Blog
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Please join us in signing on to a letter to Congressional leadership asking for improvements to the schoolyard for outdoor learning and environmental education in any relief package for schools.
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In the past five months, the coronavirus has greatly changed the way the world operates. There have been huge impacts on life as we know it, both good and bad. The economy is suffering, but what about climate?
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We need your help and input!!! The Environmental Education Materials: Guidelines for Excellence were first published in 1996 and have been updated about every five years since then. We are in the process of revising these guidelines once again. The process is iterative. Our writing team developed…
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The Natural Start Alliance is proud to release new research that documents the continued expansion of nature preschools in the United States. Three years after our last report, the number of nature preschools in the United States has more than doubled to an estimated 585 programs, or a 25-fold…
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NAAEE and Affiliate leaders have developed recommendations for schools and districts to integrate environmental and outdoor education in their plans for reopening this fall.
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As schools make plans to re-open in the fall, many are considering taking part or all of their school day outdoors. Here are a few key things to look for when selecting your outdoor classroom site.
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Our planet has had a strange mix of ups and downs this year, and it can't rest even if we're staying home. Students might be getting restless learning from home, but it's still essential that you make a statement on how vital it is to be an environmental activist. We only have one planet, and you…
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The Natural Start Alliance is hosting this year's largest national gathering of nature-based early education professionals online (July 29–31) with more content than ever before! Registration is open!
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Are you interested in assessing and enhancing the connections your audiences have to nature? The "Practitioner Guide to Assessing Connection to Nature" provides practitioners, organizations, researchers, and others with tested tools for measuring connections to nature. The guide provides information…
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At NAAEE, we are committed to redoubling our efforts to work with our members, partners, and others to create a more just and sustainable future. Read NAAEE Executive Director Judy Braus's latest letter to members.
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Good environmental educators recognize there is much to be learned from their students. A long-standing environmental educator, eePRO Group Moderator Joe Baust reflects on the influence of K–16 teachers.
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Representation matters. And when it comes to seeing themselves represented in books about exploring nature and the outdoors, black children are not being represented.
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Are you taking your college coursework and workshops online? The K–12 EE Guidelines: Online Teaching Module provides materials to use in your college course or professional development workshop including a step-by-step introduction to NAAEE's K–12 Environmental Education: Guidelines for Excellence.
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NAAEE has launched a fund to support Affiliate capacity and meet near-term needs that your organization may have during this challenging time. The fund is open to all NAAEE Affiliates; applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until funding is depleted.
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Interested in watershed education? To celebrate the 29 projects recently funded through eeBLUE, we've collaborated with Duke University to highlight recent research that practitioners can apply to watershed education programs. This effort is part of our new eeRESEARCH Library Reader Engagement…
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Has your work been slightly different or way out of wack? If so, you are not alone! Sharing a few of the ways that the pandemic has impacted our work and the things we are doing to move forward with our mission.
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GEEP is aiming high! Join our campaign to have 100 country profiles on our website by World Environment Day on June 5. We'll feature new profiles on social media; share your story now!
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NAAEE staff member Lori Mann reminisces warmly about two special teachers during Teacher Appreciation Week.
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Read the latest Natural Start Alliance Newsletter to read stories of how nature-based educators across the country are adjusting to teaching and connecting with students and families from a distance.
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This Teacher Appreciation Week, NAAEE staff member Stacie Pierpoint gives thanks to two high school science teachers who influenced her life-long interest in the environment.
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Nearly two months into COVID-19 school closures, eePRO group moderator Natalie Crowley reflects on what she misses most about taking her students out into nature.
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How do we make the facilities we teach at as flexible as our teaching? It is no surprise that things won't be the same in the wake of current events.
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In these strange times of the pandemic, First Nations offer a timeless lead into an alternate way of life with knowledge from past generations and the responsibility on passing on to future ones.
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We have a very narrow window of opportunity to ask Congress to include provisions in the next stimulus package that will make it easier for EE programs to access relief funds and make adjustments to program capacity for health and safety. Please call or email your Senators and Reps today!
