Center for Global Environmental Education

Rivers Institutes and Drinking Water Institute!

FREE Professional Development for Teachers

2026 Rivers Institutes and NEW Drinking Water Institute

Join us this summer as Hamline University's Center for Global Environmental Education (CGEE) presents its acclaimed Rivers Institutes. These are FREE 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.

St. Croix River Institute (SCRI) June 22-24. Interstate State Park and William O'Brien State Park, MN
Mississippi River Delta Institute (MRDI) July 7-9. Optional 4th day on July 10. Violet, LA
Mississippi River Institute (MRI) with Wastewater Treatment Tour July 21-23. Minneapolis and St Paul, MN
St. Louis River and Estuary Institute (SLRI) 1 Day: August 6. Duluth, MN
*NEW* Drinking Water Institute 1 Day: August 11. Fridley, MN

Floodplain Forest Inquiry

teachers in and around a river use nets to investigate macroinvertebrates

Macroinvertebrate Investigation

A teacher crouches by a bin with water and a raft made of floating sticks and leaves.

Engineering Investigations

Each 3-Day River Institute Participant (SCRI, MRDI, MRI) will receive:

3 full days of instruction
21 Continuing Education Credits
The option to purchase two graduate-level credits at a reduced rate of $200/credit from Hamline University

Each 1-Day Institute Participant (SLRI and Drinking Water Institute) will receive: