K-12 Environmental Literacy

photo of five kids investigating the water at Walnut Creek Wetland Center

North Carolina's K-12 Environmental Literacy Plan

A roadmap for increasing environmental literacy among our state’s students and preparing them for STEM careers.

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Implementation Guides for the K-12 Environmental Literacy Plan

Amy Pitts at Kingswood Elementary School

Schools and Classrooms

NPS educator Susan Sachs with two students

Nonformal Environmental Education Providers

Statewide Agencies and Organizations

Grace Baucom receiving her EE Certificate with DEQ secretary and NCSU faculty

Higher Education

students planting oysters with NC Coastal Federation educator

Community Organizations and Conservation Groups

students installing a pond on their school campus

All ELP Implementation Guides

Model Environmental Education Schools

Learn about NC's Model EE Schools
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Field Trips

North Carolina has hundreds of environmental education centers, museums, aquariums, parks, gardens, forests, arboretums and other public spaces for students and teachers to explore and experience authentic, hands-on learning.

woman and young girl collect insects in a jar on play center grounds

Nature Play and Learning Places

Where children of all ages and abilities can form an emotional bond with their natural environment