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High-quality environmental education has been shown to improve overall academic achievement—and students love it, especially when they can get their hands dirty and their minds fully engaged. Our expertise in environmental education is grounded in years of experience developing instructional activities, a multi-year collaboration with educators across the country to develop national guidelines for the field, and a skill in translating complex or technical ideas into plain English.
Environmental education services include:
 Curriculum and instructional activity development
Design and implementation of educational programs
Collaborative design and writing projects
Design and implementation of community learning processes
Workshop planning and facilitation
Facilitator training
Project management
Research and writing articles about environmental education
Sample clients and projects
National Folk Festival, 2008 — Developed an educational booklet about ecological roles and cultural uses of willows to accompany hands-on art and cultural activities for children and families.
Flying WILD, Project WET, Project Learning Tree, WET in the City — Research and development of educational activities; project management, including coordination of activity review and testing.
Ho‘ike o Haleakala. Collaborated with Haleakala National Park, The Nature Conservancy, Hawai‘i Natural History Association, and Maui teachers and scientists to develop a 975-page supplemental high school science curriculum. Units blend science disciplines, resource management, traditional culture, and current issues. Design and layout work; consultation on planned CD-ROM, website, and future project activities.
Environmental Issues Forums — Wrote and edited discussion guides for this national environmental education program for adults and high school students. Developed training materials, designed and conducted facilitator training workshops.
National Project for Excellence in Environmental Education — Through an extensive consultation and review process, wrote national environmental education standards and guidelines. Documents include guidelines for achievement for K-12 learners, development of educational materials, and educator preparation.
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