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2016 Schoolyard Habitat Leadership Summit: Connecting Communities Through Nature
October 25, 2016 @ 9:00 am - 3:45 pm
Connect with others interested and engaged in outdoor learning and schoolyard habitat creation. Audubon Connecticut, together with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Common Ground High School, Urban Farm and Environmental Education Center, and the Yale Peabody Museum, invite you to our second annual Schoolyard Habitat Summit.
This day-long summit will provide opportunities for professional development, networking, and learning about and sharing best practices in outdoor education. Expert-led workshops include:
- Making Connections that Matter – workshop led by keynote speaker Akiima Price
- Engagement Round Tables – Peer-to-Peer Exchange
- Integration into the Curriculum
- Citizen Science for the Classroom
- Designing Healthy Wildlife Habitats
Cost: Free for Partner Schools*. $40 Regular**. Scholarships and student discounts are available. Lunch and refreshments will be provided.
*Partner School = a school who works with the Urban Refuge Partners in New Haven (USFWS, Audubon CT, Common Ground, Yale Peabody Museum) OR a school in Fairfield County who works with Audubon CT.
**Non-partner School = an interested school who wants to learn more about the Schoolyard Habitat Program, but isn’t working with the Urban Refuge Partners in New Haven or Audubon CT in Fairfield County.
