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Earth Day.
Environmental Education Week 2009 will be held April 12-18, 2009.
What's New
Audubon Naturalist Society: Greening your Classroom
The Audubon Naturalist Society's GreenKids program has lots of tips on how to green your classroom:
Greening your Elementary School classroom
Greening your Middle and High School classroom
Children and Nature Initiative Launched
Children and Nature Initiative: Discover the health benefits of playing outdoors for children. Learn more
2008 Photo Blog and Contest - Winners Chosen!
National Environmental Education Week is proud to announce the winners of the 2008 EE Week Photo Blog and Contest, designed to allow educators to share their photos and stories of bringing environmental education into the classroom. View the winners here.
Looking for some great ways to celebrate EE Week all year round? Check out all of the submissions to the EE Week Photo Blog.
Environmental Education Week 2008: Carbon Footprints
In celebration of its Carbon Footprints theme, Environmental Education Week, April 13-19, 2008 is proud to announce the Zerofootprint carbon calculator specifically designed for American students. Built by Zerofootprint, the Environmental Education Week Carbon Calculator encourages students, classrooms, and entire schools to measure and manage their own carbon footprints while developing creative ways to curb their carbon output and slow climate change. Students can compare their carbon footprints with students in other schools, boys vs. girls and more!
Access the Environmental Education Week Carbon Calculator
Read the 2008 Press Release
Students Ask...Experts Answer
Eco-Ambassadors selected through a national competition sponsored by The Weather Channel have some important questions on their minds about the environment. Experts at the World Wildlife Fund offer answers to the questions based on their work. See all three questions and answer videos.



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