{"id":1227,"date":"2011-12-15T12:07:26","date_gmt":"2011-12-15T17:07:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/bryantpond\/?page_id=1227"},"modified":"2025-06-05T17:38:29","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T21:38:29","slug":"ellms","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/bryantpond\/ellms\/","title":{"rendered":"Environmental Living and Learning for Maine Students (ELLMS)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Who we are:<\/h3>\n

Environmental Living and Learning for Maine Students (ELLMS) is a collaboration of residential environmental learning centers (Chewonki, The Ecology School, Schoodic Institute and UMaine 4-H Camp and Learning Centers at Bryant Pond and Tanglewood) working together with Maine schools and other partners to facilitate learning opportunities that empower students to create healthy, vibrant Maine communities.<\/p>\n

Mission:<\/h3>\n

Environmental Living and Learning for Maine Students (ELLMS) collaborates to promote best-in-class residential environmental learning in Maine for all students, create model community-based education partnerships, and contribute to statewide initiatives.<\/p>\n

Vision:<\/h3>\n

In twenty years there is a network of Residential Environmental Learning Centers that give all students in Maine access to wholistic environmental learning and facilitate community-based education innovation.<\/p>\n

Our shared education model:<\/h3>\n
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  • Use systems thinking, ecology, and sustainability integrated into our program models<\/li>\n
  • Provide three-day or longer residential environmental learning programs<\/li>\n
  • Couple outdoor and in-school experiences over multiple years<\/li>\n
  • Foster teacher-driven professional development through ongoing collaboration<\/li>\n
  • Have a robust social-emotional curriculum<\/li>\n
  • Have a foundation in strong science and community-based\/civics curriculum<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t