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- Name of the Organization
- Common Ground
- Contact Person
- Joel Tolman
- Contact phone
- 203.389.4333 x1214
- jtolman@commongroundct.org
- Website
- http://www.commongroundct.org
- Interest
- Youth, Education
- Description Interest
- Common Ground is a high school, urban farm, and environmental education center located at the base of New Haven's West Rock Ridge. Our mission is to cultivate habits of healthy living and sustainable environmental practices within a diverse community of children, adults, and families.
Joel Tolman's Videos
Joel Tolman's Blog
Common Ground Seeks Curriculum Development Consultant
Posted on January 11, 2017 at 8:44am 0 Comments 1 Promotion
Common Ground is seeking an experienced, creative professional who can work with teachers, school leaders, students, families, and community partners to strengthen our curriculum and classroom teaching — ensuring it is driven by standards, rooted in our local community and unique site, culturally relevant and inclusive, contributing to social justice, and pushing students towards both environmental leadership and college success. This Curriculum Development Consultant…
ContinueCommon Ground is seeking a social studies teacher!
Posted on July 27, 2016 at 5:28am 0 Comments 1 Promotion
Common Ground — the nation’s oldest environmental charter high school, creating the next generation of successful college students and powerful community and environmental leaders — is seeking one passionate, creative, and certified Social Studies/History teacher. This teacher will have the chance to:
- Teach Common Ground’s core history and social studies classes
- Help to build a social studies curriculum that addresses intersections of social studies and social justice…
Common Ground Logo Common Ground Seeks Half-Time Curriculum Developer & Environmental Resource Teacher
Posted on June 4, 2015 at 1:43am 0 Comments 1 Promotion
Common Ground is seeking a new, half-time staff member who can work with teachers to strengthen our curriculum and classroom teaching — ensuring it is driven by standards, rooted in our local community and unique site, culturally relevant and inclusive, and pushing students towards both environmental leadership and college success.
Our ideal candidate has classroom teaching experience, deep roots in New Haven, and a commitment to sustainability and social…
ContinueCreating Urban Oases for People & Wildlife - Proposals Due April 1!
Posted on March 20, 2015 at 10:36am 0 Comments 1 Promotion
In 2013, New Haven was designated one of the nation's first urban wildlife refuges. With support for the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Audubon Connecticut, and many other funders and partners, New Haven has been creating oases for people and wildlife at locations across the city. Now, we are seeking two more sites for restoration efforts. Do you know a corner of our city that needs to be turned into an urban oasis?
Click on the RFP below to learn more and apply!…
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New Report: A Close Look at the Reality of Community Violence Interrupters
Dr. Kathryn Bocanegra and Dr. Shani Buggs, eminent researchers and experts on the work of community violence intervention, have published, together with LISC, Supporting the Frontline Through Community Healing: Advancing Science on Violence Intervention Outreach and Trauma Exposure. The study, focused on safety efforts in Kansas City, MO, is a deeply researched and compassionate look at the trauma CVI workers confront every day and how to support the field so that practitioners “are protected from the same harms they work to prevent.”“A Gateway for Possibilities”: Resident Leadership and Community Ownership
LISC's Institute for Community Power has published a new Spotlight examining three leadership development programs designed and implemented by LISC and local partners for distinct communities in different parts of the country: Training the Trainers (T4T) in Houston; the Newark Resident Leadership Academy (NRLA); and Community Connectors in Philadelphia. Each group has leveraged the leadership program to inform and strengthen their work and, in turn, to serve their communities more effectively.Mobile Home Residents in Washington State Are Calling the Shots After Buying Their Park
Manufactured housing, which 20 million Americans call home, is one of the few affordable housing options in the United States. The residents of two Washington State mobile home communities recently succeeded in purchasing their parks with help from ROC USA and over $2 million in financing from Rural LISC. As a result, they have been able to stabilize their housing costs, upgrade their communities and remain in the places they love.
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Joel,
Welcome to GNHCommunity. Take a look at the groups, you may want to join one or more. You can also post pictures and video which I'll be happy to promote via the social web. The goal is to encourage visitors to this site to go Lee