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2022 CoOL Outdoor Learning Symposium
Date: Friday, June 24, 2022
Time: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Location: Life University, Marietta EEA's Council of Outdoor Learning (CoOL) invites you to join us for an exciting summer professional learning event: the Outdoor Classroom Symposium (OLS)! This day-long indoor / outdoor workshop is designed to model proven and innovative strategies for engaging children outdoors. IMPORTANT: Please log in to the website to confirm you are a member before registering. From the menu at top of page, choose: More > Member Portal > Log In Not an EEA member yet? No worries! You can join today and then immediately take advantage of any registration option. Early-bird and hardship rates are available to all who need them. Early-bird period ends May 31. Email info@eealliance.org if you need to request a discount code for free membership. Conference Registration
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Registration Rates
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Be a Conference Presenter
Session proposals are still being accepted. Please click the button below to submit. Proposals are being accepted on a rolling basis and reviewed competitively. Presenters must register for the Symposium, but are provided with a discounted rate.
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Be a Conference Exhibitor
Conference attendees who would like to have a table in the exhibit area are welcome to apply. The fee for a table without sales is $15 (plus conference registration); to sell items at the table, the fee is $30 (plus conference registration).
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Symposium Program Highlights
Join us for exciting sessions on how to create safe and inviting outdoor learning spaces, overcome obstacles to teaching outside, and engage students in real-world investigations. Session topics will include:
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Content: What to Teach Outdoors
Methods: Ways to Teach Outdoors
Spaces: Where to Teach Outdoors
Visions: the Future of Outdoor Learning
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OLS presenters will include these crowd favorites:
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Be a Conference Sponsor!
EEA is a coalition of organizations and educators who envision a world where people and nature thrive. Since 1992, we have been working toward the day when every child grows up connected to nature, every person is environmentally-educated, and every community is motivated and empowered to protect the earth and its inhabitants. Host of the annual Outdoor Learning Symposium, the Council of Outdoor Learning is an EEA project dedicated to providing technical assistance and professional learning for teachers, promoting best practices, and offering resources to make outdoor learning available for all Georgia children. Please consider sponsoring this year's event at one of the following levels:
Contact info@eealliance.org for more information on sponsorship opportunities. For credit card payments, click below. To pay by check, please make checks payable to EEA, with “2022 OLS Sponsor” on the memo line, and mail to:
The Environmental Education Alliance
P.O. Box 801066
Acworth, GA 30101
Please email us your logo, organization name and address, contact person, phone number and email address. All gifts made to the Environmental Education Alliance of Georgia are tax-deductible to the maximum extent allowed by law.
- Silver Sponsorship $250: Corporate name on all OLS literature and programs
- Gold Sponsorship $500: Silver Sponsorship, plus acknowledgment in EEA's newsletter
- Platinum Sponsorship $750: Gold Sponsorship, plus your corporate logo on all visuals and conference apps
- Diamond Sponsorship $1,000: Platinum Sponsorship, plus registration for four attendees
Contact info@eealliance.org for more information on sponsorship opportunities. For credit card payments, click below. To pay by check, please make checks payable to EEA, with “2022 OLS Sponsor” on the memo line, and mail to:
The Environmental Education Alliance
P.O. Box 801066
Acworth, GA 30101
Please email us your logo, organization name and address, contact person, phone number and email address. All gifts made to the Environmental Education Alliance of Georgia are tax-deductible to the maximum extent allowed by law.
About the Symposium Host: Life University, Marietta GA
Life University is home to a diverse community of learners, teachers, hard workers, and innovators looking to make a positive difference in our communities, nation, and world. That’s why it's known as the not-so-little university that is changing the world. Life University believes that all people are interconnected and that we serve a community larger than ourselves. In fact, it’s the principle that the institution was founded upon, Lasting Purpose, that gives us this sense of responsibility and charges us To Give, To Do, To Love, To Serve – Out of a Sense of Abundance.
Life University has a forward-thinking approach to recycling. They encourage everyone to think about their purchasing habits with eco-friendliness in mind:
Collection receptacles are located in most campus common areas, dining facilities, and offices, making it convenient to deposit materials for recycling. Paper, aluminum, cardboard, and plastics are then retrieved by a collection service and sent for recycling. Ink and toner cartridges are also delivered to local collection centers. In 2011, Life University was recognized by Gov. Nathan Deal for taking action to improve the state’s air quality and reduce traffic congestion on the roads. As a partner in the Georgia Clean Air Campaign, the university's efforts helped reduce the vehicle miles spent on Georgia roads and kept 700 tons of carbon monoxide pollution out of our air.
The mission of Life University is to educate its students in a set of core life proficiencies, equipping them to become skilled professionals and preparing them for successful careers focused on serving the health needs of society. With this is in mind, one of the University’s priorities is to improve the health of the communities it serves. By becoming completely smoke free, they are furthering this mission, and in doing so are setting an example of wellness and prevention that is important to the health of the staff, students, and community.
Life University has a forward-thinking approach to recycling. They encourage everyone to think about their purchasing habits with eco-friendliness in mind:
- Refuse packaging that may be damaging to the environment.
- Reduce consumption of natural resources by reporting dripping faucets, turning off lights, and reducing use of paper towels.
- Make reusable items such as food containers, straws and water bottles part of your daily life. Keep reusable shopping bags in your car.
- Recycle whenever and wherever possible.
Collection receptacles are located in most campus common areas, dining facilities, and offices, making it convenient to deposit materials for recycling. Paper, aluminum, cardboard, and plastics are then retrieved by a collection service and sent for recycling. Ink and toner cartridges are also delivered to local collection centers. In 2011, Life University was recognized by Gov. Nathan Deal for taking action to improve the state’s air quality and reduce traffic congestion on the roads. As a partner in the Georgia Clean Air Campaign, the university's efforts helped reduce the vehicle miles spent on Georgia roads and kept 700 tons of carbon monoxide pollution out of our air.
The mission of Life University is to educate its students in a set of core life proficiencies, equipping them to become skilled professionals and preparing them for successful careers focused on serving the health needs of society. With this is in mind, one of the University’s priorities is to improve the health of the communities it serves. By becoming completely smoke free, they are furthering this mission, and in doing so are setting an example of wellness and prevention that is important to the health of the staff, students, and community.
About the Council of Outdoor LearningThe Council of Outdoor Learning (CoOL) is an EEA initiative focusing on the design, development, use, and sustainability of outdoor learning environments on school campuses. CoOL provides resources for those who want to create outdoor classrooms or learning stations, hosts an annual symposium to share resources and strategies for teaching outdoors, and curates a collection of outdoor learning activities that are integrated with state standards.
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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 |