• St. Croix River Institute | June 22-24, 2026 | Interstate State Park and William O'Brien State Park, MN

• Mississippi River Delta Institute |  July 7-9, 2026, with optional extension field trip on July 10 | New Orleans, LA 

• Mississippi River Institute | July 21-23, 2026 | Minneapolis and St Paul, MN

• WaterWorks! A Drinking Water Institute | August 3-5, 2026 | Columbia Heights, MN 

• St. Louis River and Estuary 1-day Institute | August 6, 2026 | Duluth, MN

Join us this summer as Hamline University's Center for Global Environmental Education (CGEE) presents its acclaimed Rivers Institutes, FREE, three-day, field-based professional development opportunities for all!

The Rivers Institutes are designed to increase teachers' science content knowledge and investigation skills and help area educators translate their professional experiences into meaningful, engaging classroom investigations. 

Each Rivers Institute Participant Will Receive:

• 3 full days of instruction

• 24 Continuing Education Credits

• Lunch each day

• Classroom resources

• The option to purchase two graduate-level credits at the reduced rate of $200/credit from Hamline University