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left;"><em>River of Words along the Connecticut River </em>is a place-based education program connecting young people to their watersheds through environmental science, literacy and the arts.</h2> <div id="attachment_4259" style="width: 310px" class="wp-caption alignright"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160805042655/http://www.ctriver.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/rsz_bridge_and_boat.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-4259 " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160805042655im_/http://www.ctriver.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/rsz_bridge_and_boat-300x198.jpg" alt="bridge and boat" width="300" height="198"/></a><p class="wp-caption-text">“I am from the Connecticut River…”</p></div> <h3>Three sources inform and inspire our regional program:</h3> <ul> <li> <h4><a title="river of words" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160805042655/http://www.stmarys-ca.edu/center-for-environmental-literacy/river-of-words">River of Words</a> national education program promoting environmental literacy through the arts and cultural exchange</h4> </li> <li> <h4><a title="CRWC Home" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160805042655/http://www.ctriver.org/index.html">Connecticut River Watershed Council</a> preserving the health of the watershed through science, advocacy, recreation and outreach for over 60 years</h4> </li> <li> <h4>Students and educators engaging their communities in watershed projects: see <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160805042655/http://www.ctriver.org/river-resources/home/project-gallery/">Project Gallery.</a></h4> </li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160805042655/http://www.ctriver.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/CB.jpg"><img class="wp-image-4078 alignleft" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160805042655im_/http://www.ctriver.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/CB-300x300.jpg" alt="CB" width="180" height="180" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20160805042655im_/http://www.ctriver.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/CB-31x31.jpg 31w, https://web.archive.org/web/20160805042655im_/http://www.ctriver.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/CB-38x38.jpg 38w, https://web.archive.org/web/20160805042655im_/http://www.ctriver.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/CB-66x66.jpg 66w, https://web.archive.org/web/20160805042655im_/http://www.ctriver.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/CB-148x148.jpg 148w, https://web.archive.org/web/20160805042655im_/http://www.ctriver.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/CB-150x150.jpg 150w, https://web.archive.org/web/20160805042655im_/http://www.ctriver.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/CB-215x215.jpg 215w, https://web.archive.org/web/20160805042655im_/http://www.ctriver.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/CB-300x300.jpg 300w, https://web.archive.org/web/20160805042655im_/http://www.ctriver.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/CB.jpg 376w" sizes="(max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px"/></a></p> <h2>Program Coordinator</h2> <p><strong>Carol</strong><strong> Berner </strong>has over 20 years’ experience teaching students of all ages; designing inquiry-based curriculum; and facilitating collaborative professional development. Since 2004, Carol has been teaching at Smith College and Antioch University New England. Prior to that, she served on the graduate faculty of Bank Street College of Education and taught elementary school for 12 years in New York City and Connecticut. As Regional Coordinator for <em>River of Words</em>, Carol works with schools and community organizations to develop place-based education initiatives integrating poetry, art and environmental science.</p> <p><strong>Contact: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160805042655/mailto:row@ctriver.org">row@ctriver.org</a> or (413) 772-2020</strong></p> <h2>How do we work?</h2> <ul> <li style="text-align: left;"><strong>K-12 school programs: </strong>in-class workshops and outdoor investigations integrating science, literacy and the arts with grade level curriculum topics</li> <li style="text-align: left;"><strong>Professional development sessions</strong> modeling innovative pedagogy and giving teachers tools to integrate the arts and outdoor learning into existing curriculum</li> <li style="text-align: left;"><strong>Community-based initiatives</strong> fostering watershed connections, sense of place and environmental stewardship</li> <li style="text-align: left;"><strong>Culminating events showcasing student work</strong> through poetry performances, art displays, print publications, online galleries and community art projects</li> <li style="text-align: left;"><strong>Online <a title="lesson plans" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160805042655/http://www.ctriver.org/river-resources/home/lesson-plans/">lesson plans </a>and classroom <a title="resources" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160805042655/http://www.ctriver.org/river-resources/home/resources/">resources</a></strong> designed by and for teachers along the Connecticut River</li> </ul> <p> </p> <div class="fusion-two-third fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes" style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper"><div class="fusion-testimonials classic fusion-testimonials-1" data-random="0"><style type="text/css" scoped="scoped"> #fusion-testimonials-1 a{border-color: #747474;}#fusion-testimonials-1 a:hover, #fusion-testimonials-1 .activeSlide{background-color: #747474;} .fusion-testimonials.classic.fusion-testimonials-1 .author:after{border-top-color:#f6f6f6 !important;}</style><div class="reviews"></div></div><div class="review male"><blockquote><q style="background-color:#f6f6f6;color:#747474;">What an amazing body of work from the children! Each piece, whether a picture or words, revealed such insight and detail about our community and environment. They, collectively, gave me a new appreciation for this place we call our home.</q></blockquote><div class="author" style="color:#747474;"><span class="testimonial-thumbnail doe" style="color:#747474;"></span><span class="company-name"><strong>Steve Baskowski</strong>, <span>Grade 3 Teacher, Gill, MA</span></span></div></div><div class="fusion-clearfix"></div></div></div><div class="fusion-clearfix"></div> <h2 style="text-align: left;">Program Partners</h2> <h4><em>River of Words along the Connecticut River</em> works in collaboration with the <a title="CRWC" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160805042655/http://www.ctriver.org/">Connecticut River Watershed Council</a></h4> <h4><span style="font-size: 1.5em;">Program Consultants</span></h4> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160805042655/http://www.enchantedcircletheater.com/">Enchanted Circle Theater</a>, Community-Based Arts-Integration, Program Consultant<br/> Sharon Seelig, Professor in the Humanities, Smith College, 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