ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION ALLIANCE
Advancing the field since 1992
What is the Environmental Education Alliance?
The Environmental Education Alliance (EEA) is a coalition of organizations and educators who envision a world where people and nature thrive. Since 1990, EEA has been working toward the day when every child grows up connected to nature, environmentally-knowledgeable, motivated to protect the earth, and empowered to create a sustainable future.
Explore the Environmental Education Alliance! Click below to learn more about our . . .
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The EE Landscape Analysis has been released - click below to try out the interactive tools!
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UPCOMING EEA EVENTS
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New EMPOWERING ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATORS series
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20 scholarships are available for self-paced, online professional learning
Join us for an engaging, interactive two-hour workshop on Excellence in Environmental Education Resources and Materials, followed by self-paced, online modules and a closing session reflecting with other educators. This opportunity is intended for novice or experienced non-formal educators and K-12 teachers interested in transforming their teaching practice. Participants will gain access to exemplary teaching resources and learn how to vet and modify environmental education materials to improve their effectiveness, accuracy, and cultural-responsiveness. A generous grant from NAAEE makes 20 scholarships available.
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Signature Programs
EEA hosts conferences, events, and workshops throughout the year and offers these exciting signature programs:
Advanced Training
for EE in GA (ATEEG) ATEEG is a nationally accredited, professional certification program for K-12 and non-formal educators, based on the NAAEE Guidelines for Excellence. |
Council of Outdoor Learning (CoOL)
The Council of Outdoor Learning (CoOL) provides resources, training, models, grants, and awards to advance the use of the outdoors as an extension of the classroom. |
Monarchs Across
Georgia (MAG) Monarchs Across Georgia (MAG) encourages the study of monarchs and the restoration of butterfly habitat, inspiring monarch and pollinator education. |
Partner Programs
EEA fiscally-sponsors these environmental education and stewardship programs:
EEinGeorgiaEEinGeorgia.org is the online guide to environmental education (EE) for teachers and naturalists in Georgia. Its goal is to build statewide EE capacity. |
Adopt-A-StreamAdopt-A-Stream encourages individuals and communities to monitor and improve streams, wetlands, lakes, and estuaries through water quality testing and stewardship projects. |
Project WETProject WET is Water Education Today! We envision a world in which action-oriented education enables every child to understand and value water, ensuring a sustainable future. |
Rivers AliveRivers Alive is Georgia's annual volunteer waterway cleanup campaign that targets all waterways in the state, including streams, rivers, lakes, beaches, and wetlands. |
Grants
EEA offers grants as funds allow
Dragonfly GrantsEEA's Dragonfly Grants inspire innovation by encouraging environmental educators to integrate performing and visual arts with learning experiences. |
Pollinator Habitat GrantsEEA's Monarchs Across Georgia Pollinator Habitat Grants encourage the creation or enhancement of habitat for monarch butterflies. |
CoOL GrantsEEA's CoOL Grants support the creation of outdoor learning stations and engaging students in experiential learning, STEM and environmental stewardship. |
Initiatives
Resources In the interest of advancing the field of environmental education, EEA offers free resources for families, educators, organizations, and others. Additional resources are only available to EEA members. |
Memorial Forest The EEA Memorial Forest provides a way to commemorate loved ones who have contributed to the field of environmental education by planting trees in their memory around the state. |
GreenSleeves EEA's virtual book club offers members a chaBook Clubnce to discuss books and share ideas or reflections with each other. We are fortunate to have the authors join us from time to time. |
Outdoor Learning During the COVID Pandemic & Beyond
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Click to read EEA's statement on ways that outdoor learning can contribute to safety and enable hands-on investigations during the pandemic and its aftermath.
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Check out CoOL's Toolkit for Outdoor Learning: your quick-start guide to creating learning spaces, managing classes, and teaching effectively outside the classroom walls.
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Special Membership Offer
For the cost of a cup of coffee, you can be a member of EEA. Pay as little as $3/month or $30/year in dues at the regular rate. EEA has a limited-time offer to JOIN or RENEW at the lower Nymph rate of $20. And if you need a year of FREE MEMBERSHIP, just email a request for the discount code to Info@eealliance.org. You can catch up next year, when times are better. Until then, enjoy this opportunity to meet people, strengthen skills, and keep up with emerging trends and issues. And, if you do have funds to spare, feel free to click the GIVE button below to contribute to our Membership Fund so we can continue to offer this special deal.
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Environmental Education Alliance, Inc.
P.O. Box 801066 Acworth, GA 30101 EEA does not does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability in its program or activities. For more information on EEA's non-discrimination commitment click here . Grievance officer may be contacted at info@eealliance.org |