Climate Resilient Design in New Jersey - Teacher Workshop on Climate-Resilient Urban Design

✨ Event Description

This is a free, residential workshop for New Jersey public and charter school teachers interested in climate-resilient urban design. It’s happening at the New Jersey School of Conservation in Sandyston and runs from the afternoon of November 5 through the afternoon of November 6, 2026. The workshop includes hands-on and outdoor activities focused on real environmental problems and how to bring those lessons into classrooms.

Teachers from any grade level or subject can join, and the event provides free lodging plus a stipend. It’s organized by the New Jersey School of Conservation in collaboration with Rutgers University as part of the Climate Change Learning Collaborative.

🔍 What to Expect

• 🌿 Hands-on learning: Engage with climate-resilient design concepts through practical activities.
• 🏞️ Outdoor activities: Participate in place-based learning at the New Jersey School of Conservation.
• 🏘️ Urban resilience study: Explore strategies for designing climate-resilient urban spaces.
• 👩‍🏫 Teacher workshop: Open to New Jersey public and charter school teachers from all subjects and grades.
• 🛏️ Free lodging: Stay onsite at the residential workshop venue.
• 💵 Stipend provided: Participants receive a stipend for attending.
• 📚 Climate change education: Focus on real environmental problems and classroom strategies.
• 📍 Location: Held in Sandyston, Sussex County, New Jersey.