Chappaqua, NY’s Children’s Environmental Literacy Foundation (CELF) is gearing up for record-setting attendance at its annual Summer Institute. CELF’s Institute trains K-12 teachers on Education for Sustainability and will take place at Manhattanville College on July 10-13.
Designed to help educators in all subject areas integrate environmental literacy and sustainability into their curriculum, the summer professional development workshop is in high demand amidst extensive public discourse on climate change and its effects. The Summer Institute is one of many training programs developed and run by CELF, which earned an Environmental Champion Award by EPA Region 2 in May.
The theme of this year’s Institute is Activating Change and will feature high-caliber presenters like Steve Kaagan, from The Climate Interactive, Andrew Revkin, Senior climate reporter from ProPublica, and Dr. Amy Kamarainen of Harvard’s Graduate School of Education. Breakout sessions also abound on topics like Equity and Social Justice, Climate Change, Water, Student Advocacy, School Gardens, Citizen Science, Eco-Footprints and more.
Katie Ginsberg, CELF’s Founder and Executive Director, is thrilled to welcome teachers from across the country, “It is clear to us that many teachers this year are seeking to connect their students’ learning with broader societal issues and we designed our sessions based on that insight. We look forward to the collaboration among teachers from the Hudson Valley, New York City and Los Angeles to name a few.”
Past participant, Jennifer Borrelli of Greenville Elementary School shared, “I’m absolutely thrilled with my experience at the Institute.” She added, “I gained tremendous knowledge and I now understand how critical, imperative and dire sustainability education is in our world.”
CELF Summer Institute participants are eligible for in-service credits, or graduate credits from the Manhattanville College School of Education. Regular tuition for the Summer Institute is $450. Discounts are available for teams of three (3) or more teachers from the same school. For more information about CELF and the CELF Summer Institute, go to www.celfeducation.org.
About The Children’s Environmental Literacy Foundation (CELF):
Founded in 2003 and based in Chappaqua, NY, CELF was created to promote awareness of the importance of sustainability education and to help schools and school districts make sustainability an ongoing part of education. To achieve this, CELF provides consulting services for schools and school districts, training for teachers and administrators and sustainability education programs for students. A 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, CELF works with all kinds of schools—urban, suburban and rural, public and private.
For more information go to: www.celfeducation.org.