Date

July 18 - July 20

Time

Year-long program with four seasonal in-person retreats; these dates are for the first retreat.

Fee

$1500. Includes meals and accommodations; excludes travel and graduate credit. Limited number of partial scholarships available.

Location

Shelburne, VT

Registration Details

Applications are Required

Before applying for or coming to the Farm for this program, please read our COVID Policies & Information.

Registration for this program is by application only. Limited to 16 participants. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until the program is full. To apply please send an email to Jen Cirillo, jcirillo@shelburnefarms.org, with the following:

Response to the essay questions: What change do you hope to make in the world? How will this experience in the EFS Leadership Academy help you to reach your goals? (750 word max)

Optional graduate credits for an additional fee. Choose to pursue 3 credits or 6 credits.

$235 per credit for Vermont residents, $300 per credit for out-of-state residents.
Contact hours: 90.

Scholarships are available.

Partial scholarships are available for the course fee only, graduate credits are not covered.
Please fill out the scholarship application prior to applying for the program.

Meet the Instructors

Jen Cirillo, Director of Professional Learning, Shelburne Farms
Aimee Arandia Østensen, Professional Learning Facilitator, Shelburne Farms
Walter Poleman, Senior Lecturer, University of Vermont

Questions?

Program and graduate credit inquiries: contact Jen Cirillo at jcirillo@shelburnefarms.org or 802-985-0315
Scholarship questions: email registration@shelburnefarms.org

Photo by Holly Brough

Education for Sustainability Leadership Academy 2022-23

Educator Programs

Educators sit in a circle in the grass, talking, during a leadership academy gathering

This program is currently full. However, if you are interested we encourage you to contact Jen Cirillo, Director of Professional Learning, at jcirillo@shelburnefarms.org.

Develop an EFS professional action plan with peer network support.

Our year-long, residential, leadership academy brings together education leaders to form a peer network committed to better aligning education towards the goals of ecological integrity, economic vitality, and social justice. Through the ten days of this program, we create a learning community exploring Education for Sustainability (EFS), systems thinking, and leadership for school transformation. You’ll engage with new ways of thinking, develop skills to create change and nurture yourself, and discover innovative ideas and strategies to meet the challenges of today and seize the opportunities of the future. At the heart of this work with educators is a sense of hope, love and resilience.

Program Goals/Objectives

All educators will develop a professional EFS Action plan. The EFS Action Plan is a big picture look at the change you are trying to make in your school, organization, or the world.

During the year, you will also work on a 90-day action project as you research to solve a “problem” in your practice with thoughtful support from peers in the network. Ideally this will allow participants to get over the “implementation dip” and have ongoing support and a way of ensuring and evaluating their efforts as change agents.

By the end, leadership academy participants will walk away with new insights and an updated action plan to move their work forward after the completion of the program.