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 serving as the backbone organization in this field and working toward the day when every Georgia child grows up connected to nature, knowledgeable about the environment, motivated to protect the earth, and empowered to create a just and sustainable future.
Go for the GOLD! (Georgia Outdoor Learning Demonstration) Grants
from the Georgia Department of Education
EEA Thanks the Senate Study Committee on Outdoor Learning and the Georgia Legislature for the GOLD Grants.
The first grant round ended Jan 12 and the State School Board is expected to make grant awards at their March 23 meeting. Results will be posted here as soon as possible.
March 23 update:
The Georgia legislature is considering whether to include GOLD Grants in next year's budget.
The proposed appropriation was reduced from $250k to $75k and is in danger of being cut.
It's time to use our "Outside Voices"
SPEAK UP TODAY TO SAVE THE GOLD GRANTS!
Your words can make a difference.
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Application Preview Applications must be submitted online, but this preview pdf can help applicants prepare in advance. Application Form (open December 9 - January 12)
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Free Outdoor Learning
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EEA GreenSleeves Book Club April 13 @ 7:00
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EEA's Wildlife Viewing Equipment & Lessons
Thanks for ringing in the new year with EEA!
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Thank you to every teacher, environmental educator and outdoor learning provider who takes kids outside, connects them with nature, inspires curiosity, and prepares them with the knowledge, skills, and motivation to protect the planet.
And thanks to the EEA members, member-organizations, donors, grantors, foundations, volunteers and sponsors who make it possible to support educators, promote excellence in the field, and serve as Georgia's backbone organization in environmental education and outdoor learning. |
PUT YOUR SCHOOL ON THE 'EE' MAP!
Does environmental and outdoor learning happen at your school? Tell us in this survey!
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Not a K-12 teacher? Perhaps you completed this survey for non-formal educators, outdoor learning providers, parks, non-profit organizations, and youth-serving agencies, last year. If not, you can still make your voice heard. 
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RECENT EVENTS
Thanks to all who joined us for these exciting activities
Workshop on
Inclusive Environmental & Outdoor Education
Inclusive Environmental & Outdoor Education
Thanks to speakers Stefan Moss, Audrey Peterman, JD Ferguson, Akiima Price, and Dr. Patricia Morgan!
Environmental Education and Outdoor Learning CEO Roundtable.
Thank you to those who came from eight states to make the EEA Conference such a success!
10th Annual SEEA Conference & Research Symposium
hosted by EEA during our 30th Anniversary, September 29 - October 1
Our inspiring Keynote Speakers
Daniel Blackman
EPA Region 4 |
Lesford Duncan
Greening Youth Fdn |
Jairo Garcia
Urban Climate Nexus |
EEA Awardees
Amanda Buice |
Marquita Jackson
Zipa Vokhiwa |
West Atlanta Watershed Alliance |
Many thanks to our 2022 Conference sponsors!
