons and dormitory at River Bend Farm.
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The Ecology School in Saco has begun constructing campus structures designed to meet what are said to be the world’s most rigorous building performance standards.
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The Ecology School, a pioneer and leader in environmental education, today announced it has begun construction on what will become the most sustainable building in the Northeast.
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Author (and former The Ecology School Board Member) Dave Holman gives us a sneak peek at his latest novel and answers some questions about the seemingly impossible scenarios that make up the action-packed plot in his book, becoming quite possible.
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Another busy term has come to an end with thousands of students receiving one-of-a-kind lessons about the world around them, whether through our Residential, EcosySTEM, Day, or Outreach Programs.
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Maine’s most ambitious sustainable building project relies heavily on Maine’s most traditional building material.