VT Education and Environment Network upcoming events

STEM Best Practices Training Series (9 Nov 2026)

Mon, 09 Nov 2026 23:00:00 GMT

VT Afterschool Opportunity

Are you doing STEM in your program, or want to be doing STEM? Join us for one, several, or all of these FREE 45-minute sessions that will each go through a Best Practice with a hands-on activity run by different organizations. You will leave with a better understanding of how to do that best practice with your young people, resources to use to enrich your STEM offerings, connections to organizations that can help you do this work, and PD credits!

5 Session:

1. November 9th, 6-6:45

2. November 16th, 6-6:45

3. November 30th, 6-6:45

4. December 17th. 6-6:45

5. January 7th, 6-6:45

Visit our Event Calendar to learn more and register for any and all of these 5 STEM Best Practices trainings!

Supporting Risky Play Virtual Workshop (10 Nov 2026)

Tue, 10 Nov 2026 23:00:00 GMT

Join Outdoor Learning School & Store for this FREE virtual workshop that will offer clarity on what risky play is and is not, particularly when supervising other people’s children as a professional educator in group learning environments.

Drs. Brussoni and Zeni will offer guidance for creating conditions and building capacity for risky play in schools, which serves to support the physical, social, emotional, and cognitive growth of children. Bring your questions!

Learn more and register here: https://outdoorlearning.com/event/supporting-risky-play-in-schools/

VEEN Fall Gathering (12 Nov 2026)

Thu, 12 Nov 2026 22:30:00 GMT

How to Be Hopeful Virtual Workshop (8 Dec 2026)

Tue, 08 Dec 2026 23:00:00 GMT

Join Outdoor Learning School & Store for this FREE virtual workshop to hear author and expert Dr. elin kelsey explain the importance of being hopeful and offer tips on where to look for motivation in difficult times and how we can share this with students of all ages.

With the existential threat of climate change, it’s only natural to feel overwhelming emotions of anxiety, fear, or anger. But at the same time it is critically important to find sources of hope that can allow us to imagine a better future and work towards it.

Learn more and register here: https://outdoorlearning.com/event/how-to-be-hopeful/