The National Endowment for the Humanities announced that it has awarded the Landmarks of American History and Culture grant to the American Society of Landscape Architects Fund. The $190,000 competitive grant will be used for an environmental humanities workshop with 72 K-12 educators to be selected from around the country. “Teaching Environmental Humanities through Landscape Architecture” will be held in 2025. 

The design-centered workshops will provide an instructional framework that reflects the interdisciplinary research and work of environmental studies emerging within the humanities. 

Expert instructors will guide lesson plans on Green Building, Climate Resiliency, Design Sustainability and Diversity-Equity-Inclusion-Justice. Close examinations of each theme will position educators and their students to learn both design and nature-based perspectives in the study of humanities. 

The workshop will include guided site visits to culturally significant landscapes in the Washington D.C. region.  

“The more people we invite into the profession of landscape architecture the stronger our communities will become,” said Torey Carter-Conneen, CEO of ASLA. “Landscape architecture is a unique blend of art and science. Workshops like this are how we provide a path for students who likely have no idea this could be a career path for them.”  

Workshop instructors will include ASLA leaders, K-12 specialists, and distinguished landscape architects.  

Educators who are interested in the workshop should email toolsforteachers@asla.org to receive more information.  

ASLA has many other free resources for educators including:  

• DREAM BIG with Design—Create a free account and access free session recordings at any time. Presenters include landscape architect teams from LEGOLAND Florida, Walt Disney, the Boy Scouts, the Environmental Protection Agency, World Wildlife Fund, and more, as well as a surprise appearance from award-winning children's musician, Billy Jonas.  
• Your Path to Landscape Architecture—Your Path to Landscape Architecture  
• YOUR LAND Magazine—This ASLA publication is for students in grades 7-12 interested in learning how community spaces, like POPCourts!, a multi-functional public outdoor plaza in Chicago, are designed sustainably and equitably.   

Please share with your local education networks to help get the word out! 

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About ASLA and the ASLA Fund  

Founded in 1899, the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) is the professional association for landscape architects in the United States, representing more than 15,000 members. ASLA Mission: Empowering our members to design a sustainable and equitable world through landscape architecture. ASLA Fund Mission: Investing in global, social, and environmental change through the art and science of landscape architecture. 

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For more information on how to support the ASLA Fund, contact Judy Mehlman at 202-216-2366.