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Educating Civic Scientists for a Zero Waste Future

May 19, 2022 July 25, 2022 / Announcements, News, Press

May 19, 2022 Houston, Texas – Tricon Energy (“Tricon”) and the Children’s Environmental Literacy Foundation (“CELF”) are collaborating to improve environmental education and equip students with skills to build a zero-waste future. The collaboration brings together CELF’s proven support for sustainability education in school communities with Tricon’s commitments to social inclusion and circular economy. Tricon …

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CELF’s 2022 Student Symposium Recap Highlights Student Projects

April 12, 2022 April 12, 2022 / Announcements, News

At the end of March, CELF concluded its Spring 2022 Civic Science: Inquiry to Action program with a Virtual Student Symposium! This interactive presentation experience gave students and teachers the opportunity to present their semester-long work to each other, the CELF staff, and scholars and educators from other participating schools. Utilizing a place-based approach, students …

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Civic Science in the Classroom: CELF’s Case Studies

March 1, 2022 March 1, 2022 / News

Have you ever wondered what Civic Science looks like in the classroom? What the outcomes of student-led research are? Or why Civic Science is important? These are questions we are frequently asked, but there are as many answers as there are classrooms! CELF’s Civic Science: Inquiry to Action program engages students in hands-on learning to identify, …

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The Children’s Environmental Literacy Foundation Announces Executive Director Transition

February 16, 2022 April 12, 2022 / Announcements, News

Founder and Executive Director Katie I. Ginsberg will retire after 20 years leading the organization, with new Executive Director Tara Stafford Ocansey joining from Columbia University Valhalla NY, February 16, 2022. The Children’s Environmental Literacy Foundation (CELF) announced today that founder Katie Isaak Ginsberg, who has grown and led the organization tirelessly for the past …

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Our January newsletter is out!

February 2, 2022 February 2, 2022 / Announcements, News, Newsletters

Click here to learn more about our upcoming opportunities and to join the conversation on Education for Sustainability!

CELF Virtual Summer Institutes 2021 Recap

October 19, 2021 November 9, 2021 / Announcements, News

Each summer, CELF hosts our annual Summer Institutes to provide an opportunity for educators and administrators to immerse themselves in a multi-day learning experience centered on sustainability, environmental literacy, and both project and problem-based learning methods. This year, the institutes took the form of three virtual professional development programs focused on education for sustainability and …

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Our September newsletter is out!

September 16, 2021 February 2, 2022 / Announcements, News, Newsletters

Click here to learn more about our exciting upcoming opportunities and how you can join the conversation on Education for Sustainability.

Equitable Air Project: Civic Science in Action

August 19, 2021 February 16, 2022 / News

In early April of 2020, a local New York paper ran an alarming headline: “Bronx Residents Twice as Likely to Die from Covid in NYC.” New York City was in the throes of the Coronavirus. That week in April, 2,000 people died of the disease, and in just two months, 20,000 more would perish. In …

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CELF 2021 Summer Institutes are Underway

July 9, 2021 October 19, 2021 / News

This week, CELF kicked off our summer programming with the first session of Education for Sustainability Institute: Reflecting on What Matters! K-12 educators from all over the country — including New York, Houston, Los Angeles, and more – came together as a virtual community to discover how sustainability can be applied as a critical lens …

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CELF Summer Intern Introductions 3/3: Meet Benji!

June 28, 2021 June 28, 2021 / News

Last but not least, we are excited to introduce Benji, our final intern for the Summer of 2021! As the Social Media Strategy Intern, Benji is primarily responsible for expanding CELF’s social media presence and helping create lively online communities. We have been so impressed by the work that Benji has done so far and …

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CELF Virtual Student Symposium Spring 2021 Recap

June 21, 2021 November 9, 2021 / Announcements, News

At the end of May, CELF concluded its Spring 2021 Civic Science: Inquiry to Action program with a Virtual Student Symposium! This interactive presentation experience gave students and teachers the opportunity to present their semester-long work to each other, the CELF staff, and scholars and educators from other participating schools. Utilizing a place-based approach, students …

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CELF Summer Intern Introductions 2/3: Meet Corey!

June 16, 2021 June 28, 2021 / News

In our previous post, we introduced one of our three newest interns (Kyla Spiezer). Today, we would like to introduce Corey, who is the Education and Digital Media Intern for the Summer of 2021! Having an exceptional background in film production and website design, Corey will be responsible for producing and editing CELF’s video content …

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CELF Summer Intern Introductions 1/3: Meet Kyla!

June 14, 2021 June 16, 2021 / News

We are happy to announce that CELF has hired 3 new interns, all three of whom were chosen for their talent, expertise, and self-motivation. Together, this power team will help the CELF community grow through digital engagement, content creation, and new social media strategies. Get to know them all right here, starting today with Kyla! …

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CELF partners with Teacher Center of Central Westchester to offer a new workshop!

April 23, 2021 October 19, 2021 / News

This spring CELF is partnering with the Teacher Center of Central Westchester to conduct a 2 part Series Workshop on “Engaging Students through Inquiry, Place and Action in the Blended Classroom”. Teachers will discover how to boost student engagement by connecting place-based learning to the local environment, geography and history with the integration of mapping …

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Live every day like it’s Earth Day!

April 20, 2021 April 20, 2021 / News

We are excited to see more and more signs of spring, and opportunities to reignite students’ learning in some of the outdoor spaces they love most. We invite you to join us for our line-up of programs and activities taking place during Earth Month and beyond: explore CELF’s full spectrum of activities for teachers, students, …

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Our March newsletter is out!

March 5, 2021 October 19, 2021 / News, Newsletters

Click here to learn more about our exciting upcoming opportunities and how CELF is empowering young scientists to be ESG-Focused Industry Leaders.

CELF kicks off Civic Science: Inquiry to Action 2021

March 1, 2021 October 19, 2021 / News

CELF’s Civic Science professional learning program kicked off this month with over 70 middle and high school teachers from CT, NJ, NY and TX. This is our largest Civic Science cohort to date! Through participation, teachers learn how to support students in acquiring data analysis and systems thinking skills, along with deep civic content so …

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Teachers’ Environmental Literacy Series 2020-2021

March 1, 2021 March 1, 2021 / News

Last January, the Children’s Environmental Literacy Foundation (CELF) concluded its first-ever Teachers’ Environmental Literacy Series (TELS). This series brought together teachers from around the country to explore sustainability through the lens of the environment, equity, and economics. Our participants walked away from each of these sessions with new insights and student activities to leverage inside …

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Summer Internship Reflection 2020

September 16, 2020 September 16, 2020 / News

Parnia Razinobakht University of Houston- Valenti School of Communications, Graduate Assistant- Center for Diversity & Inclusion “CELF is building community and filling an important gap between sustainability and education— an area that needs to be addressed to create the future advocates, changemakers, and leaders we need!” I had a great experience being part of CELF’s …

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Resilience by Design

September 9, 2020 September 10, 2020 / News

By Katie Ginsberg, Founder & Executive Director Pivot. Pivot is the word I have heard and repeated arguably more than any other over the past six months. No mystery there, pivoting was key to pandemic survival for businesses and organizations of all kinds, not to mention for teachers, students and parents. Response to crisis can …

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