Teaching for a Better World: A Summer Institute for Teachers

As an educator, whether you are just beginning your professional journey or are a veteran, you know that as you help shape the future of so many, so, too, are you shaping the future of our society.

If we're serious about preparing young people for their future, educators and schools everywhere must provide students with the knowledge, tools, and motivation required to create healthy, peaceful, and sustainable lives for themselves, other people, all species and the planet.

Spend an amazing and valuable week this summer (June 28-July 2) learning to incorporate pressing global issues into your teaching, while enjoying the beautiful coast of Maine. Our Teaching for a Better World Summer Institute, designed for classroom teachers and community educators, will rejuvenate you and your teaching.

The week takes place at IHE's beautiful facility, situated on 28 oceanfront acres overlooking the mountains of Acadia National Park. The grounds include an organic garden, a beautiful wooded trail, and a pebble beach where seals, eagles, loons and osprey are frequently seen.

Each day:

Enrich your mind with new ideas and reconnect with the most fundamental reasons for choosing to teach. Explore your passion for education as a means of confronting pressing global challenges and learn to bring issues of social justice, environmental preservation, human rights and animal protection into your classrooms and communities in ways that vitalize your teaching and add even greater depth and relevancy to your curricula. Practice new skills with other committed educators who share your enthusiasm for inspiring young people to hope and action.


In the evenings:

Enjoy the optional group activities, such as:

• Dining at nearby restaurants where you can socialize with faculty, staff and your fellow participants;
• Hiking up Blue Hill Mountain to see the sun set;
• Joining a group cook-out at our facility, where you have the option of inviting your friends or family (for a small fee) who may be traveling with you.

IHE is just a 30 mile drive to Mount Desert Island (MDI), widely known as the home of Acadia National Park and the town of Bar Harbor. More than two million visitors each year come to Acadia to hike granite peaks, bike historic carriage roads, or relax and enjoy the scenery. Before or after the Summer Institute or in the evenings during the week, you might like to include some activities on MDI or in the Park.

You can also explore the nearby towns of Blue Hill, Deer Isle, Stonington, Ellsworth and Bar Harbor, which offer other hikes, restaurants, films, performing arts and comedy. Whether you choose camping, an affordable nearby motel, or a local bed and breakfast, this region of Maine will enrich and delight you.

Tuition:

Tuition is just $575 for the whole week, including lunch and snacks and the required reading materials. Lodging and travel are not included. CEUs are offered through the University of Maine.

Join us this summer June 28-July 2 in Maine for a very extraordinary week of rejuvenation and learning! Enroll now - only 10 spaces remaining.

Learn more about the Teaching for a Better World Summer Institute.


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