We are lucky to be in Middlebury, Vermont in the summers.  We are especially lucky this summer as we are able to witness an amazing happening…a team of 70 Middlebury College students working around the clock to design and build a solar house on campus that will travel to Washington D.C. in the fall for a huge international competition.  We are proud Middlebury alumni and we are following the progress closely.  We have written about this event in our summer newsletter.  In our newsletter we feature exemplary student work and helpful resources.  If you would like to receive several Cadwell ... read more...

This week Louise is in Ligonchio, Italy attending an international conference for educators, The Hundred Languages in Dialogue with the Natural Environment.  Here is her report so far: We are high up in the Apennine Mountains, several hours south of Reggio Emilia.  The group is spread out because of the limited accommodations in this mountain area.  I am staying at 5000 feet on the border between the regions of Emilia Romagna and Tuscany in an inn called Carpe Diem.  Out of the 100 participants from 16 countries, there are ten of us at Carpe Diem from Singapore, Sydney and Perth, ... read more...