Community Learning Centers

What if every school had their very own community or environmental educator? In essence, this is what CO-SEED does for a school. By providing a part-time environmental educator (staffed by a local Community-based Learning Center), schools are given the greatest gift of all -- an accessible and dependable resource who is able to provide scientific knowledge, lesson plan ideas, and independent support to teachers. It is the Community-based Learning Center (CLC) representative who acts as a cornerstone in the CO-SEED project – working directly with teachers, students, community members, and CO-SEED project-directors.

What are the roles of the CLC staff?

A Teacher – providing direct instruction to students as part of units planned collaboratively with the classroom teacher
A Science Expert – providing technical information and demonstration of scientific testing techniques for classroom teachers
A Librarian of the Out-of-doors – searching out and evaluating curriculum materials to support standards-based instruction
An Outreach Coordinator – providing assistance in contracting community resource people and identifying appropriate locations for field trips, study sites and community-based programs
A Communicator – providing written documentation of project activities for school and community publications
A Standards Consultant – providing specialized knowledge of your state's curriculum frameworks and assistance in designing activities that best translate the standards into effective curriculum

Active Community Learning Centers

High 5 Adventure Learning
Massachusetts Audubon Boston Nature Center
Dudley Street Project
Appalachian Mountain Club
Zoo New England

Alumni Community Learning Centers

Hulbert Outdoor Center
Harris Center for Conservation Education
Appalachian Mountain Club
New Hampshire Audubon Prescott Farm