Rivers Institutes and WaterWorks! 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 their environment.

2025 Summer Institutes

*Registration is now open! Sign up at links below:

• St. Louis River and Estuary Institute | Duluth, MN | June 23-25

• Mississippi River Delta Institute  | New Orleans, LA | July 8-10, with optional extension field trip on July 11

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

• WaterWorks! A Drinking Water Institute | Eden Prairie, MN | August 4 - 6