Watershed for Every Classroom
A Watershed for Every Classroom (WEC) is a year-long professional development experience for educators in the Lake Champlain Basin (Vermont, New York and Québec), brought to you by CBEI. It offers teachers inspiration, knowledge and skills to frame exciting watershed education.
See below for more information and application
“This was such an awesome course! I would highly recommend anyone and everyone to participate!”
– Chris Murphy“Experiencing all of the trips and conference topics first-hand prepared me very well to do the same at our school.”
“This experience has been the best professional development I have had the privilege of taking. Thank you for the year-long inspiration and reminder of all the reasons that drew me into education in the first place.”
– Devon Morrill“Field-based experiences were really fantastic and gave me lots of ideas of activities and lessons I could do with my students.”
“Amazing resources helped me see the ‘do-ability’ of student-led projects and citizen science.”
“It was really cool to meet all of the great teachers, especially being a young teacher still developing ideas.”
“Networking, field-based experiences, and area experts - connections which are all vital to powerful, place-based education.”
“Feedback was timely, expectations were clear, support was incredible!”
WEC participants, 2014-2015
Upcoming Events
Watershed for Every Classroom
Watershed for Every Classroom (WEC) is a three credit professional development experience for K-12 educators in the Lake Champlain Basin of Vermont, New York and Québec. The stories of the Lake Champlain Basin offer multiple ways to teach all subjects; engage students in learning in their community; and provide a way to integrate content, service, and a sense of belonging to one’s home place. We will explore how people, places, and things tell the stories of the Lake Champlain Basin and offer our students the opportunity to demonstrate an in-depth understanding of content, community engagement, and sense of place. The program kicks off with a three-day summer intensive in mid- July.
The program is most suited for educators working in grades 4-9, but is applicable to all subject areas and grades. Teams of two or more educators are encouraged to apply. Individuals are also welcome. Join the hundreds of educators who bring their discipline alive through watershed education!
Ready to save your spot and be notified when applications open? Reserve here.
Past Events
World Water Day
Celebrating Water and 50 Years of the Clean Water Act
March 22. 2022 virtual event
Register for the World Water Day program here
Click here for contest information page
World Water Day 2021
March 23, 2021
Infographic
Click here for Contest Information page
World Water Day
March 25, 2020
Photo gallery of contest entries
Flyer
Click here for Contest Information page
Teacher Workshop - event cancelled
April 4, 2020
Watershed for Every Classroom 2020-2021!
New cohort begins July 2020
Flyer for more details.
World Water Day
Celebrating Art and Water
March 21, 2019
Flyer
Click here for Contest Information page
Watershed for Every Classroom 2018-2019!
New cohort began July 2018
Flyer for more details.
Lake Champlain Live
The Lake Champlain Basin Program and Lake Champlain Sea Grant invite K-12 teachers to join them aboard the UVM R/V Melosira to learn about water quality in Lake Champlain. This event is FREE!
May 21, 2018
Flyer for more details.
Spring Workshops!
Meaningful Watershed Education Experiences: Exploring Places in the Lake Champlain Basin
May 17, 2018 at Ausable Chasm, NY
June 7, 2018 at Valcour Bay, Peru, NY
Flyer for more details.World Water Day 2018
March 20, 2018
Flyer for more detailsDigital Storytelling & Place-based Learning:
Discover St. Alban's Diverse Stories
February 8, 2018
RSVP to Stephanie Larkin
Flyer for more details
Exploration Workshop
August 17, 2017 from 8:30 AM-3:00 PM
Flyer
Draft session descriptionsWorld Water Day Celebration and Contest (click here for contest details)
March 22, 2017 4:30 - 6:30 PM
ECHO, Leahy Center for Lake Champlain
FlyerWatershed for Every Classroom 2016-2017
(Five Graduate Credits optional through St Michaels College)
Summer Session/5 days: July 11- 15, 2016
Fall Session/2 days: October 14-15, 2016
Winter Session/2 days: January 2017 (TBA) March 2017 (TBA)
Spring Session/2 days: May 12-13, 2017
(11 days total)
Informational FlyerClick here to see how WEC participants spent their 11 days with the Champlain Basin Education Initiative!
2014-2015 WEC Session
View the full agenda of July 2014 through May 2015 sessions>>
View our Facebook photo gallery of the summer 2014 session >>
For more information about upcoming programs, contact Colleen Hickey at chickey@lcbp.org or call (802) 372-0211.
