Welcome, PreK–12 and non-formal educators! The Shelburne Farms Institute for Sustainable Schools offers transformative programs and resources for you and your students to help inspire an emerging generation of changemakers.

Three young students smile at camera while standing in a school garden. The student in the middle holds a bucket of harvested green tomatoes.

Our Approach

Education for sustainability links knowledge, inquiry, and action while cultivating a sense of joy and wonder for the world around us. Our offerings for you–and for your students–focus on equity-centered food systems and climate change education, community and place-based learning, and youth engagement and action to help learners build healthier communities and a healthier planet, now and in the future.

In Your Words

My summer program experience at Shelburne Farms has transformed my teaching practice here in Nigeria. The effect is spreading sustainability awareness and skills to our students, educators, and communities. And that is just a wonderful thing!

Educator Peju Okungbowa smiles at Shelburne Farms. The Adirondack mountains are in the distance with a blue sky above.
Peju Okungbowa
Teacher, Ibadan, Nigeria
Three educators sit in the Shelburne Farms Coach Barn watching a presentation. Educator at center smiles. Post-it notes are stuck on the wall in background.

Join Us For Professional Learning

Build knowledge, connect with fellow educators, and enhance your teaching practice around education for sustainability.

Two middle school aged students kneel among a green, lush summer radish bed at Shelburne Farms. They smile while harvesting radishes.

School Programs

Educational field trips and outreach programs for you and your students, on our farm or in your school or community.