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Teachers from Durham Public Schools learn about oyster farming on the North Carolina coast as part of Mountains to Sea place-based learning PD.

Mountains to Sea

Advancing Place-Based Education in North Carolina’s K-12 Schools

Mountains to Sea, a place-based professional learning program, brings cohorts of teachers from across North Carolina together for a semester-long experience.

Through on-site fieldwork and partner-led workshops on climate issues, teachers gain a statewide perspective on their region’s environment and community.

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Connecting K–12 classrooms through place-based learning

Mountains to Sea experience

Teachers participate in a hands-on place based learning workshop

Mountains to Sea Explores Environmental Learning

Each semester provides an in-depth look at a different topic in K-12 environmental education. Teachers gain strategies and resources for bringing place-based education into their classrooms.

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Carrie Horton

Program Manager