Stories of Teaching & Learning

From the Leahy Institute for the Environment

Welcome to the Stories of Teaching & Learning from the Leahy Institute for the Environment! Here you will find stories about faculty and staff who are heading out into the field to our Outdoor/Living Classrooms to engage students and the community, or using the Insitute’s many resources to increase connection, relevance, and purpose. We will share these stories as inspiration and update it regularly, so please check back often! 

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A Deep Dive Into Doug Facey’s Labs

It’s the dead of winter. We are still inside the Persephone Period.  The forecast calls for temperatures not getting out of the single digits next week. It looks like the […]

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SMC Outdoors This Fall

It has been so fabulous to see all of the folks interacting with and visiting the Outdoor/Living classrooms so far this academic year. What a busy fall!  It was great […]

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