Transform how your students learn.


Join us for a transformative experience during
one of our in-person courses.

Enhance, expand, and elevate your approach. Discover how hands-on, heads-on, hearts-on learning revolutionizes traditional teaching methods. And rediscover why creating community in the classroom matters now more than ever.

We also create customized experiences that take your team and organization
to the next level. Let’s talk about your needs and where you want to go.

Build your skillset, mindset, and heartset
to create better learning experiences for
your students.

We invite you to leave behind what’s limiting you. During our half-day, all-day, and multi-day courses, you will move from awareness to action by experiencing firsthand our innovative learning models. Explore essential concepts, gain exposure to frameworks, practice routines, and gain tips. An ongoing part of every course is building collective knowledge with your cohort so you can gain insights and tips to modify and apply these best practices in your own ‘classroom’.

Teaching Essentials

Go Beyond Hands-On

During this immersive and interactive workshop, the traditional teaching model that has been used for decades will be turned inside out. Enter a new, transformative way of learning–‘Go Beyond Hands-On’–that expands the focus from developing just the skillset to also include the mindset and heartset needed to take action.

Get inspired to rethink the way you’ve been taught and to explore new teaching theory and best practices based on the Beyond Hands-On model. Receive a user-friendly BHO manual that will provides tips and tools to apply to your own classroom setting.

Active participation and curiosity are essential! Be ready to think-try-apply and share your insights with classmates to build collective knowledge.

  • This course is open to all types of educators–instructors, trainers, supervisors, mentors, crew leads, administrators, instructional designers, and classroom teachers.

    Whether you are a formal or non-formal educator, whether you have been teaching for decades or are just entering the field of education, this course offers

    • Experience the Beyond Hands-On way of learning from both a student’s and teacher’s perspective

    • Compare and contrast the Beyond Hands-On (BHO) philosophy and framework to traditional teaching methods

    • Gain exposure to BHO foundational theory, framework and best practices that will level up your teaching 

    • Identify how lectures, demonstrations, and group projects can be revamped using the BHO model

    • Examine your own ‘teaching ‘toolbox’ to examine what’s working, what’s not, and identify new BHO methods to try

    • Explore BHO routines used to create community in the classroom and build collective knowledge

    • Practice the science of identifying essential vs. non-essential information

    • Practice the art of organizing an interactive lesson

    • Practice applying the BHO model to your craft/trade by designing and delivering a 10-minute lesson

    • Create an action plan with next steps to apply the Beyond Hands-On model to your teaching in the future

  • Available as:

    • Multi-Day Training

    • 1-Day Workshop

    • Presentation

    • Customize Experience

  • “Life and mind-changing in many aspects of my day-to-day leadership and teaching. The best and most useful training I’ve been to. Thank you BHO!”  -Ryan

    “Ground-breaking, unlike any training I’ve attended. Completely changed my approach to training for the better. This has been profoundly impactful.”  -Lisa

    “BHO is a model that I can incorporate into daily tasks/training at the worksite. The info used is NOT just for “Training”. I can see the value in leadership with my team starting as soon as I get back with them.”  -Garrett

    “This workshop provides a framework for teaching that is much more inclusive and effective than the traditional model we all grew up with.”  -Tom

    “As a hands-on preservation trade instructor, this workshop was invaluable. It taught me how to get my students to connect to the subject, take ownership of their learning and get motivated about it all in the process.”  -Joni

    “The Beyond Hands-On workshop was a valuable experience that challenged me to reevaluate how I approach teaching and the sharing of information. It got me out of my bubble of comfort. A workshop like this pushes you in ways you didn't even know were needed.”  -Natalie

    “Beyond Hands-On turns traditional learning on its head - makes it more fun, more interactive, and creates deeper community ties and understanding.”  - Jordan

Teaching Essentials

Learn Local,
Wherever You Are

During this immersive and interactive workshop, the tried-n-true ways we do traditional field trips will be turned inside out. And the widely accepted methods for place-based learning will be revamped. Enter “Learn Local, Wherever You Are”, a holistic and heartfelt approach.

3P Learning: Problem, Project, Place-Based has been pushed out in public schools with emphasis on producing a product to be shared with the public. In contrast, Learn Local offers a unique and complimentary framework that emphasizes the process.

Why do our places matter? How do we develop a personal sense of place? What are the ways we can take action at the local level? Who can help us co-labor to create momentum?

Get inspired to rethink the way you’ve been connecting people to place and explore new teaching theory and best practices based on the Learn Local model. Receive a user-friendly Learn Local field guide that will provide a usable framework that easily can be localized to any place on the map.

Wherever you are, you will gain go-to tools to ensure place is not a backdrop or sidenote but instead central to place-based learning experiences.

Active participation and curiosity are essential! Be ready to think-try-apply and share your insights with classmates to build collective knowledge.

  • This course is open to all types of educators–classroom teachers, administrators, community partners, interpreters, tour guides–who are interested in place-based learning.

    Whether you are a formal or non-formal educator, whether you have been teaching for decades or are just entering the field of education, this course offers usable takeaways.

    • Experience the Learn Local way of learning from both a student’s and teacher’s perspective

    • Compare and contrast the Learn Local philosophy and framework with traditional place-based learning methods

    • Gain exposure to Learn Local foundational theory, framework and best practices that will level up your teaching 

    • Identify how field trips, community visits, tours, classroom lessons, and real-world projects can be revamped using the Learn Local model

    • Examine your own ‘place-based ‘toolbox’ to examine what’s working, what’s not, and identify new Learn Local methods to try

    • Practice the art of organizing a flow that supports learning in the field

    • Practice applying the Learn Local model by designing and delivering a 10-minute place-based lesson

    • Create an action plan with next steps to apply the Learn Local model to your teaching in the future

  • Available as:

    • Multi-Day Training

    • 1-Day Workshop

    • Presentation

    • Customized Experience

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What People Are Saying

“A professional team that delivers on their promises. Their attention to detail and commitment to quality truly stood out throughout the entire project. We’ve already recommended them to others and would be happy to work with them again any time.”

— Former Customer

“A professional team that delivers on their promises. Their attention to detail and commitment to quality truly stood out throughout the entire project. We’ve already recommended them to others and would be happy to work with them again any time.”

— Former Customer

“A professional team that delivers on their promises. Their attention to detail and commitment to quality truly stood out throughout the entire project. We’ve already recommended them to others and would be happy to work with them again any time.”

— Former Customer

Past Collaborators

We are honored to collaborate with organizations, educators, and learners all over the country. Our past projects vary in scope and scale–half-day adventures with middle schoolers to multi-year curriculum revamps with the National Park Service.