PARTNERS & RESOURCES

Vermont Folklife Center is the sponsor and lead partner for the Discovering Community Institute. VFC was founded in 1984, is dedicated to documenting, preserving and presenting the folklife and cultural traditions of Vermont and the surrounding region. Through ongoing field research, a multimedia archive and an apprenticeship program, VFC documents and conserves cultural heritage which could easily be lost; through exhibits, media, publication and educational projects. Within VFC's mission the goal for VFC educational programming is to “build bridges of understanding by promoting cultural dialogue.”
Tel: 802-388-4964 • Email: gsharrow@vermontfolklifecenter.org

Vermont Folklife Center Archive :: Field Research Guides
In an effort to provide useful information to fieldworkers, students, community scholars, and others interested in cultural documentation, ethnography and oral history, the Vermont Folklife Center archive provides online access to a series of research guides.
Audio Recording Equipment Guide: An overview of audio field recording technologies currently available to researchers.

Field Recording in the Digital Age: Information on working with Solid State digital audio recording equipment such as the Marantz PMD660.

Digital Editing of Field Audio: A basic introduction to digitizing and editing field audio for access and distribution.

Community Works Journal
The Journal is Discovering Community's documentation and sharing partner. The Journal showcases innovative educational strategies, practices and curriculum that involve teachers and students in meaningful work within their communities.

Community Works On-Line Resource Center
offers access to teaching tools, curriculum exemplars and reflections by teachers—both on-line and in print. Technical assistance and support for service-learning, community-based teaching, and curriculum documentation is available.
Tel: 802-655-5918 • Email: info@communityworksonline.org


Shelburne Farms is a membership-supported, nonprofit environmental education center and national historic site on the shores of Lake Champlain in Shelburne, Vermont. School children, adults, educators and families come to learn, while casual visitors may enjoy the walking trails, children’s farmyard, inn, restaurant, property tours and special events. Shelburne Farms also sponsors numerous professional opportunities for educators.
Tel: 802-985-8686 • Email: jpenca@shelburnefarms.org


The Sustainable Schools Project (SSP) offers a dynamic model for school improvement and civic engagement. The program helps schools use sustainability as an integrating context for curriculum, community partnerships, and campus practices. The Sustainable Schools Project is sponsored by Shelburne Farms, and is a partnership with VT Education for Sustainability. SSP uses the integrating concept of educating for sustainability to improve our communities economically, environmentally, and socially for current and future generations. For more information on SSP contact its coordinator: Jen Cirillo: jcirillo@shelburnefarms.org