Children's Environmental Literacy Foundation - Children's Environmental Literacy Foundation

Establishing sustainability as an integral part of every child’s K-12 learning experience.

Fall 2021 TELS Sessions

Connect with teachers from around the country as we explore Education for Sustainability (EfS) through CELF’s Big Ideas. Guest teachers will join us to share “bright spots,” which will model the best practices to incorporate the Big Ideas into your virtual, hybrid, or in-person K-12 classrooms. Teachers will walk away with concepts and applications to establish EfS as a powerful lens for learning.

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Membership Program for Schools

CELF has launched our Membership Program pilot for schools! It provides Education for Sustainability digital resources, long-term curriculum and instruction support, team-based and 1:1 coaching support, and flexible program options. As a Member, schools will be able to reset over the summer and begin preparing for the 2021-22 school year.

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Free Outdoor Learning Resource

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Join our mailing list to download our Diversity Hunt activity which invites learners to engage in their surroundings and works for both in-school and virtual learning.

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Preparing Future Citizens & Leaders

CELF’s integrated approach transforms learning into an authentic exploration of real-world problems, centered in and around the school community. Using sustainability as a guiding framework, we help schools embed place- and project-based learning into existing curriculum, across all subject areas. 

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What is Education for Sustainability (EFS)?

EFS helps students understand the interconnectedness of the environment, economy, and society, and provides them with the skills, perspectives, values and knowledge to make responsible decisions for building a sustainable future.

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Our Programs

Since its inception, CELF has provided consulting services, professional development programs and student training programs with a goal of making sustainability education an integral part of the K-12 learning experience. 

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I want to make sure younger generations have the deep essential grasp of sustainability and thoroughly incorporate it into an ongoing living reality. It makes me feel very inspired and motivated to support this work.
Diane Fletcher HoppeAdvisor to the San Diego Foundation, Willis & Jane Fletcher Family Fund III
As we start to move into these sustainable practices, we see our children becoming more invested as they do hands-on gardening and hands-on experiences like counting oysters, but also they are mentally engaged and looking forward as they are trying to problem-solve for the future.
Amy GoodsMS 447 Math & Science Preparatory School, Brooklyn, NY
CELF has an approach that works. It works with the quirks of systems and schools and with the readiness of teachers and kids and with the willingness of the administration and the community.
Andrew PatrickAssistant Superintendent for HR and Leadership Development, Scarsdale Public Schools
CELF helped our teachers connect core curriculum with environmental literacy; the ultimate outcome being active, informed students who grow into environmental stewards for years to come!
James YapAssistant Superintendent for Curriculum & Instruction, Warwick Valley Central School District, 2018 U.S. Green Ribbon Award-Winning District
The instructors complemented each other in style of teaching and personality. They worked collaboratively and were an example of “team teaching” at it’s best.
Ruth Purdie-DyerWCAIS Magnet School, Danbury, CT
Rooting my classroom in education for sustainability has changed my view of teaching and my students’ views on learning in school. They are more enthusiastic than ever, as we explore nature, outdoor classroom settings, field research, service learning activities, and a myriad of other activities that I learned from my time with CELF.
Anthony PatiernoScience Teacher, Sleepy Hollow Middle School

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