Environmental education

Environmental Education & Sustainability in Schools Many school districts are debating whether or not to include some form of environmental education in their curriculum. Environmental education not only benefits student health and knowledge, but encourages them to develop into citizens who are prepared to make a positive impact in local and global communities. According to the United Stated Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), “Environmental education is a process that allows individuals to explore environmental issues, engage in problem solving, and take action to improve the environment.” Environmental education can be taught in a classroom, but often includes time spent outside the classroom such as in a park, nature center, museum,…

Environmental education is critical to the progression of any society. A person’s connection with their surrounds is vital because they need to have a sense of place and understand what is around them. In order to understand what your surrounds are you have to learn and be taught which is why environmental education is so important when it comes to societies respecting nature. In education no matter the subject the way the lesson is delivered plays a key role in how the student receives it. A…

Environment’s Effects on Children Development and Education Danya De La Cruz Campos University of Houston A child’s mind is more susceptible to the environment than one of an adult. They are more likely to learn new patterns of behavior since their brain is still developing. When we were kids, we unconsciously reflected the behaviors similar from our parents, siblings and other kids we used to hang out with. We did not only mimic the people we saw in real life but also popular…

Environmental education exists in a multitude of forms. Some argue that any interaction with nature is environmental education, some would say that is not enough, that environmental education must be facilitated. Regardless of these opinions, environmental education is critical to the education all types of children. It is especially important for children living in urban settings to gain better understandings of their roles in the environment. It is vital that children understand that they are…

Increasing the amount of global environmental education is vital to make the progress in creating a more sustainable environment. Environmental education is significant because it raises the awareness and the knowledge of basic environmental matters in adults and children. Teaching individuals basic environmental knowledge will improve sustainability, equity, independence, and responsibility. Teaching environmental stewardship/sustainability has positive results because children learn and…

Critical Ecological Literacy for Multicultural Students Environmental education (EE) is failing to engage non-white, lower-income, urban, and immigrant students. One reason for this failure is the racial homogenization of the environmental movement since its inception in the 1960s (Cermak, 2014). However, some environmental educators are attempting to overcome this issue through the implementation of pedagogical practices, such as place-based education, to engage diverse student groups.…

IEEP Environmental Education Series6,1990). The need of the time is to make people sensitive towards nature through a strong programme of environmental education. It is a way of creating knowledge, understanding values, attitudes, abilities, skills and awareness among individuals and social groups towards the environment protection. It is very necessary for each individual to develop an awareness of protection and preservation towards environment. Our environment is threatened due to many…

In our current time, our planet is facing severe environmental crisis. The future of the human race is uncertain to our indiscriminate consumption of resources and irresponsible pollution on Earth. Environmental problems such as climate change account for one of the biggest issues in the world today. Due to the lack of exposure and education, most people are often unaware or misinformed. Environmental protection is the practice of protecting the natural environment for the benefit of all living…

harmony with the environment for generations. Humanity has a God given task; environmental care. The quick and gradually changing state of the environment from bad to worse is a growing concern for communities and nations across the globe. Despite parties that try to deny the fact that there are serious environmental facts, there is enough proof out there. The earth as an asset is being depleted on a very massive scale and the rate of pollution and degradation to its health is correlated with…

In order for students to become environmentally literate, individuals must “climb the environmental literacy ladder” (What is Environmental Literacy, 2007). First, one must be connected to nature, not just aware of one’s surroundings, but also immersing one’s self in nature and being a participant in it. Once the connection between person and nature is established one becomes more aware of all the aspects that are interconnected, throughout the environment, locally and globally. The more time…