The fifth annual mini-grant gathering, a sustainability education learning community in the making, will be held on Saturday, February 24th, from 9:00AM - 1:00PM at the Commmons House at EcoVillage at Ithaca. This learning activity is a "must" for those interested in submitting a proposal for a summer sustainability curriculum development mini-grant.
Any questions? Contact Susan Allen-Gil: sallen@ithaca.edu 274-1066
The agenda for the mini-retreat:
8:45 Light breakfast and socializing
9:00 Introduction Circle
9:10 Sustainability Education Presentation - AASHE conference report (40 min) Susan Swensen & Jason Hamilton
9:50 Best Practices Circle- Go-around about our current excitement in this field and recent successes, best practices, discoveries, etc.
10: 30 Break
10:45 Discussion about the “nuts and bolts” of how the mini-grants have been and might be used, intended outcomes, lessons learned, etc.
11:00 Working Groups of 4-5, where we can share in specific ways that help each other’s mini-grant designs/curricular experiments
11:45 Closing Circle - Share insights, connections, and new directions that came up during working groups &/or whole morning.
12:00 Catered Lunch made with lots of local foods. Clean up together.
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To get to Ecovillage:
Take Rt. 79 west through Ithaca, and keep going, up 1.5 miles to the top of West Hill. Pass West Haven Road on your left, and make your next left on to Rachel Carson Way, our gravel entry road. After half a mile, you will see the first neighborhood on your left. Park in the visitor parking area, which will be on your right, across from the large Common House. Meet there.
We encourage carpooling (and non-auto ways to get here). If you'd like to do so, give relevant info (location, need and/or offering ride, timing, etc.) to Susan Allen-Gil: sallen@ithaca.edu
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