Leading Beyond Green International Leadership Institute
K-12 Schools: Building the Future through Regenerative Learning and Practice
A professional development workshop, think-tank, and collaborative networking opportunity for the greater green schools community made complete with delicious food and restorative time at the beautiful River Bend Farm in Saco, Maine.
Institute Leaders
Drew Dumsch - Co-Host
Michèle Andrews - Co-Host
Bill Reed - Keynote
Susan Puri - Partner
The Ecology School is excited to partner with DoorNumberOne.org for the second year to host a four-day event at River Bend Farm to focus on building the future of K-12 schools through regenerative practice. Join us for an immersive retreat at our nature-based, living building campus environment to work together in building a community of practice around high-impact, whole-school, regenerative climate action. You will collaborate with colleagues to explore how to move beyond “sustainable” practices and apply the lens of regeneration to your school culture, your learning programs for students, staff, parents, and others in your school community, and reflect regenerative practices in all aspects of your building and operations.
Leading Beyond Green aspires to:
Catalyze bold, high-impact, whole-school and district-wide climate (+ nature) action plans
Build possibilities for curriculum and policy development focused on regenerative learning & practice
Design a Regenerative Schools Learning Network & Community of Practice
Leading Beyond Green Institute Leaders, Keynote, and Speakers include:
Michèle Andrews, Co-Founder & Executive Director, DoorNumberOne.org
Drew Dumsch, Co-Found & President/CEO, The Ecology School at River Bend Farm
Keynote: Bill Reed, Principal of Regenesis, founder of IDC. Bio
Partner Presenter: Susan Puri, Critical Buildings, Programs + Innovation, International Living Future Institute
Leading Beyond Green is a gathering that embraces regenerative learning & practice:
As the evolution of green schools that goes beyond “green” & “sustainable” & “resilient”
As a whole-systems approach to school operations, curriculum, and community
As an approach to living & learning for the benefit of both people and the planet
Location:
The Ecology School at River Bend Farm is a historic 313-acre farm located on a scenic bend in the Saco River, just twenty minutes from the Maine coast and the bustling city of Portland. At River Bend Farm, we strive to live, learn, work, and play in restorative ways to the world around us. Our campus will rise to the “Living Building Challenge” that asks for spaces to give more than they take from the environment around them. Learn more!
