PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR EDUCATORS
SCHOOL GROUPS
Round Lake Campus offers programs for schoolchildren and college students throughout the year. Residential field trips and workshops include: sustainability, teambuilding, wilderness, farm stays, and English as a second language programs.
In each of our schools programs, we offer a variety of experiences designed to connect participants to the natural world, embrace diversity in all its forms, encourage creativity and self-expression, and nurture community through shared and meaningful work.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR EDUCATORS
Rock-E House & Basecamp offers professional development opportunities for teachers, educators, and caregivers. We welcome you to join a network of peers to build knowledge through a community of learning, inquiry, and practice.
Summer Institute for Teachers: Climate Change Solutions
Presented by The Wild Center and hosted by Rock-E House & Basecamp.
Want to get your students engaged in solutions to climate change? Using a variety of curriculum, interactive workshops, field trips, and guest speakers, teachers will examine youth-driven, action-oriented strategies for bringing climate change solutions into their classroom. Curriculum planning time is incorporated into the program, and teachers are strongly encouraged to attend in teams.
Content is best suited for middle and high school teachers across all disciplines. Residential and non-residential options available.
Residential: $400, includes meals and onsite lodging in the Rock-E House
Non-Residential: $200, tuition only, lodging and some meals on your own.
Eligible for Continuing Education credit
Dates: July 13 - 16, 2020.
PAST WORKSHOPS & LECTURES
The Case for Hip-Hop Forestry
As a forester, Dr. Thomas Easley developed a deeper understanding of why diversity works so well and applied that approach to hip-hop, health, environmental justice, and spirituality. Together we can broaden our message to diverse audiences and partners, and hopefully share the Adirondack park experience with more people of color.
Mindfulness Training for Educators
Participants will learn mindfulness practices, meditation, the neuroscience of learning, the nature of mind, and how to cultivate their inner resources. Learn how mindfulness might benefit you in your role as an educator, and re-connect with the ideals that brought you into this field from the start!
Place-Based Education for Educators
How does the place where you teach influence your curriculum? What tools can be used to connect students to place? Participants in the workshop will explore these topics while hiking in Adirondack Park, engaging in inquiry and design experiences, and planning place-based lessons and educational experiences for their students.
