Please join us for an exploration of models and best practices in environmental and sustainability education! Exemplary programming strengthens student achievement, critical thinking and the application of inquiry-based classroom learning in the field.  Enjoy diverse topics, experience meaningful networking opportunities, and learn more about Environmental Education and sustainability education’s future within Washington State !

Storming the Sound is a FREE one-day conference for environmental educators in the Central Puget Sound region. This conference brings together teachers, environmental and sustainability educators, after-school providers and students to showcase exemplary models in formal and informal education partnerships, share best practices and recent research. Join us for a day of dynamic workshops and conversations!

Keynote Speaker: David Dicks, Executive Director of the Puget Sound Partnership

 Breakout sessions include the following:

    * Natural connections between classroom and field experiences that increase student achievement

    * Inquiry-based science in the field; the use of student driven investigations

    * Citizen Science as an opportunity for public participation in authentic research monitoring techniques

    * Developing youth leadership through service learning, culminating projects and programs addressing environmental justice

Doors will open at 9:00 a.m. Please plan on arriving no later than 8:45 to avoid a bottleneck at the registration table.

 This conference is FREE but we'd appreciate a $10 donation at the door.