January Featured Facilitator – Mike Sallade

A monthly showcase featuring our diverse and talented contract staff. January Featured Facilitator: Mike Sallade Please share any experiences of co-facilitating with Mike or having him as your facilitator on our facebook page. Mike Sallade believes in saving the world “one small group at a time”. His facilitation work encompasses teaching one another about compassion, empathy, … Read more

Courage to Care Video

New Courage to Care Video   Courage to Care™ is an evidence-based curriculum for middle school students, designed to increase empathy and care for others, and reduce bullying and meanness. It has shown extreme effectiveness in tests with over 600 students to improve school culture and climate while reducing peer victimization. It was created by … Read more

Collaboration Hard at Work

Collaboration hard at work; UNH Thompson School’s Matt Chagnon and his Forestry students prune, top, and fell trees at The Browne Center. Pruning of trees on our challenge courses as well as management of forest encroaching upon conservation land and infrastructure were two main focus points of this project.  Felled wood will be used for … Read more

November Featured Facilitator- Matt Morin

A monthly showcase featuring our diverse and talented contract staff . November Featured Facilitator: Matt Morin Please share any experiences of co-facilitating with Matt or having him as your facilitator on our facebook page. Matt has been a Youth and Student Programs facilitator since 2003.  Growing up in the Lakes Region, Matt has spent countless hours … Read more

Real Moving Power

Saturday was an eventful day at The Browne Center! We were able to partner with a UNH Lambda Chi Alpha service crew to help us move our gear shed to a better location! Below are a few photos showing their great work!   Interested in partnering with us for a service project?  Give us a … Read more

Courage to Care – February 2014

Just announced: a new Courage to Care Institute and school licensing is being offered for February 12-14, 2014. Courage to Care™ is an evidence-based curriculum for middle school students, designed to increase empathy and care for others, and reduce bullying and meanness. It has shown extreme effectiveness in tests with over 600 students to improve school … Read more

Workshops at the 41st AEE International Conference

Browne Center Staff Workshops at the 41st International Conference of the Association for Experiential Education From the AEE website: “Each fall, over 750 educators and practitioners from around the world convene to share ideas, network, build skills, and effect change!”   This years conference hosted in Denver, Colorado starts October 31st and goes through November … Read more

2013 Staff Training with Northeast Passage

An exciting opportunity to work with another UNH affiliate and extend our abilities in providing the highest quality of service to all people. Our annual staff training day in May included not only the traditional welcome back and update on happenings at The Browne Center, but also a training component with Northeast Passage, a group that “Empowers … Read more

Job Posting: Assistant Director of Corporate Programs

  An exciting opportunity to become a member of our team at The Browne Center: Assistant Director of Corporate Programs This full time position is responsible for marketing, selling, designing and managing corporate programs and clients. We are seeking an individual with a strong desire to interact with clients, who has excellent verbal and written communication skills, … Read more

Announcing Presence-Based Coaching with Doug Silsbee

Introduction to Presence-Based Coaching [PDF] Date: August 5, 2013.  This full day introduces the leading edge Presence-Based Coaching (PBC) methodology. Designed for experienced and practicing coaches, facilitators, consultants, educators and counselors, the day provides theory, practice, and tools for immediate application. Grounded in mindfulness, experiential education, somatics, integral psychology, and interpersonal neurobiology, PBC is recognized in … Read more