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Design Academy for K-12 Educators

2026 Workshop Details

Agenda and list of tour sites coming soon.

Stay tuned for updates as we prepare another engaging and inspiring learning experience for educators interested in environmental design, sustainability, and place-based education.

David Rubin, FASLA discusses his design vision and work on the popular Franklin Park in Washington, DC

We are excited to announce the return of the ASLA Design Academy for K–12 Educators in 2026.

Building on the success of the inaugural workshop held July 23–26 in Washington, DC, the 2026 program will continue to support educators in bringing environmental design and landscape architecture into K–12 classrooms through interdisciplinary learning experiences.

The inaugural academy featured presentations and information sessions led by Jennifer Nitzky, FASLA, alongside a community of ASLA members and site designers. Participants explored how environmental design theory can be integrated across humanities subjects including history, anthropology, human geography, archaeology, literature, and visual arts to better understand and design meaningful public spaces.

Educators also participated in guided tours of parks, playgrounds, and green roofs designed by landscape architects throughout Washington, DC.

Access the full 2025 Agenda.

View the photo from ASLA’s 2025 Design Academy for K-12 Educators workshop.

ASLA's 2025 Design Academy for K-12 Educators would not be possible without the generous support of the ASLA Fund and its donors. 

PREMIER SPONSOR 

  • Maglin 

LEADERSHIP SPONSORS 

  • Confluence 
  • OJB 

CHAMPION SPONSORS 

  • Corvus Design, Inc. 
  • Craig Bergmann Landscape Design Inc 
  • Donnelly Partners 
  • Foundation for Sustainability and Innovation
  • Four and One 
  • Restaino Design Landscape Architecture 

SUPPORTING SPONSORS 

  • Angela Dye 
  • Anonymous Donors 
  • Dirtworks Landscape Architecture 
  • Emma Kelly Landscape, LLC 
  • Nicholas Reed 
  • Phyto Studio LLC 
  • Rodney Swink 
  • Steve Spicer 
  • SuLin Kotowicz 
  • Supermass Studio 
  • Upland Design Ltd 
  • Urban Play Studio LLC 
  • Wendie McAllaster 

Please direct questions about ASLA’s Design Academy for K-12 Educators and other Career Discovery programming activities to Lisa J. Jennings, Senior Manager, Career Discovery and Diversity at [email protected].