What is National Environmental Education Week?

National Environmental Education Week (EE Week) is the single largest organized environmental education event in the United States. EE Week increases the educational impact of Earth Day by creating a full week of environmentally-themed lessons and activities in K-12 classrooms, nature centers, zoos, museums, and aquariums. During EE Week 2009 the combined efforts of nearly 2,600 schools, nature centers, museums, zoos, and other educational institutions brought environmental learning to millions of students.

EE Week is coordinated by the National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF) in cooperation with thousands of outstanding schools, environmental education organizations, education associations, and state and federal agencies. EE Week is made possible by its national sponsor, the Wal-Mart Foundation, and contributing sponsor, Canon USA, Inc.

The need for National Environmental Education Week:

There hasn't been a time in the past 35 years when we needed the added "push" of National Environmental Education Week so much. Recently, broad education policies have emphasized high-stakes, standardized testing. This means that environmental education, an elective subject, is being squeezed from many of America's classrooms. Moreover, field trips and visits to nature centers or local parks or museums are being scaled-back.

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Environmental Education Week is April 11-17, 2010. Register today!

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