The Worldwide Web of EcoCareers: A resource for job seekers
If you’re anything like me, you’ve scoured the internet hundreds ー if not thousands ー of times looking for green jobs in your field. You’ve bookmarked a few specialty job …
3 Ways the Eco-Schools USA Program Creates Student Leaders
Ten years and over 3 million students! Those are the latest impact numbers from Eco-Schools USA, a global program hosted by the National Wildlife Federation. The program has provided place-based learning …
Earth Tomorrow: Participants Keep Coming Back!
It says a lot about the value of a program when – even after graduating – alumni keep coming back every year. For eighteen years, the National Wildlife Federation’s Earth …
Eco-Schools USA September Newsletter
I like a teacher who gives you something to take home to think about besides homework. ~Lily Tomlin According to the National Center for Education Statistics, this school year 50.8 …
Eco-Schools August Newsletter
Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children play is serious learning. Play is really the work of childhood. ~Mister Rogers …
Focus on Local Green Career Preparedness: 2019 Symposium Recap
On Wednesday July 17, 2019, the National Wildlife Federation hosted a symposium of secondary and post-secondary educators, nonprofits, and employers to examine the intersection of career preparedness and green workforce …
Creating Conservation Stewards: 5 Ways to Make the Most of Your Outdoor Field Trip
Rain. It’s not something most teachers hope for when planning a class gardening trip. But that’s exactly what I got this past spring when I took my kindergartners to plant wildflowers for pollinators at Jamaica Bay Wildlife …
