For K-12 School & District Leaders interested in leading hopeful, aspirational action towards a thriving future for all.
Due to the uncertain political atmosphere, we have made the difficult decision to cancel the Leading Beyond Green International Leadership Institute planned for July at The Ecology School in Maine.
We thank The Ecology School at Riverbend Farm for their amazing leadership and partnership in this event, and we look forward to bringing this event back at a time that makes sense for school leaders in Canada and the U.S.
To our U.S. network – we encourage you to explore all the other offerings at The Ecology School – it is a wonderful retreat space for place-based learning and meetings of all kinds.
We are planning other virtual and in-person leadership development programming. Please subscribe to our email list to stay updated, and reach out if you have a specific question or opportunity you want to explore.
Enjoy this video with highlights and reflections from our first Leading Beyond Green Institute in June 2023.
NAAEE 2023 Conference: Leading Beyond Green: Hope-Filled Regenerative Climate Action in Schools
Interview: The Ecology School as a Living Community
Michèle Andrews, Executive Director at DoorNumberOne.org, enjoys a long conversation with Drew Dumsch who leads The Ecology School in Saco, Maine. Drew shares the story of The Ecology School, and the path they took to create a Living Community Challenge Master Campus Plan, the first in the world approved by the International Living Future Institute. They have also recently completed 2 Living Buildings, a new 200+ person dining hall with a fully electric commercial kitchen, and a 140+bed dormitory. The Living Building and Living Community Challenges are the most rigorous and aspirational green building certifications in the world.
The Ecology School
The Leading Beyond Green Leadership Institute is hosted at the Ecology School at Riverbend Farm. Located in the pristine, rural location on the Saco River in Southern Maine, USA.
The Living Building Challenge
The Ecology School is the first organization in the world to submit a Master Plan for the Living Community Challenge, a building standard designed to create a truly healthy relationship between people, all the rest of nature, and all aspects of the built environment.