June 18, 2025 | 9:00 AM-4:00 PM
June 18, 2025 | 9:00 AM-4:00 PM
Madison East High School
Madison East High School
Madison, WI
Madison, WI
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2025 Registration, Schedule, Speakers & Exhibitors Now Live!
Now in its third year, the Summit (formerly the Madison Area Green and Healthy Schools Summit: Embracing Nature Connection and Outdoor Learning for ALL) will feature student-led projects, nationally recognized voices on food justice, and hands-on indoor and outdoor learning opportunities, exploring how equitable food systems, sustainability and school-based initiatives can work together to create greener, healthier learning environments. Participants will also have opportunities to connect with each other and community organizations.
Now in its third year, the Summit (formerly the Madison Area Green and Healthy Schools Summit: Embracing Nature Connection and Outdoor Learning for ALL) will feature student-led projects, nationally recognized voices on food justice, and hands-on indoor and outdoor learning opportunities, exploring how equitable food systems, sustainability and school-based initiatives can work together to create greener, healthier learning environments. Participants will also have opportunities to connect with each other and community organizations.
ECO Madison is excited to deepen the summit’s focus on food justice education through a collaboration with REAP Food Group. Over the last two years, REAP Food Group, alongside educators at East High, Capital High, and Shabazz High, have connected students to food justice initiatives led by leaders in the local food system.
ECO Madison is excited to deepen the summit’s focus on food justice education through a collaboration with REAP Food Group. Over the last two years, REAP Food Group, alongside educators at East High, Capital High, and Shabazz High, have connected students to food justice initiatives led by leaders in the local food system.
2025 Keynote Speakers
2025 Keynote Speakers
Our keynote speakers include 40 Acres & A Mule Project founder and chef Adrian Lipscombe and Madison Public Library’s 2024 Naturalist-in-Residence and farmer Alex Booker.
We gather on occupied Ho-Chunk Land
We acknowledge that in Madison, WI, we occupy the ancestral lands of the Ho-Chunk People who were forcibly removed by the U.S. Government from this area they call Teejop (day-JOPE). We honor their history in and caretaking of this place, as well as the continued importance of our Indigenous community members today.
"Outdoor learning is the best part of my week! It is how I feel and what I hear so often year after year from students and families. I have been teaching in Kinder-2nd grade for the past 22 years and always try to include one part of my week with students focusing on nature and the world around us. I can successfully find a way to fit outdoor learning into literacy, science, or social studies and will continue to advocate for students to have opportunities outside."
"Outdoor learning is the best part of my week! It is how I feel and what I hear so often year after year from students and families. I have been teaching in Kinder-2nd grade for the past 22 years and always try to include one part of my week with students focusing on nature and the world around us. I can successfully find a way to fit outdoor learning into literacy, science, or social studies and will continue to advocate for students to have opportunities outside."
- Angie Mortensen, Midvale Elementary, Grade K Bilingual
- Angie Mortensen, Midvale Elementary, Grade K Bilingual
Come together with educators in the Madison area to explore resources and ideas to support outdoor learning, food justice, and local agriculture!
Come together with educators in the Madison area to explore resources and ideas to support outdoor learning, food justice, and local agriculture!
Questions? Interested in sponsorship opportunities? Contact communications@ecomadison.org.
Questions? Interested in sponsorship opportunities? Contact communications@ecomadison.org.
With gratitude to our sponsors:
With gratitude to our sponsors:
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