In Episode 1 John Ibsen (aka Johno) shares how his experience with food systems education led him to a career in woodworking, and how ecological narratives emerge in his work.
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“Doing LEED certification, even Platinum, didn’t seem like it was groundbreaking enough,” Drew Dumsch says. “When I looked at the Living Building Challenge ... it felt like it was describing what we wanted to do anyway.”
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Take a look, behind-the-scenes, at the construction of our dining commons and dormitory at River Bend Farm.
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The teaching methodology of The Ecology School is time-tested (and kid-tested!) for successful learning no matter its location. The Program Team spent 2019 shifting and testing curriculum to ensure its portable for any of Mother Nature’s classrooms!
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Director of Educational Partnerships, Meg, reflects on the camps of the past and looks ahead to our exciting Overnight Summer Camp program, beginning this summer (2020)!
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An environmental education center in southern Maine has broken ground on what it promises will be the most sustainable new construction in the Northeast.
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A spotlight on the toxicity in building materials and how The Ecology School’s new construction will significantly diminish hazards, helping to lay the foundations for lifelong health.
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Take a look, behind-the-scenes, at the construction of our dining commons and dormitory at River Bend Farm.
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The Ecology School in Saco has begun constructing campus structures designed to meet what are said to be the world’s most rigorous building performance standards.
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The Ecology School, a pioneer and leader in environmental education, today announced it has begun construction on what will become the most sustainable building in the Northeast.
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Author (and former The Ecology School Board Member) Dave Holman gives us a sneak peek at his latest novel and answers some questions about the seemingly impossible scenarios that make up the action-packed plot in his book, becoming quite possible.
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Another busy term has come to an end with thousands of students receiving one-of-a-kind lessons about the world around them, whether through our Residential, EcosySTEM, Day, or Outreach Programs.
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Maine’s most ambitious sustainable building project relies heavily on Maine’s most traditional building material.
Join The Ecology School at River Bend Farm to celebrate Worldwide Community Bake Day!
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The campaign to raise funding for our River Bend Farm project brings forth the opportunity for special people to be honored by family and friends through gifts in their name.
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For over 13 years the National Aquarium’s Henry Hall Program has selected The Ecology School as one of its educational destinations in Maine.
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The campaign to raise funding for our River Bend Farm project brings forth the opportunity for special people to be honored by family and friends through gifts in their name.
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In late-July Meg Edstrom Jones, The Ecology School’s Director of Educational Partnerships, led a group of 30 public school teachers from Omaha, Nebraska on a one-day teaching intensive.
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The Ecology School broke ground on a 9,000-square-foot dormitory and a 7,000-square-foot dining commons. The buildings, which are expected to be completed by spring 2020, will meet criteria for the Living Building Challenge green building certification program
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On July 23, 2019 donors, friends, and government officials came together to celebrate the ceremonial breaking ground for construction of our Living Building Challenge dormitory and dining commons.
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