The Tea Project

Imagine a world where elementary CHILDREN GROW HERBS in their school garden, harvest them, and drink herbal tea together mindfully every day.

The ROUTINES OF THE CLASSROOM and the RHYTHM OF THE DAY nourish the children. They care for the plants at every stage, seed to belly. Students learn to apply the cycle of the seasons to their social and emotional learning and in their classroom family.

When The Tea Project is brought to life in your school, children embody how we are part of nature: subject to change, resilient, unique, and beautiful.

Recharge with Professional Learning

  • FALL 2026 TEA PROJECT

    Mindfulness and Co-Regulation in the Classroom - ONLINE

    Mindfulness Skills for Educators: Personal and Professional

    Creating a Mindful Classroom Rhythm

    Co-Regulation: Tea Time for the Classroom

    Mindful Tasting: Using Taste and Flavor to Balance Learning
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  • SPRING 2027 TEA PROJECT

    Designing, Planning and Caring for a Perennial Tea Garden in Schools- ONLINE

    Build and design a perennial herb garden

    Grow a supply of herbal teas for your classroom

    Create a rhythm of daily tea and mindfulness practices in the classroom

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  • SUMMER 2027 TEA PROJECT

    Forest & Garden: Plant Literacy for the Nature-Based Educator -IN PERSON

    Marshfield, Vermont

    The Summer Residency is an immersion in: nature, routines of sensory integration and regulation, science observation, harvesting and using herbs to support nervous system health and well-being for you and your students.

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  • BOOK Angie:: CUSTOM COURSE ONSITE

    Book a Customized Group Course ONSITE with Angie.

    On Location at your School or Land.

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What is The Tea Project for Educators?

Nature Immersion & Social Emotional Learning

Courses for Educators

EDUCATORS gain:

  • STEM & NGSS Place-Based Curriculum

  • Naturalist Skills

  • School Gardening Experience

  • Harvesting Skills for Herbs and “Weeds”

  • The Science & Practice of Co-Regulation

  • Stress-Reduction Strategies

  • Mindfulness Practices

  • The Science & Practice of Co-Regulation

Your STUDENTS gain

an experiential education in:

  • The Plant Cycle

  • Growing and Preparing Herbal Teas

  • Weather and Seasons

  • Science Observation Skills

  • Social Emotional Learning Skills

Your CLASSROOM Culture gains:

  • Self-care

  • Empathy

  • Body Awareness

  • Mindfulness Practices

  • Honoring the Earth with The Honorable Harvest

  • Practice in asking for Consent

  • Healthy Communication Skills

  • Strengths Based Language

The Tea Project is a series of courses offered through Vermont State University.

Each course is available for 3 graduate credits.

Testimonials

  • “Angie shared her knowledge of the natural world so freely with me during her ‘Mindfulness in the Daily Cup of Tea’ class.

    I have also learned from her how to focus daily on my own well-being and mindfulness practice so I can share myself more freely with my students. I am benefiting from harvesting my own herbs and making my own tea. As I become more comfortable with what I am learning, I teach the kids with the wonderful lesson plans provided in the course. Nature is the true teacher and I'm the guide, sharing what I learned from the Tea Project Courses!”

    - Amy Braun

    PreK-6th Outdoor Educator

    Rochester, Vermont

  • “Angie is a kind and compassionate educator who brings a truly unique learning experience to her course.

    Her ability to connect the vast array of knowledge that she has from her expertise as an outdoor educator, mindfulness instructor and herbalist to ground these teachings in indigenous practice is truly remarkable. I will use many of these lessons, songs, games and stories in my Kindergarten classroom for years to come!”

    -Hope Metcalf

    Kindergarten Teacher

    Plainfield, VT

  • “Working with Angie Barger is a gift in itself. Her wisdom and knowledge of plants is pure magic.

    She has many years not only of working in direct connection with plants and the natural world, but also working with children outdoors. She understands the important role teachers play in exposing children to the properties of plants and how this can promote balance and wellness amongst the classroom community. I can not recommend this course enough, you will learn and grow as an individual and as a teacher.

    -Elaina Foxx

    PreK teacher

    Waitsfield, VT