Kaila (Binney) Allen-Posin

Kaila Allen-Posin received a 2010 Vision Fellowship to support her as she earned her M.Ed. with a concentration in Education for Sustainability from Antioch New England. For 6 years after her 2012 graduation, she worked for Island Grown Schools, first teaching garden- and place-based education for grades K-12, and developing curriculum, and then moving on to manage the staff as the IGS Program Manager. While this was a dream job for Kaila, her life as a mother and a farmer began to expand. In 2018, she began to focus her work at home at the Allen Farm, raising her family, and exploring new ways of learning for her children and other children on the Island.

In 2016, Kaila and her sister started a homeschool cooperative, called At Home in the Woods, which now guides children ages 2-7 in nature-based education year-round. “My work at IGS, my master’s program, and my experience as a farmer continue to overlap in this work, and help to support the growth and learning of not only my children but a group of children as we explore the Island community, and the land and sea that surround us,” said Kaila. “It is so powerful to see the impacts that place-based learning can have both within and without a classroom, and I will forever hold such deep gratitude to the Vision Fellowship community for supporting not only my path but so many in this community that will shape the learning of my children for years to come.”