We work with schools, organizations, and families to co-create transformative educational experiences at the intersection of artistry, ecology, and sustainability.
Teaching and Learning, Together
Marram Collaborative provides educational consulting, instructional coaching, and ecological systems design for schools, organizations, and families. We are experts in project-based learning, place-based education, and ecological design for outdoor learning and sustainability education. We support schools, organizations, and families in creating, implementing, and evaluating unique and robust curricula and experiences that inspire curiosity and creativity while nurturing connection to the people around us and the places in which we learn and live.
Consulting, Coaching, and Professional Development
We believe that creating a different sort of world requires a different sort of education, one that is hands-on, heart-forward, and nature-based. Marram Collaborative’s guiding principles are grounded in developing ecological literacy, scientific inquiry, artistic expression, and joyful exploration. We create opportunities for educators, organizational leaders, and parents to experience a sense of wonder, engage creatively in the world, and cultivate compassion for the people around us while deepening understanding of sustainability science, ecological education, curriculum design, and program development.
Just as the marram grass shapes and supports dune ecosystems around the world, Marram Collaborative works with communities to establish and nurture spaces where education becomes transformative, and where educators, leaders, and families connect with their environment and one another, to shelter, support, and grow a more beautiful world.
— Dr. Emily Bretl, Founder and Director