March 30, 2017Effective Outdoor Learning: It Takes a Team!What’s the best kept secret on “The Hill”? If you think I’m going to say Italian food then think again. Situated…
March 27, 2017Springtime in the ClassroomThis gardening metaphor is perfect for designing great learning spaces.
March 23, 2017Rohan Woods Students Have Friendly Bird Watching CompetitionDid you know that the Great Backyard Bird Count was February 17–20, 2017?
March 20, 2017Jan Buley To Facilitate PBL Workshop!Jan Buley (keynote speaker at this year’s Litzsinger Teacher Conference) will be facilitating LREC’s Place-based Learning workshop this summer!
February 28, 2017Is Your School Behaving Itself?In Frederik Backman’s charming novella, “And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer,” a grandfather asks his grandson…
February 23, 2017Students Create Field GuideSmack in the middle of the city of Clayton, surrounded by brick, mortar and asphalt, created by students during class…
February 17, 2017Partnership Has Its PrivilegesA LREC Teacher Partnership is about you developing your outdoor teaching and learning skills, integrating outdoor learning experiences into your…
February 2, 2017Ecological Restoration and All That JazzOne of my favorite authors is Steven Fesmire, a philosophy professor at Green Mountain College in Vermont. Recently, I was…
January 31, 20172017–2018 Teacher Partnership Program – Registration Now Open!We are now taking registrations for three year-long training programs…
January 31, 20172017 LREC Teacher ConferenceOn Wednesday, January 25, 2017 we welcomed more than 50 teachers, community partners and LREC staff to our first ever…
January 23, 2017It’s Happening This Winter at City AcademyIt was quite a scene! We raised butterflies this fall as part of our study of insect life cycles and talked…
April 1, 2016Expanding Adult ProgramsWe’re excited to expand our adult program offerings at Litzsinger! Internships: We currently offer summer horticulture/restoration internships, but we’ll be expanding…