CELF Membership Program
Embedding Sustainability in School Culture & Community
In winter 2021, CELF launched a Pilot Membership program in response to school communities’ expressed need for resources connecting timely topics to remote and in-person instruction. With a focus on equity, emotional and physical health, and knowledge growth, educating for sustainability (EfS) addresses the spectrum of disparities frequently determined by racial bias, poverty, food insecurity, and environmental health impacts. CELF Membership provides EfS digital resources, long-term curriculum and instruction support, team-based and 1:1 coaching support, and flexible program options.
Download our Membership Program brochure to learn more!
Education for Sustainability (EfS): An innovative teaching methodology that develops critical thinking skills necessary to understand complex, interconnected social, economic and environmental issues
Member Services
*Annual Membership runs for the full academic year.
Program Highlights

Orientation
Set the stage and gain common language.

Community Gatherings
Build your community and network.

Speakers & Group Events
Speaker events and thematic discussion groups.
Membership Program Calendar
Latest Past Events
2022 CELF in the Field: Activating Sustainability through Community Park Restoration (White Plains, NY)
Bronx River Reservation 198 Central Park Ave., White PlainsJoin the Children's Environmental Literacy Foundation (CELF) and the Westchester Parks Foundation (WPF) for an after-school afternoon of service to support the Clean River Project. Learn how to connect the Big Ideas of Sustainability—such as the Ability to Make a Difference and Community Engagement—to your classroom practices. Participants in this program will remove plastic waste …
2022 CELF in the Field (Stamford, CT): Activating Sustainability in Urban Green Spaces
Mill River Park 1010 Washington Blvd., StamfordThis 2-hour in-person field experience with the Children's Environmental Literacy Foundation (CELF) and the Mill River Park Collaborative (MRPC) connects your teaching practice to place-based learning in the natural world. Participants in this program will discover biodiversity and native riparian wildlife along the park's restored river bed. We will explore how environmental policy can shape …
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2022 Air Quality & Environmental Justice Training
Office of Sustainability 44-36 Vernon Blvd., Long Island CityUsing civic science and place-based learning, 5th-9th grade NYC DOE teachers will learn how to use air quality monitors to lead students in collecting and analyzing data to determine the causes of and design solutions for historical environmental injustices in their communities. Earn 6 CTLE credits and receive an air quality monitor to use at …