Environmental Education Success Stories
Educators around the country are engaging students in interesting and exciting activities to promote understanding of the environment. These are just a few of their stories. We'd love to hear your story. Send it to us at EEweek@neefusa.org.
Click here to view case studies around the 2013 EE Week theme, Greening STEM: Taking Technology Outdoors.
| EarthKAM, Sally Ride Science, San Diego, Calif. EarthKAM (Earth Knowledge Acquired by Middle school students) lets students take their very own photos of the Earth from space using a camera on board the International Space Station. Continue reading... |
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| City2 Sea at Animo Leadership Charter High School, Inglewood, Calif. City2 Sea facilitates an interactive, on-the-water learning center that provides youth with first-hand exposure to the ocean while inspiring them to learn about marine science. Continue reading... |
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Calvert County Public Schools, Prince Frederick, Md. |
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| The Aldo Leopold Nature Center, Monona, Wis. The Aldo Leopold Nature Center connects children, their families and teachers with the wonders of the natural world through hands-on, guided experiences. Continue reading... |
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| Ann Arbor Learning Community, Ann Arbor, Mich. Second and third grade students at the Ann Arbor Learning Community collaborate with other classes to learn about and create habitats for bats. Continue reading... |
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| The Peggy Notebaert Museum, Chicago, Ill. The Peggy Notebaert Museum educates the general public on local Great Lakes ecosystems and their connection to the ocean by hosting a workshop to celebreate EE Week 2011's Ocean Connections. Continue reading... |
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| Montgomery School, Chester Springs, Pa. David Kline, a 4th-6th grade science teacher at Montgomery School, is engaging students in his environmental education curriculum, Programs for Environmental Awareness and Sustainability (PEAS). Continue reading... |
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| Sleepy Hollow Middle School, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y. Students at Sleepy Hollow Middle School explore various environmental activities with help from their Environmental Action Club. Continue reading... |
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| Jaffrey-Rindge Cooperative School District, Jaffrey, N.H. Students in the Gifted and Talented Program at Jaffrey-Rindge Cooperative School District explore their ocean connections in various ways. Continue reading... |
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Ruston High School, Ruston, La. |
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Manzo Elementary School, Tucson, Ariz. |
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Auburn University Environmental Institute, Auburn, Ala. |
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Kent Meridian High School, Kent, Wash.
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Lake Riviera Middle School, Brick, N.J.
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Sunol Glen School, Sunol, Calif.
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Shadow Valley Elementary School, Ogden, Utah |
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Suzanne Middle School, Walnut, Calif. |
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Rebecca Sanders, Crellin Elementary School, Oakland, Md. |
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Kent Meridian High School, Kent, Wash. |
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West Liberty-Salem Schools, Urbana, Ohio |
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David Brock, Roland Park Country School, Baltimore, Md. |
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Michael Aitkenhead, Staples High School, Newport, Conn. |
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| Starside Elementary School, DeSoto, Kan. Have you heard about the new student at Starside Elementary? His name is Bob, and he's the most popular kid at school. Continue reading... |
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White Oak Elementary School, Cape Carteret, N.C. |
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Eleanor Roosevelt Middle School, New York, N.Y. |
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Salma Hassane, EE Week Student, La Jolla, Calif. |
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Dee Perkins, Homeschooling Mom, Alpine, Texas |
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Michelle Jackson, White Bluff, Tenn. |
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The Wildlife Habitat Council |
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Norma Williamson, La Mirada High School, Los Angeles, Calif. |
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