South Mountain Climate and Land Use Exploration – Summer 2025

• When: Monday, August 4 to Friday, August 8, 2025, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Where: Locations in and around Shippensburg, PA.
• Audience: K-12 classroom teachers, preservice teachers, school administrators, and nonformal educators.
• Credits: Act 48 continuing education hours will be provided for Pa. Certified Teachers.
• Cost: $575. Some teachers may be eligible for discounts and scholarships.
• MWEE Designation: MWEE and Environmental Literacy and Sustainability Special Topics and Deeper Dives.

Open to all formal and informal educators and pre-service teachers in DC, MD, VA, PA.

How can we inspire student action that conserves and protects our neighborhood and our watershed? Use interdisciplinary and multimodal approaches to investigate the connections between nature, culture, and history of south-central Pennsylvania. Throughout the course, we will develop creative practices to foster environmental literacy and student engagement in the classroom. The five-day program will consist of local explorations that include a trip to the Carbaugh Run Rhyolite Quarry Site to investigate the intersection between culture and geology and its influence on the Chesapeake Bay. Experience the joy of learning, and design opportunities to connect students to outdoor investigations and community actions.

Length & Location: Five days of collaborative, outdoor learning in and around Shippensburg, PA. Please note, teachers from outside the course location area are encouraged to register but are responsible for their own travel and accommodation.

Registration closes July 14, 2025.