DCEEC General Meeting

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Join us and learn about DCEEC's recent happenings and to help us envision DCEEC's future. We will share exciting news and opportunities, and listen to your ideas for how DCEEC can support you and environmental education in the District of Columbia. To receive the zoom link, please register here.

Lunch and Learn: Outdoor Learning Online Tools

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Have you ever wanted to know more about schools in the District with outdoor learning spaces? Have you wondered how to find out whether a school has existing environmental programming or partnerships? Do you love maps or dashboards? At the next DCEEC Lunch and Learn, Grace Manubay, Environmental Literacy Coordinator at the Office of the...

Youth Mental Health First Aid – Training

US National Arboretum Auditorium 3501 New York Ave, NE, Washington, DC, United States

Youth Mental Health First Aid USA (YMHFA) is an 8 hour public education program which introduces participants to the unique risk factors and warning signs of mental health problems in adolescents, builds understanding of the importance of early intervention, and teaches individuals how to help an adolescent in crisis or experiencing a mental health challenge....

DCEEC Networking Event: Nov. 1

Aquatic Resources Education Center 1900 Anacostia Drive SE, Washington, DC, United States

Join fellow environmental educators across the District for an afternoon of fun and connection about aquatic resources in the city! Planned by DCEEC's EE Networking Committee, we hope this will be an excellent opportunity to gather with other educators using nature as their classroom (or interested in doing more of that), share about your experiences,...

Deadline: Exhibitor Application for DC Teachers’ Night

The U.S. Botanic Garden, Friends of the USBG, and the D.C. Environmental Education Consortium are excited to once again host the 18th annual D.C. Teachers’ Night: An Environmental Education Evening on Thursday, February 13, 2025 from 6:00-8:00 PM. Don’t miss this opportunity to apply to exhibit at the 2025 D.C. Teachers’ Night. If selected, exhibitors...

Lunch & Learn: Outdoor Field Experiences: Shifting to Student-Led Place + Problem-based Learning

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Interested in connecting the dots between outdoor learning, environmental literacy, and social studies? Want to gain a better understanding of what meaningful watershed educational experiences might look like on school grounds? Hoping to connect with others who are doing work in this space, too? If so, join us for this three part virtual lunch and...

D.C. Teachers’ Night: An Environmental Education Evening

US Botanic Garden 100 Maryland Ave SW, Washington, DC

Join us at the U.S. Botanic Garden Conservatory for the 18th annual D.C. Teachers' Night. Connect with D.C. area environmental education organizations and find ways to get your students learning about the natural world and how to bring the environment into the classroom! Learn from an amazing community about field trip experiences, professional development opportunities,...

Lunch & Learn: Social Studies + Environmental Literacy

virtual

Interested in connecting the dots between outdoor learning, environmental literacy, and social studies? Want to gain a better understanding of what meaningful watershed educational experiences might look like on school grounds? Hoping to connect with others who are doing work in this space, too? If so, join us for this three part virtual lunch and...