Lucy School Teacher Training Center
Professional development grounded in arts integration, nature-based education and experiential learning.
“TTC helped me refocus on why I became an educator in the first place.”
Click the catalog cover to browse all on-campus workshops, school-based training opportunities, consulting services, pricing, and registration information in the 2026–2027 TTC Catalog.
About the TTC
The Lucy School Teacher Training Center is a regional hub for professional learning grounded in arts integration, nature-based education, and experiential practice. Built on decades of classroom experience, our workshops help educators create learning environments where curiosity, creativity, and inquiry thrive.
Upcoming Workshops at Lucy School
See more information in the catalog (click image above) or click workshop image to go directly to registration.
Bal-A-Vis-X
October 16–17, 2026
Two-Day Intensive with MaryAnn Short
$500, lunches included
Discover how rhythmic, patterned movement can strengthen attention, self-regulation, and executive function. Through hands-on practice, participants learn practical strategies that support focus, readiness for learning, and brain-body integration across educational and therapeutic settings.
Exploring Place-Based Education
November 21, 2026
Full-day Workshop
$300, lunch included
Learn how the history, culture, natural environment, and built spaces around your school can become powerful teaching tools. This immersive workshop provides practical strategies for creating meaningful, inquiry-based learning experiences rooted in the places students know best.
The Artistic Process in Action
January 16, 2027
Half-day Workshop
$175
Explore how the Artistic Process—Connect, Create, Present, Respond—can serve as a flexible framework for lesson and unit design across disciplines. Participants will gain practical tools for fostering creativity, inquiry, reflection, and student voice in everyday learning.
Making Learning Visible
February 20, 2027
Half-day Workshop
$175
Discover how thoughtful documentation can capture student thinking, communicate learning, and strengthen school culture. Educators will learn practical strategies for photographing, displaying, and sharing the learning process in ways that engage students, families, and colleagues.
What We Offer
Workshops at Lucy School
Join us on campus for hands-on professional development in arts integration, nature-based learning, STEAM, place-based education, documentation, and more.
Training at Your School
Bring Lucy School’s experienced educators to your campus for customized workshops tailored to your teachers, students, and goals.
Consulting & Program Design
Partner with TTC for curriculum development, arts integration planning, place-based education initiatives, environmental stewardship programs, and customized professional learning.
Workshops We Bring to Your School
Bring Lucy School’s experienced educators to your campus for customized professional development tailored to your teachers, students, and goals.
Early Childhood
Gardens as Classrooms
Open-Ended Materials
Sit Spots & Nature Journals
Wonder Walks & Nature Tables
Elementary
Learning Through STEAM
No Script Required
Sit Spots & Wonder Walks
Place-Based & Environmental Learning
Campus as Classroom
Exploring Place-Based Education
Environmental Ladder of Responsibility
Nature Journaling
Growing Green Schools
Need Something Customized?
We also provide consulting, curriculum planning, arts integration support, place-based education development, environmental stewardship planning, and custom professional learning experiences. We work with schools, districts, early childhood programs, and nonprofit organizations.
On-Site Training Pricing
Half Day: $1,600
Full Day: $2,500
Two Half-Days, Same Day, Same Instructor: $3,000
Pricing includes up to 25 participants. Additional travel fees may apply for locations beyond 50 miles from Lucy School.
Why Educators Choose the Lucy School Teacher Training Center
Educators leave inspired, connected, and ready to put new ideas into practice.
100% reported that a recent TTC educator training experience supported their professional growth.
97% planned to apply what they learned in their classrooms.
96% reported greater confidence using arts-integrated strategies.
99% said the experience helped them feel part of a professional community.
What Educators Are Saying
“I’m taking away a renewed passion that this type of education is valuable to children.”
“Teachers want and need to connect.”
“Inspiration, enthusiasm, fresh ideas, joy.”
“I’m leaving with knowledge, enthusiasm, and practical ideas to share with my children and coworkers.”
Join the PLAY Association
Save on workshops and become part of a growing network of educators committed to arts-integrated learning. Learn more in the TTC 26-27 Catalog.
Stay Connected
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