CELF in the Field provides educators with the opportunity to engage in place-based learning through the lens of sustainability. Participants engage and collaborate alongside CELF’s education team, fellow educators, and field experts through outdoor experiential learning. These programs ignite a connection to the natural world, provide a sense of place, and enhance classroom learning.
Acquire new lesson materials in the field for your students
Enhance your ability to incorporate sustainability in your lessons
Connect the natural world to students for higher engagement
Cultivate local relationships and new partnerships
Earn professional learning credits per state and district policies
Past CELF in the Field programming:
Field water quality testing
Lessons discussing local biodiversity and historical aspects of regional indigenous tribes
Local watershed instruction and identification
Canoeing with the practice of “plogging”, a Swedish word for actively picking up plastic waste while exercising
Reflections of nature through artistic and musical lenses
Hiking along the Hudson River
Interested in what we do? Partner with us for CELF in the Field Experiences!
CELF in the Field Partners
Jesse Jones Park and Nature Center (Humble, TX)
Strawtown Studio (Nyack, NY)
Mill Park Collaborative (Stamford, CT)
CELF in the Field Registration
CELF in the Field CT Registration Open
Activating Sustainability in Reclaimed Urban Green Spaces
Location: Mill River Park 1010 Washington Blvd., Stamford, CT 06901 Date: Thursday, October 13, 2022 Time:3:30pm-5:30pm ET
Join the CELF and the Mill River Park Collaborativeto connect your teaching practice to place-based learning in the natural world. Participants in this program will discover biodiversity and native riparian wildlife along the park’s restored river bed. We will explore how environ-mental policy can shape sustainability discussions in the classroom and allow children to grasp the delicate balance between people and the natural world, even in cities.
Program Rate: $25 ($20 group rate) Scholarships available
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CELF in the Field NY Registration Open
Activating Sustainability through Community Park Restoration
Location: Bronx River Reservation 198 Central Park Ave., White Plains, NY 10606 Date: Wednesday, October 19, 2022 Time:3:30pm-5:30pm ET
Join CELF and the Westchester Parks Foundation to remove waste from the Bronx River and surrounding green spaces while you track findings for ongoing research. This activity models how to enrich environmental clean-up projects with learning and context and to connect sustainability to your classroom practices. Tools and gear will be provided for all. This activity supports the Clean River Project.
