Childrens Environmental Literacy Foundation

Civic ScienceInquiry to Action is a semester- or year-long program that engages educators and students in project-based STEAM learning outside of the classroom. Using our Inquiry-to-Action framework, this program trains teachers to engage students in hands-on learning to identify, analyze, and solve real-world environmental issues that impact their school communities. Exploring cross-curricular inquiry pathways such as air and water quality, biodiversity, waste, and infrastructure, students visit local green spaces to collect data, develop action plans, and share findings and solutions with field experts and decision-makers during our culminating annual Student Symposium events.

Professional development and TrainingThe concepts of sustainability are universal, but every district and school starts from a different place in implementing sustainability education. CELF customized professional development (PD) helps schools infuse curriculum and school culture with education for a sustainable future. PD services include: gap analyses ofcurriculum; on-site Education for Sustainability training and resources (specific to grade level and school or district needs and interests); and review of facilities "green" improvements to help infuse projects into curriculum. Through half-day workshops to multi-year engagements, we provide a framework for integrating sustainability concepts into existing curricula, review curriculum exemplars. help teachers connect students to place-based learning opportunities in the community, create whole-school action plans, and activate student civic engagement.Green Careers Speaker SeriesAs student interest in sustainability grows, CELF helps students see how their interests and community concerns can be channeled into potential career pathways by connecting them with professionals working in a wide array of sustainabilityfocused careers. CELF connects classrooms directly with industry professionals across sectors to explore opportunities for applying sustainability and systems thinking in their career planning and aspiration.