Annual Summer Institutes
Energizing and Innovative Professional Learning for K-12 Educators
CELF Summer Institutes inspire, educate, and reignite our collective commitment to educating for sustainability
This year’s CELF Summer Institutes focus on giving teachers space to reflect and re-energize together with peers. Teachers will explore concepts of sustainability that emphasize community well-being as the core to enabling meaningful learning for students. CELF supports teachers as they reframe and reflect upon their teaching practices to incorporate sustainability and civic engagement throughout the school year. This approach ensures that our next generation is prepared with the systems-thinking mindset they’ll need to solve the world’s most pressing challenges.
Making it Happen for You!
Earn PD Credit
Depending on your state, or district, you can earn PD credits for completing the CELF Summer Institute. In-service credits are based on district policy.
Register with your Team of Colleagues!
Interactive, in-depth, and self-paced, CELF’s Institutes are designed for individual or school team participation that connect instructional practices to real-world applications and learning experiences.
If you join with a team, there is a discount on tuition. Please see the specific Summer Insitute Registration for more details.
Scholarships Available
CELF offers a limited number of full scholarships. Preference will be given to teachers applying from Title 1 schools and other needs-based applicants.
Administrator Email Outreach
Use this letter template to communicate the value of this PD with your administration as a professional learning experience that will benefit not only you, but your school, district and community. Feel free to customize and use it to request approval to attend the Summer Institutes.
Summer Institute Registration
Past Keynotes & Guest Speakers
Susan Kaiser Greenland
Author/Teacher of Mindfulness for Children
Kate Raworth
Economist, Oxford University
Dr. Bertie Simmons
Author/K-12 Changemaker
Karen Banda
Environmental Justice Leader
Tammie Lang Campbell
Founder, Honey Brown Hope Foundation
Shar-Day Campbell
Award-winning Communications Strategist
Lynne Cherry
Author/Founder of Young Voices for the Planet
Jaysa Hunter-Mellers
Youth Climate Activist
Jaime Gonzalez
Houston Healthy Cities
Dr. Maida Galvez
Mount Sinai PEHSU
Elizabeth Carlson
Tricon Energy
Luz Guel
Mount Sinai CEC
Tyler Knowlton
Plume Labs
David MacLean
Founder & President, McMac Cx
Eric Ascalon
Terracycle
Elizabeth Virgl
American Bird Conservancy
Nana Minta
Green Africa Youth Organization
