Purpose:
In order to meet the needs of Santa Fe youth, the Santa Fe Community Educators' Network members will work in concert to provide outcome driven programming in and out of school hours. Groups involved with informal education will meet monthly to discuss a variety of topics. Groups include cultural organizations, foundations, environmental organizations, and public school representatives.
Description:
This collaborative group will identify and bring together organizations that provide programming in and out of school. The group will establish common goals, which will follow best practices and encourage the use of internal assessments to further hone programming. This collaboration is a foundation for future work, which will involve a more strategic alignment of programming to address the needs of the Santa Fe community and reduce duplicate services. It will also become a first step toward organizations creating cohesive strands of programming that could be followed across multiple grades.
Meeting Dates: The last Friday of every month, 12-1pm
Progress Made:
Since January of 2013, a group of informal educators has been meeting monthly to network, identify opportunities, and further professional goals.
Current Partners:
Communities in Schools of New Mexico
Georgia O’Keeffe Museum
Museum of International Folk Art
New Mexico Dept of Game and Fish
New Mexico Museum of Natural History
New Mexico State Parks
Randal Davey Audubon Society
Santa Fe Botanical Garden
Santa Fe Children’s Museum
Santa Fe Pro Musica
Santa Fe Public Schools
Santa Fe Watershed
SAR
SITE Santa Fe
Van of Enchantment
Wise Fool
Contact Information:
Mollie Parsons, Education Director at the Santa Fe Botanical Garden, mollie@santafebotanicalgarden.org
