IslandWood

Islandwood delivers educational experiences that help children and adults alike understand their environment and discover the impact they can have on the world and their communities. Our place-based, experiential learning programs for puget sound area schools are offered on our bainbridge island, Washington campus, at the brightwater wastewater treatment plant in woodinville, Washington, and in seattle schools and communities. Because of covid restrictions, we were unable to offer any school overnight programs for several months during 2021-22 and brightwater programs were only delivered virtually. Once restrictions began to lift, over 1,800 children were able to attend the overnight program and over 3,600 children participated in schoolyard, virtual and seattle parks programs.islandwood extends its impact on elementary students through our graduate program in education, the development of elementary school curriculum, teacher training programs, and statewide advocacy initiatives. Islandwood's foundational graduate program, offered in partnership with the university of Washington college of education, is a 10-month immersive residency in justice-oriented environmental education; experiential, student-centered learning; and culturally responsive teaching and curriculum development. In fiscal year 2021-2022, 32 students earned their graduate certificate. Islandwood is helping teachers connect science learning to students' lives, environment, and communities through its teacher professional development series in the next generation science standards. During the 2021-2022 fiscal year, over 246 teachers participated in the series.islandwood's public events and programs, meeting and retreat business, and summer camps brought an additional 8,000 people to our campus during the 2021-2022 fiscal year, many of whom participated in programming designed to unlock curiosity and understanding about our environment and our world.