Center for Learn Local
Connecting people to place
and doing community better
through real-world learning.
Wherever you are, whatever you do, at any age
your community needs you!
Everyone has the potential to discover a path and make a difference by reconnecting to the world at their feet.
Learning in, with, and for your community is a powerful way to get connected.
TOPOnexus helps you grow–building a connection to your place and a commitment to your community–through our carefully designed adventures, workshops, and trainings.
Level up your local literacy and build your toolbox for doing community better.
Through real-world experiences, we help people build their toolbox with a skillset, mindset, and heartset to move from awareness to action in their community.
Adventures
Explore your place.
Self-paced, self-guided excursions to connect to your places in a whole new way! Explore the Little Traverse Bay region or let us design a localized adventure for your location.
Workshops
Discover your path.
Half-day or all-day guided workshops expertly designed to help you explore your place, map your past experiences and/or set your bearing for success. Let us design a localized workshop for your team.
Roadtrips
Follow your purpose.
Multi-day or multi-phase trainings to help you level up and take action. Get new tools to go next level, wherever you are. Let us design a localized roadtrip to meet your needs.
Explore the TOPO Tools we use to build your toolbox.
The TOPO Library is an ever-growing resource where we share innovative tools developed in our Lab. Our TOPO Tools are designed to be usable anywhere, free-of-charge, for non-commercial use.
Learn the Lingo
Place
The natural landscape and built environment unique to a specific spot on the map
Community
The heartbeat of a place that is created by its people; the interconnected systems created by those who live, work and play in a particular place
Local Literacy
Building a deep connection to your place and commitment to your community through real-world experiences
