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

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

Young Voices for the Planet Films are Now Part of CELF

CELF’s focus on student-led, project-based inquiry has combined with Young Voices’ groundbreaking films and curricula to amplify and empower student voices. 

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Engage Students in Community Projects with Civic Science

CELF’s Civic Science program provides educators with professional learning, resources, and a community of practice to support you in guiding your students in community-based inquiry projects, with opportunities for students to present their research findings and action plans with community stakeholders during our culminating Student Symposium events.

For the 2023-24 school year, participating teachers will have access to:

-Microgrants to support student projects
-Digital resources for various pathways of study
-CELF’s Student Symposium events in Spring 2024
-Teacher stipends upon program completion

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CELF Professional Learning Customized for Your District

The concepts of sustainability are universal, but every district and school starts from a different place. Whether you have a handful of knowledgeable teachers, one enthusiastic administrator or a new green building, CELF can help you take the next steps toward infusing your curriculum and school culture with education for a sustainable and equitable future.

Using a proven framework strategically developed to incorporate Next Generation Science Standards, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills and current K-12 best practices in place-based education and project-based-learning, CELF provides educators with practical and valuable curricular access points.

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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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