SWEEP holds twice-yearly meetings for members, which are a great way to network with other environmental educators, and meet experts in ecology, natural history and other disciplines.

• SWEEP Spring Gathering -- Pecha Kucha-style!
  May 3, 2010 from 4:30 -7:00 p.m. at Hildene in Manchester, VT.
  AGENDA
  • 3:00 Come early for a Walking Tour of Hildene with Seth Bongartz and Diane Newton!
    
    • Visit the goat dairy and the cheesemaking operation.
    • Hear about Hildene's sustainable forestry operation, including the sawmill and wood heat.
    • Learn about Hildene's children's education programs with a stop in the Youth Education Center.
  • 4:30 Welcome Activity
  • 4:45 SWEEP business: nominations, budget update, approve bylaws*
    SWEEP's been REALLY BUSY this year. Get project updates on:
    
    • VT SWEEP /NEEEA / POP Conference October 2010
    • Environmental Literacy for Vermont
  • 5:15 INNOVATIONS IN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, PECHA KUCHA-STYLE
    Four quick presentations to get us all fired up: VT Social Studies Network's Ning, Sustainability Education, Upper Valley Linkages for Environmental Literacy, The Learning Collaborative. With 20 slides and just 20 seconds per slide, these pecha kucha-style blasts will get us thinking outside the box about professional development, environmental education and new audiences! This is a quick new way to get lots of information - fast and fun.
  • 5:45 Group Discussion - Innovations in Professional Development
  • 6:15 Potluck and Round Robin
    Share key highlights from your organization, share staff news, and tell us about exciting upcoming projects and events. We'll provide a big pot of soup, some cheese, bread, coffee, tea and cider. Please bring a favorite dish to share.
  • 7:00 Farewells
  
  Looking forward to seeing you there!
  
  RSVPs are appreciated. Please email Lisa (lisa@fourwindsinstitute.org) if you can come!
  And let's organize some carpools to get to Manchester! From Burlington, Montpelier, Brattleboro, White River Junction.
  
  *Click here to see the updated bylaws! We will need to approve the suggested changes to the bylaws at this meeting.



• SAVE THE DATE! The 2010 New England Envrionmental Education Alliance and Promise of Place Conference will be held in Vermont October 21st-23rd
  "Create, Cultviate, Collaborate: deisgning our shared future"