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Outdoor Learning Collaboratory
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Share your expertise and ideas on best practices in outdoor learning at an upcoming interactive webinar. We want to hear from you if you have experience:
Findings will inform the development of new "Guidelines for Excellence in Outdoor Learning." |
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A Few of EEA's Curated Collections of Teaching Materials
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Zero Waste Heroes Activities
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EEA Signature Programs
Advanced Training for EE in GA
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
The Council of Outdoor Learning (CoOL) provides resources, training, models, grants, and awards to advance the outdoors as an extension of the classroom. |
Monarchs Across Georgia
Monarchs Across Georgia (MAG) encourages the study of monarchs and the restoration of butterfly habitat, inspiring monarch and pollinator education. |
EEA Partner Programs
EEinGeorgia
EEinGeorgia.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-Stream
Adopt-A-Stream encourages individuals and communities to monitor and improve streams, wetlands, lakes, and estuaries through water quality testing and stewardship projects. |
Project WET
Project 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 Alive
Rivers Alive is Georgia's annual volunteer waterway cleanup campaign that targets all waterways in the state, including streams, rivers, lakes, beaches, and wetlands. |
EEA Initiatives
EE Landscape Analysis The EE Landscape Analysis was designed to find out more about environmental education (EE) providers of in the southeast. As part of this effort, EEA surveyed outdoor learning and EE providers in Georgia. In partnership with seven other regional states, the data was analyzed and used to create maps and a suite of planning tools. The second phase, which will extend the survey to Georgia schools, launches in fall 2022. |
Outdoor Learning Collaboratory Amid the many outdoor learning methods and models, which are most effective in terms of student learning outcomes, health and well-being, and the ability to solve local environmental problems? EEA is asking educators and facility managers to share their expertise and ideas about best practices in outdoor learning... from design and construction to instruction and everything in between. |
Inclusive EE Practices EEA's goal is for environmental education and outdoor learning to benefit every child in Georgia. To address gaps in access, EEA is spotlighting effective models, advancing equitable instructional strategies, creating professional learning workshops and courses to increase capacity, and partnering with organizations that have demonstrated success in culturally-competent teaching. |
Guidelines for Excellence Institute As Georgia's designated Guidelines for Excellence Institute, EEA is authorized to offer Guidelines for Excellence courses. Developed by the National Project for Excellence in Environmental Education, the Guidelines set the standards for high-quality environmental education and reflect best practices. Each guide was drafted by a diverse team of professionals and reviewed nationwide. |
Funding for Environmental Education and Outdoor Learning
Dragonfly GrantsEEA's Dragonfly Grants inspire innovation by encouraging environmental educators to integrate performing and visual arts with learning experiences. |
Pollinator Habitat Grants
EEA's Monarchs Across Georgia Pollinator Habitat Grants encourage the creation or enhancement of habitat for monarch butterflies. |
CoOL Grants
EEA's CoOL Grants support the creation of outdoor learning stations and engaging students in experiential learning, STEM and environmental stewardship. |
New Grant Opportunities in 2022
Georgia Outdoor Learning Grants The FY 2023 budget for the Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) included a $75,000 appropriation to increase funds for outdoor learning grants for local school systems. EEA will administer the grants with GaDOE. |
Wildlife Viewing Grants EEA is partnering with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources to provide wildlife cameras, bird feeders, nest cams, and teaching guides for classrooms and nature centers across the state. |
EEinGeorgia Grants Database If you need funds for student-directed projects, garden-based learning, or other environmental or outdoor education activities, check out the online grants database at EEinGeorgia.org. |
EEA Resources
Teaching Materials EEA offers free collections of curated and original lessons, activities, and projects intended to help educators engage students in nature and environmental problem-solving. |
Memorial Forest The EEA Memorial Forest provides a way to commemorate loved ones who have contributed to the field of environmental education by planting trees in their memory around the state. |
GreenSleeves EEA's virtual book club offers members a chance to discuss books and share ideas or reflections with each other. We are fortunate to have the authors join us from time to time. |
Outdoor Learning Store EEA has partnered with the Outdoor Learning Store to provide a non-profit source of teaching supplies. A percentage of sales from Georgia goes to EEA. Enter code eea22$%! for 5% off. |
EE Landscape Analysis
The EE Landscape Analysis was designed to learn more about providers of environmental education (EE) in the southeast. As part of this effort, EEA surveyed outdoor learning and EE providers in Georgia. In partnership with seven other regional states, the data was then analyzed and used to create maps and a suite of planning tools for schools, EE providers, and communities. Click the images below to try out the interactive maps and tools.
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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
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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. If you need a year of FREE MEMBERSHIP, email your 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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Thanks to EEA Sponsors
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Little Otter
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Jill's Butterfly Garden Workshop
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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 , activities, or employment. For more information on EEA's non-discrimination commitment click here . Grievance officer may be contacted at info@eealliance.org |