- Understand your school rules for biking to school - using a map, plan the safest route to school (least busy roads) - invite your neighborhood friends, and those whose homes you pass on the way, to join you. Do not bike alone. - Before heading out, always check your brakes and your tire pressure - ride on the right [...]

- First, understand the school rules for walking to school - invite neighbors and kids in nearby neighborhoods, or those along your walking route, to join you. Do not walk alone. - if you must cross a busy road, have a grown-up be your leader - using a map, plan the safest route to school - always walk [...]

Please read our recent article in the latest issue of Seasons of the Farmington Valley Magazine. Thanks to Beth Messina for the reprint.

Thanks to the many folks who attended our March 26th Volunteers meeting and have stepped up to help lead the five initiatives undertaken by the Unplugged Learning Project. Following is the first installment of progress reports from each group: Nature-based Recreational Infrastructure This team is working on three distinct projects. 1. Rick Walker ...

Good News! Approximately 250 Avon residents and guests attended the Unplugged Learning Project launch on Monday, March 9th.  Clearly, the unplugged message resonates with many of you! At the meeting, people shared project ideas for how Avon can ‘unplug’ and reconnect with nature and with each other.  Upon leaving, attendees were ...

Ø  DATE: Thursday, March 5th Ø  TIME: 7:30-9:00 Ø  PLACE:  Avon High School Auditorium Ø  EVENT:  the launch of … Watch a brief movie; listen to author, historian & environmentalist David Leff; and share your ideas in a moderated Community Discussion. Ø  Free Babysitting provided by AHS Kids for Kids Ø  Refreshments provided by Friends ...

The Unplugged Learning Project was featured in a recent edition of Avon Life. Read the article here.

The Unplugged Learning Project wants you to GET INVOLVED! Help get our Kids out doors! Check out our short video and learn the benefits to using our towns open spaces to help educate and develop our children. Learn how you can help develop programs and infrastructure to make Avon’s Open Spaces valuable resource to both our schools and [...]

The Avon Land Trust is offering “Last Child in the Woods”, first edition, at the discounted price of $5. Click on “Buy Now” to purchase the book. (Please note: shipping address is captured during the purchase process for pick-up verification only. The book MUST be picked up and will not be shipped to you. Thank [...]

The Unplugged Learning Project, a collaboration of the Avon Public Schools and the Avon Land Trust, endeavors to promote nature-based learning, environmental stewardship, pedestrian travel and outdoor recreation, for purposes of improving and enriching the education of our children, and the quality of life for all residents. Our goals will be ...