Alternative Education + Forest School Resources

International Forest School Exchange

In early March 2021, we launched a pilot program in partnership with the Eastern Region Association of Forest & Nature Schools (ERAFANS) with a handful of Forest Schools from around the world. The result was nothing short of incredible! Again in partnership with ERAFANS, we’ll be offering virtual workshop exchange programs in January, February, and March of 2022. The goal of the exchange is to 'show and tell' about practices and policies in our respective nature-based programs, help one another problem-solve, and celebrate all the ways we support healthy child development.

Participating schools will register for either January, February, or March dates. Pricing is on a sliding scale and free for schools in Title 1 areas in the U.S. The exchange takes place online, across our many time zones, for three consecutive weeks. For example:

Session 1: Wednesdays, Jan. 12, 19, 26 from 1-2:30 p.m.
Session 2: Thursdays, Feb. 10, 17, 24 from 7-8:30 a.m.
Session 3: Tuesdays, Mar. 15, 22, 29 from 7-8:30 p.m.
*Exact times will be determined based on participants' needs.

A professional development certificate will be included at the end of each 3-part session. Click below to register your interest.

Free Educator Membership

At the Global Learning Library, we are in awe of educators. We want the GLL to provide inspiration, meaningful content, and global connectivity to you and your students.

That’s why we offer all educators free access to the full Global Learning Library. This includes recorded video conversations with forest schools, educators, non-profit leaders, and social workers around the world. To register at no cost, click the button below. We’ll get in touch with you to provide a free access code, learn more about your teaching focus, and recommend videos that might be interesting and helpful to you.

Live, Virtual Events

As part of the Global Learning Library, we offer free, live, virtual events on a wide variety of topics — from an Israeli Peace Activist to a Guatemalan Community Development Leader to a Farm & Forest School Director in Maine, we’re planning an exciting year of different perspectives. To join our mailing list and be notified of these events, sign up below.

You can also check out our Events Page to see what’s coming up.