1. Identify a partnership between a producer and an interested teacher.
We encourage producers to reach out to teachers they know in their local schools as well as teachers to reach out to producers.
If you are struggling to find a local producer, contact us and we can assist you in locating the closest producer to your school.
Collaborating producers will agree to:
- Help identify maple trees on the school’s property
- Participate in a project kick-off meeting with Kate Fotos, along with the interested teachers and school officials.
- Work with the involved classes on their designated tree-tapping day.
- Invite the classes involved in the project to visit their sugaring operation
- Act as an information source for the teachers
- Provide a sap-for-syrup swap for sap collected on school grounds
Collaborating schools and teachers will agree to:
- Allow three trees on their school yard to be tapped, or make arrangements with nearby neighbors
- Teach students about maple syrup production as it relates to their class
- Provide time for students to collect, store, and process sap
- If possible, provide transportation for a field trip to the producer’s operation
2. Contact Us with your partnership.
3. Meet with Us.
During this meeting, we will discuss the specifics of the projects the teacher and producer would like to undertake as well as how best we can assist you. We will also provide you with equipment to tap trees near your school.
This equipment includes:
- 3 sap buckets with lids
- One syrup pre-filter
- A 6 quart electric kettle for evaporating sap
- A thermometer
- 5 sap spouts
- 3, 5 gallon sap collection and storage buckets
- 2 copies of Maple Syrup: An Introduction to the Science of Maple Syrup Making
- 2 copies of Miracle on Maple Mountain
- Refractometer for older grades
We hope to provide you with the stepping-stones to incorporate the science of maple syrup into your curriculum. We would love to hear how Maple in the Classroom worked for your school! Stay in touch with questions as you venture into the sweet world of maple education.