Posted in Garden News on September 24, 2024, by Caryn Hummell Caryn Hummell is the Urban Advantage Coordinator at the New York Botanical Garden. In July, the New York Botanical Garden’s Teacher Professional Learning team partnered with the Children’s Environmental Literacy Foundation (CELF) to offer a free three-day Civic Science Summer Institute: Narrating Our Place in Nature. The […]
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Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is announcing the Children’s Environmental Literacy Foundation (CELF) is receiving $425,616 to advance their goal of cultivating a society of individuals with a deep understanding of the dynamic interdependencies between human and natural systems. This project will develop the next generation of environmental justice advocates, equipped with Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM) skills to protect local watersheds and enhance climate resilience through school-community collaboration.
“The transition to a green economy is underway all over the country through advancements and growth in renewable energy. But, maintaining these energy systems will require a highly trained and educated future workforce with the skills and knowledge necessary to sustain and innovate mass change at scale, in ways that facilitate equitable opportunity and environmental
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
The Children’s Environmental Literacy Foundation is announcing a momentous point of transition for our organization.
The hand sanitizer you’re using to keep germs away during the COVID pandemic could be impacting your air quality. This was one of the findings Harmony School of Fine Arts and Technology teacher Patricia Kulow and her class discovered through Children’s Environmental Literacy Foundation’s Civic Science Inquiry to Action program.
Members of the CELF staff are interviewed by ESAL, a national organization dedicated to increasing local civic engagement by people with backgrounds in science, technology, engineering, and math.