Rivers Institutes for Teachers

The Center for Global Environmental Education offers FREE professional development Rivers Institutes which are based on a philosophy of inquiry and field-based learning. We focus on science education through intense, real-life experiences. We celebrate education and help teachers in the classrooms feel engaged in the their environment.

2024 Summer Institutes

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• St. Louis River and Estuary Institute | Duluth, MN | June 24-26

• Mississippi River Delta Institute  | New Orleans, LA | July 8-10

• Mississippi River Institute | Minneapolis and St Paul, MN | July 22-24

• WaterWorks! A Drinking Water Institute | Columbia Heights, MN | July 29-August 2