Principles 4-6: Deepening the Impact of PBSE


Principle 4: Cultivate collaborative, mutually beneficial school-community partnerships.

Principle 5: Explore local environmental issues over a period of weeks or months, with time allocated to inquiry cycle and relationship development, and offer opportunities to repeat the process over the years of schooling.

Principle 6: Deliver meaningful benefits to local environment and the community through PBSE.



Principles 4-6 provide strategies to strengthen school-community partnerships, include multiple learning experiences over the school year and generate real benefits for the community and environment, all of which deepen the impact of your place-based stewardship education efforts.

When schools and communities work together they produce powerful partnerships that are beneficial to all.


Alcona Negwegon Case Study.pdf

PBSE Case Studies 🦸‍♀️️🦸‍♂️️

Check out these two case studies, keeping in mind the partnerships (Principle 4), the duration of the projects (Principle 5) and the benefits to the community/environment (Principle 6).

PBSE Rubric.pdf

Using the Rubric for Exemplary PBSE

What would a PBSE project look like if it were EXEMPLARY for Principles 4, 5 & 6?

Read pages 11-14 of the PBSE Rubric to find out!

Advancing Principle 4

Teacher Alli Hartmeyer uses the PBSE rubric to share how her project partnerships have evolved over time .

📚Supplemental Resources📚

School-Community Partner Communication Tips.pdf