Middle school students from Lopez Middle School sit excitedly on the wooden benches of the amphitheater for Mountain School orientation. Mittens and gloves fly into the air …
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Students in the M.E.d Graduate Program celebrated the start of winter break with the Strait Talk, Sound Ideas Conference on Bainbridge Island from December 11th through 13th.
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“I think we’re going to the moon because it’s in the nature of the human being to face challenges. It’s by the nature of his deep inner …
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Practicing natural history requires us to be consciously aware, to be intentional observers of our surroundings. To be a naturalist involves surrendering what we know about a …
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“Making your way in the world today takes everything you’ve got. Taking a break from all your worries sure would help a lot. Wouldn’t you like to …
Read More of Finding Community in the North Cascades
Last weekend Cohort 11 graduate students had the chance to step away from our roles as Mountain School Instructors and again return to being students of Natural …
Read More of From Teacher to Student and Back Again
I knew that when I moved to North Cascades Institute’s Environmental Learning Center to begin the residency portion of my Masters in Environmental Education degree, it was …
Read More of From the Learning Center to Bellingham: A Grad's Transition Back to the 'Real World'
Lately, on these cool autumn mornings at the North Cascades Environmental Learning Center, I’ve taken to gazing south from my porch as the first, angled rays of …
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Last week, half of the members of our latest cohort of graduate students posted “have you ever…†questions, sharing the triumphs and tribulations of our nine-day backpacking …
Read More of "Have you ever…" Part II
Have you ever traversed the North Cascades mountain range, from one side to the other, carrying nine-days of food? Have you ever slept under the stars for …
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