Environmental Education

The organizations listed below teach environmental education in various ways.

Recent studies have shown that 40% of adults worldwide have never heard about climate change.

Education plays an important role in shaping attitudes and behaviors that lead to greater environmental awareness and more sustainable lifestyles. You can read more from an OECD blogpost (7/31/14).

You can read Felipe Calderon, former President of Mexico and Chair of the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate, make a case for why climate change is an education issue (7/4/16).

You can read about programs focused toward environmental education in the US and at the global level in a blogpost written for Education Week by Cleary Vaughan-Lee, Education Director, Global Oneness Project.

Organizations

Earth Force

Website https://earthforce.org Countr(ies) USA & Canada Grade Level Of Students Participating 3-12 Number of Students Participating per Year 20,024 Year Organization Began 1994 Relationship to the public education system Works together with 175 schools...

Engineering for Kids

Programs profiled: Junior Engineers, Apprentice Engineers and Master Engineers. Website engineeringforkids.com Countr(ies) 145 locations in 21 countries – please see the website for specific information Grade Level of Students Participating Grades Pre-K...

Foundation for Environmental Education

Programs Profiled Here: Young Reporters, Learning about Forests and Eco-Schools Website fee.global yre.global leaf.global Countr(ies) Worldwide in 73 countries. Please see here for a full list of programs and countries Age Level of Students Participating...

National Green Corps

Devised by Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. Implemented by partner organizations at the local level. Centre for Environment Education (CEE) is a resource agency for 15 States and 2 Union Territories in India providing technical inputs...

OpEPA

Organizacíon para la Educación y Protección Ambiental (Colombia) Organization for Environmental Education and Protection Corporation (501c3-USA) Website opepa.org Countr(ies) Colombia & US Grade Level of Students Participating Grades 4-12 (programs also...