View resources for Wabanaki Studies here. These resources support PK-12 educators in integrating Wabanaki Studies into existing curricula. This material represents a continuing collaborative effort between the Wabanaki nations, Indigenous and non-Indigenous educators, districts, and other organizations. Resources included here are not comprehensive or definitive but rather represent high-quality materials that are widely available.

Grade Level: Pre-K - 12

View Wabanaki Studies Planning Guide here. This guide is meant to help educators in the absence of an official state or district Wabanaki Studies curriculum, though it is not a curriculum in itself. There are links to curricular resources in the compendium section. In the absence of appropriate teacher preparation for Wabanaki Studies in teacher education programs, teaching Wabanaki Studies in the classroom presents many challenges. It is the responsibility of all educators to teach Wabanaki Studies, and it is also our responsibility to do it well. Please take the time to learn, reflect, and thoughtfully prepare.

View the guidebook here. This guidebook offers ways to introduce your community to the outdoors. It offers the following three benefits — 1) A starting point to facilitate conversations about creating and supporting a culture of bringing students outside at your school; 2) A set of practical tools for bringing students outside; and 3) Resources and guidance for how to explore this type of education further.

Learning in Places is a pedagogy that centers racial equity, ethical, evidence-based decision-making, and just relations with the natural world. We offer materials for professional development, classroom learning, outdoor learning, and family engagement.

Grade Level: Pre-K - 5th grade (and beyond) and their families

View resources at the links below:
Ethical Deliberation and Decision Making
Complex Socio- Ecological Systems
Phrenology
Relationships In Socio- Ecological Systems
Socio- Ecological Histories of Places

Culture, Families, and Communities
Family and Community
Culture, Learning and Identity
Nature-Culture Relations
Power and Historicity

Field Based Science Learning
Modeling and Forming Explanations
Wonderings, “Should We” and Investigation Questions
Observations and Data Collection

Maine Trail Finder is a free, interactive mapping site designed to help Maine residents and visitors find hiking, walking, snowshoeing, mountain biking, cross-country skiing, and paddling trails across the state. Our goal is to help people get out, be active, and explore our state’s treasures, both those well-known and more hidden.

To find trails near schools, click here.
click here.
Navigate to Popular searches in the bottom right. Select “Trails Near Schools”

To find gear loan and rentals, click here.
Navigate to Services in the top menu ber. Then go to Type of Service, and click “Gear/retail/rentals”.

View free virtual workshop series here.

Registration is FREE and there will be plenty of draw prizes for attendees! All registrants will receive a discount code to access outdoor learning resources when they register

Workshops are 60 minutes and will take place at 4pm Pacific / 7pm Eastern

For those who can’t attend live these will each be recorded and posted on our Recordings Page.

Following the workshop, participants will receive a link to access a Certificate of Attendance.