Place Based Learning — Maine DOE
Maine's Department of Education has developed a policy that actively supports and provides frameworks for schools implementing Place Based Learning across the state.
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These are real examples of Place Based Learning happening inside NNE schools right now — from state policies that support PBL to classroom programs, partnerships, and hands-on community learning. Browse what schools are doing and imagine what yours could do too.
Maine's Department of Education has developed a policy that actively supports and provides frameworks for schools implementing Place Based Learning across the state.
View the policy →New Hampshire's "Learn Everywhere" policy enables students to earn graduation credits through certified programs taking place outside the traditional classroom, creating a statewide framework for community-based learning.
View the policy →A collection of examples featuring NH teachers who are actively doing Place Based Learning in their classrooms, compiled by the Place Based Education network in the Monadnock Region of New Hampshire.
See the examples →An interdisciplinary Place Based Learning project at Hartford High School in Vermont that combines academic subjects with hands-on gardening and land-use analysis, developed in partnership with Teton Science Schools.
Read the story →A partnership program run by the Institute for Humane Education that engages students across 137 Maine schools in local problem-solving projects, connecting classrooms to real community challenges.
Learn more →A community-based agricultural education program at Woodstock Union High School in Vermont that connects students to local food systems, forestry, and technology through hands-on learning in their region.
Visit the program →Franklin High School in New Hampshire has made project-based community learning a central part of its curriculum following a "Portrait of a Graduate" implementation, giving students real-world challenges to solve in their local area.
Learn more →Boston Green Academy offers a four-year CTE pathway in environmental science that combines classroom learning with hands-on fieldwork, HAZWOPER certification, and a paid senior internship — all rooted in the local urban environment.
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