National Policy

United States

Case Studies

Students at play

Outdoor preschools—schools where children spend the majority of the school day learning outdoors with a nature-focused curriculum—are growing rapidly in the United States.

Cover page of Rocking the Boat case study

Rocking the Boat is a non-profit organization that provides positive youth development programs for 14–18-year-old students in the South Bronx,  

Teen using an air quality monitor

This case study describes how one community-based organization is engaging high school students in ongoing study and action learning toward the goal of improving air quality.

Teen using an air quality monitor

這個案例研究敘述了一個社區型空氣品質改善的組織,號召高中生持續地以行動學習的方式朝空氣品質改善的目標而努力。

students carrying a tarp through a wooded area

The Students and Teachers Restoring A Watershed (STRAW) Program of Point Blue Conservation Science is a collaborative network of K–12 students and teachers leading their communities to restore their local ecosystems.

students carrying a tarp through a wooded area

STRAWStudents and Teachers Restoring A Watershed

Organizations

African Initiative for Environmental Education
Arizona Association for Environmental Education
Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE)
Center for Nature and Place-Based Early Childhood Education
Colorado Alliance for Environmental Education
Confluence Environmental Center
Earth and Sky School of Wilderness Studies
Earth Day Network
Environmental Educators of North Carolina
Institute for Earth Regenerative Studies
Iowa Conservation Education Coalition
Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center of Goshen College
National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF)
National Wildlife Federation
New Hampshire Environmental Educators
NEXT.cc Designopedia
North American Association for Environmental Education
Squam Lakes Natural Science Center
StoneLion Puppet Theatre
UCONN's Natural Resources Conservation Academy
US Environmental Protection Agency
White Oak Conservation
Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center