Professional Development for Educators

Are you an educator looking for ways to connect classroom learning with the outdoors spaces at your school or in your community? Whether you are looking to evaluate your school yard with a trained outdoor educator and brainstorm possibilities or have a fully formed project you would like to realize, our staff are here to help. All our professional development is customized to your site, your curriculum, and your students. Connections to science, math, art, history, and ELA are all possible in an outdoor setting using local plants, animals, and landscape.

Our Specialties Include:

Assessing outdoor spaces for challenges and opportunities
Outdoor group and behavior management
New England natural history and ecology
Creating engaging concept-based outdoor games and activities
Plant and wildlife identification and handling
Survival skills and outdoor skills
Teambuilding and positive youth development
Grant writing assistance

Services Offered:

Consultation Calls

Custom Program Planning

Site Visits

Grant Writing Assistance

On-Site Training

Field Trip Add-On

This was one of the most fun and informative professional development days we’ve had!

- Parker River Preschool staff member

The professional development program was absolutely incredible! I can’t thank NSNP enough for helping to bring this to life. The exposure the students (and teachers) received was truly life-changing and opened the door to new ways of hands-on learning. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and for your patience throughout this process. It was wonderful working alongside you to make this happen.

- Nicole LaPerriere, Principal of Pine Grove School