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Workshops & Retreats
Adult Workshops
We offer a variety of adult workshops from Invasive Species to
Chainsaw Safety and Burn School to mixed media art.
Teacher Workshops
Typically we host two teacher workshops the week after school
ends. Past topics have included: Leopold Education Project,
Project Learning Tree, Project WILD, Project WET, KEEP (K-12
Energy Education Program), and Global Environmental Change
Education. Check back for new teacher workshop offerings!
Trainers Sought for Wisconsin Project Learning Tree: Environmental Experiences Early Childhood Program
Thursday, September 23, 2010 at Black Earth Campus
9am-4pm
Registration
Deadline: Friday, September 3, 2010
Are you a leader
who works with early childhood education professionals and
desire to help them get young children outdoors, active, and
learning? The
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources’ Project
Learning Tree program is looking for enthusiastic individuals to
train early childhood educators to use the new
Environmental
Experiences for Early Childhood Program.
Trainers will learn how
to deliver a high quality workshop and train others to use the
activity guide and music CD designed for children from three to
six years old. Materials encourage children to explore the
natural world around them through music, art, literature, math,
and movement. All activities meet the National Association for
the Education of Young Children criteria for curriculum, the
Head Start Child Outcomes Framework and the North American
Association for Environmental Education’s Early childhood
Guidelines for Excellence. Participants will receive hands-on
training, meet current trainers in the network, and have fun
learning about Wisconsin’s natural resources.
Fee: Training, meals and materials are free.*
Campus
lodging for the evening of September 22 will be available on a
first-come first-served basis. Please contact Christopher Tall,
Christopher.Tall@wisconsin.gov
or call 608-267-0495.
*Trainers
are needed specifically from central and northern Wisconsin and
scholarships will be available to those who qualify. Special
scholarships and additional grant funding for program delivery
are available for trainers from the Oshkosh area.
Funding provided in part through grants from the Wisconsin Environmental Education Board and the Natural Resources Foundation.
Retreats
Looking for a site to host your
organization's staff retreat, board meeting or planning session?
Nestled in a hidden valley in unglaciated western Dane County,
the Black Earth Education and Retreat Center is a perfect
location with two facilities available.
The Alexander Studio, with its large meeting space, cathedral
ceilings, circular performance platform, and outdoor deck, is a
perfect site for educational programs, meetings and workshops.
The three-story Lodge, with its wraparound porch, stone
fireplace and rustic furnishings, is the ideal spot for small
group educational programs, meetings and retreats.
To register, fill out the
Teacher Workshop form
and submit. For more information or to register by phone, call
608-221-0404 x 2.
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