Transcontinental
Educator
Artist
Collective for
Humanity
CREATIVES FOR THE COMMON GOOD
Our missioN: empower future environmental leaders through collaborations between Teaching Artists & educators,
fostering hands-on challenge-driven learning experiences for planetary health.
The arts provide students with unique insights and creative abilities, inspiring impactful storytelling while providing an outlet to express their emotions.
We engage teachers and teaching artists worldwide, specializing in crafting authentic, challenging lessons linked to climate and sustainability across various subjects.
WE CONNECT & LEARN through…
MATI ManiFEST! This project is in partnership w/ MoulindesArtsVivants.fr (MAVi) association and TEACH-ARTS.org.
Power to the People!
Once there was magical professional development (PD) retreat called MATI. It deeply impacted my work and inspired me to take the giant leap from public school teacher to non profit worker. Working w/artists + teachers @ Arts for Learning Maryland enabled me to exponentially reach more kids who struggled in school like I did. We have data on how teaching reading and math through music, dance, poetry, drama, painting, hiphop...improves student achievement! Now, my dream is to take arts integration to struggling students around the world. MATI was free for all public school teachers. I know times are tough, but if enough kindred spirits can donate 5 or 10 you can make an exponential impact by making it possible for us to provide scholarships to incredibly dedicated and talented teachers and artists from Ghana, Uganda, India, the Philippines and beyond. At TEACH we believe in the People Power. Our dream is to create self-sustaining collective where membership contributions create free online PD for all and in person learning experiences for some each year. When we grow to 1000 members, we will be able to provide FREE in person PD retreat experiences to 20 members each year!
YOUR TEACH MEMBERSHIP INCLUDES:
TEACH Networking Brunch and other Zoom Events
Access to free Arts and Arts Integration lessons
FREE registration at our ECO-ARTS Virtual Conference
A space in the TEACH COMMUNITY WEBSITE PAGE to highlight you/your work and connect with new partners
A chance to win a French Getaway for up to 4 people! Enjoy the french countryside, fresh croissants, chilling in a hammock by the river, swimming in the lake, laying on the lake beach, and sight seeing midieval villages and ancient ruins. One lucky winner will be drawn on March 1, 2025. The winner will receive $300 travel money, a 3 night stay for up to 4 people at Moulin SAGE (see moulinsage.com for accomodations) in Treignac, France! Includes breakfast, local pick up, walking tour, and 1 dinner. We will coordinate dates with the winner.
GETAWAY PRIZE - What to expect:
3 days/3 nights in the French Countryside: Relax, sleep off the jetlag, see ancient Roman Ruins, hang out at the lake beach, see midieval villages, taste delicious French, American and Filipino meals, pet two tiny goats and a French Bulldog named, Bou. Optional activities: yoga, hiking, kayaking, biking, camping, swimming.
FREE Stay for up to 4 at one of our vacation apartments! Check them out at MOULINSAGE.COM (Option to add additional guests and Paris tour for additional cost
$300 USD (or equivalent in your currency) travel stipend
roundtrip transport from Uzerche Train station to Moulin SAGE
OR the winner can choose a TEACH PD RETREAT! In 2025 we will have a STEAM RETR)EAT AT SPOLETO festival in Charleston, South Carolina (JUNE 4 TO 6, 2025) and an ARTIVIST RETREAT AT MOULIN SAGE, Treignac, FRANCE (September 4 TO 6, 2025).
The drawing is March 1st! Thanks to the Robert & Stephanie Kimmons Family Fund for making this possible!
Tiedra Marshall won the 2024 giveaway prize! Who will win 2025?
JOIN THE COLLECTIVE!
steam @ spoleto! Save the date! JUNE 4-6, 2025
Who we are
TEACH = Transcontinental Educator Artist Collective for Humanity. '
TEACH is a nonprofit that believes in the power of education to transform communities. We provide in depth PD retreats focusing on STEAM, Climate Change, and sustainability for educators, teaching artists and other community leaders.
The DONATIONS go towards scholarships for educators who work in high poverty areas to attend our programs.
community
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Lillian Nkwenge
CEO, Youth Fighting Climate Change Uganda
Addressing Climate Change through Moulding Briquettes
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Ben Evans
Federal Legislative Director at U.S. Green Building Council Washington, DC, United States
Climate Change Policies & Legislation
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Carrie Ziegler
Artist, Speaker, Expert in Community Engagement through Collaborative Art - Pacific Northwest, United States
Earth Art: Inspiring. Collaborative. Action.
Get access to Carrie's Checklist for Creating Social Change with Collaborative Art HERE!
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Francine Kliemann
Plato Cultural, Greater Florianópolis, Brazil
School of the (Im)Possible: Art and Play as a tool to tackle Climate Change in Education.
The keynote will introduce the artistic and pedagogical approach of the project School of the (Im)Possible. We will be discussing possibilities for art-education to create social impact on climate change using immersive and playful strategies as a tool.
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Marcia Donadel
Plato Cultural, Greater Florianópolis, Brazil
School of the (Im)Possible: Art and Play as a tool to tackle Climate Change in Education.
The keynote will introduce the artistic and pedagogical approach of the project School of the (Im)Possible. We will be discussing possibilities for art-education to create social impact on climate change using immersive and playful strategies as a tool.
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Eric Booth
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Gowri Savoor
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Simon Sharkey
Director and CEO of The Necessary Space at The Necessary Space
The School of the (Im)possible
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John Morogiello
Playwright & Artistic Director of Best Medicine Rep Theater Company
Master of Ceremonies
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IVAN CATALDO
Master's degree in environmental sciences, he has been working in the didactic and dissemination field for 20 years, collaborating with institutions, parks and local associations. In 2015 he founded the AstroNatura Social Cooperative.
Astronatura. Learning through Experience
Interdisciplinary education for everyone with the focus on interactive experiences and relationship with the students
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ELEONORA CONFALONIERI
Graduated in Evolution of Animal and Human Behavior and passionate about astronomy, she has been working in the educational field for years. She has collaborated on wildlife projects for various organizations and is responsible for coordinating the Milanese spin-off of the Farfalle nella Testa cooperative, again in the field of scientific dissemination. She alternates his collaboration with Astronatura with teaching at the Natural History Museum of Milan at the MUDEC and in various other exhibition
Astronatura. Learning through Experience
Description: Interdisciplinary education for everyone with the focus on interactive experiences and relationship with the students
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PAT CRUZ
Founder of the Transcontinental Educator Artist Collective for Humanity (TEACH). Pat has been a lifelong activist for environmental issues and served two terms as chair of the Maryland Green Party. She has been recognized as an “Outstanding Arts Educator” and “Visionary Leader” by the Maryland Association of Art Educators and recently received an award for Distinguished Service to the Field from the Teaching Artist Guild (TAG). As director of TEACH her goal is to connect educators and teaching artists to create grassroots climate action.