Environmental Education

There are plenty of logistics to consider, but educators say outdoor classes keep kids and teachers safer—and provide much-needed fresh air.

Don’t throw that banana peel in the trash! Use a school compost bin to foster project-based learning across subjects and grade levels.

A garden for bees and butterflies helps local endangered species while providing opportunities for standards-based science lessons.

Resources from around the web for incorporating Earth Day into your class.

An outdoor education program builds community and culture, raises expectations and standards, increases connection between students, and develops positive associations around school and the outdoors.

Exploring nature with elementary students can be memorable and fun with a little advance planning and preparation.

Mobile greenhouses, art studios, and makerspaces are traveling to underserved kids across the nation—salvaging vulnerable school programs and leveling the playing field to access.

Teachers in diverse disciplines—such as environmental science, language arts, and social studies—are covering climate change.

Five online tools that encourage students to get hands-on experience with nature.

By helping students connect with the outdoors, nature journaling fosters scientific inquiry, literacy, and environmental stewardship.

School and community gardens can be used for academic enrichment, where students can learn about nutrition, food security, and ecological sustainability.

Read about a social justice-based school that addresses larger issues as a learning community, builds curriculum around service learning, and regularly involves families.

Guest blogger Patrick Cook Deegan, a mindfulness mentor and consultant, teaches students about Earth Day by bringing them outside and engaging their senses. He shares six easy steps to help your class appreciate their natural surroundings.