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Environmental Education

Environmental Education (EE) is an active process that increases knowledge, skills, abilities and awareness, resulting in understanding, commitment, informed decisions and constructive action to ensure stewardship of the earth's environment.

Hands-on experiences are the best way for students to build understanding of the complex world around them. These experiences can best be initiated through citizen science, service-learning and outdoor classroom projects.

EEinGeorgia
The Online Guide to Environmental Education in Georgia

TEACH FOR TOMORROW!

Find lesson plans, a resource database, an organization and school directory, grants, contests & awards, a calendar of events and workshops plus facts and stats on Georgia's environment. Subscribe to E-news to get updates on teaching resources, events, grants, and more. Learn more...

NEW Georgia Nature Center

The new Georgia Nature Center in Oconee County is the largest educational facility of its kind in the Southeast. Guided field trips across 100-acres of exhibits and trails include the Clean Energy Exhibition featuring solar & wind power, an organic farm, the Next Generation home, and an endangered plant greenhouse containing thousands of rare carnivorous plants. There are programs for all levels from kindergarten through high school, as well as college. Groups of 150 or more can be accommodated. For more information visit www.NatureCenter.com or call 1-800-800-2SUN. Tours meet GPS standards for all K-12 grade levels.

FIELD TRIP SCHOLARSHIPS & GRANTS FOR JANUARY 2008

Would you like to bring your students to the new 100-acre Georgia Nature Center, but can't because of budget limits? Now is your chance to apply for Georgia Nature Center's new Scholarship Program. If your school wins a grant from this new program, your students can visit Georgia Nature Center at a reduced cost. This program is currently available only for field trips to be scheduled during January. Apply today by visiting http://www.NatureCenter.com/grants.

 

CUSTOM ECOCAMP PROGRAMS FOR SCHOOL GROUPS

Schools and other groups interested in a more in-depth experience at Georgia Nature Center can schedule a one or two day EcoCamp program at any time with advance notice. Much larger in scope than the usual two-hour tour, EcoCamp lasts for 6-hours per day over one or two days. The camp includes a bonfire and free carnivorous plants and solar toys for all students.

Georgia Green & Healthy Schools

The Georgia Green & Healthy Schools (GGHS) program is a new collaborative initiative to assist and support schools in understanding and practicing environmentally sound principles. Begin with a pledge. Use assessment tools to conduct school-based investigations. Earn awards and recognition. Learn more...

Go Green Initiative

The Go Green Initiative is a simple, comprehensive program designed to create a culture of environmental responsibility on school campuses across the nation. Founded in 2002, the Go Green Initiative unites parents, students, teachers and school administrators in an effort to make real and lasting changes in their campus communities that will protect children and the environment for years to come. Learn more...

Our Shared Forests Science Night Kits

Twenty-two simple, research-based activities for elementary schools are contained in this "science night in a box." Developed by the State Botanical Garden in cooperation with Maquipucuna Foundation in Ecuador and Georgia PTA , the kits are available for check out. Activities focus on the migratory birds that "share the forests" between Ecuador and Georgia. For more information, contact Susan Meyers at smmeyers@bellsouth.net   or 404-388-8228.

 

Outdoor Classroom Council

The Outdoor Classroom Council is a coalition of organizations and individuals who share an interest in the design, development, maintenance and use of outdoor classrooms. Its mission is to serve teachers, parents, principals and community volunteers as a resource link, providing up-to-date training and literature. The 11th annual Outdoor Classroom Symposium is scheduled at Fernbank Science Center in Atlanta on October 12, 2007. Learn more...

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