Celebrate the culmination of the 2024–2025 eeBLUE 21st CCLC Watershed STEM Education Partnerships Grants Program! After months of planning, teaching, testing ideas, and learning alongside students, these watershed STEM projects have reached a meaningful milestone. This symposium brings together the work of grantees who turned local watersheds into spaces for learning and leadership.

On January 27, the Symposium will highlight 12 partnerships between environmental education organizations and 21st Century Community Learning Centers. The 12 selected projects served 11 states, ranging from Hawai'i to Maine. Each team will share what issues their programs addressed, what they did, and what impacts were made.

This event is free to attend. The public is invited to join virtually starting at 3:00 PM Eastern Time for short project presentations and live Q & A.

Date and time: January 27, 2026 from 3:00–5:00 PM ET
Format: Virtual, Lightning Talks

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NAAEE, in collaboration with NOAA and supported by the U.S. Department of Education, is working with twelve environmental education organizations to offer engaging after-school watershed-focused STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) programs. The eeBLUE 21st CCLC Watershed STEM Education Partnership Grants, administered by NAAEE and running from 2024–2025, support environmental education organizations collaborating directly with 21st CCLC sites. These sites play a crucial role in designing and implementing locally relevant, out-of-school-time programs that develop students' environmental literacy and leadership skills as they improve their communities. These grants support programming for local Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) sites and their students, many of whom live in underserved areas. The 12 selected projects serve 11 states, ranging from Hawai’i to Maine.