Green Education Foundation
Welcome to Green Education Foundation!
Green Education Foundation (GEF) is a non-profit organization that provides environmental education resources for Pre K-12 classrooms and youth groups nationwide. GEF believes that what is healthy for the environment is healthy for kids, and promotes learning opportunities that develop sustainable habits of environmental stewardship in children and their communities. GEF couples standards-based curricula with active participation, acknowledging that children learn best through hands-on activities that enhance their critical thinking skills.
Register here for free to gain full access to the GEF library of standards-based lessons and activities.
Check out the following GEF 2010 programs that you are invited to participate in (details above): the Green Thumb Challenge, National Green Week, the Green Schools Initiative and I Play Green. By enrolling, you will be linking hands with others from across the country to achieve a measurable environmental goal.
GEF Editorials
Green Buildings
Green buildings have been around for thousands of years even if no one would have called them that until recently. The Romans made use of what we call passive solar techniques to keep their buildings cool in the hot Italian sun. Unfortunately, by the 20th century these sensible, simple methods were ignored. It became so inexpensive to heat spaces that energy conservation was not a priority in the building industry at...
Read More...School Gardens – Plant, Water & Learn!
A significant goal of the Green Education Foundation (GEF) is to promote creative and effective ways for schools and teachers to shrink the nature deficit and incorporate the outdoors into their curricula. One great way to get kids more involved in nature is through gardening. Many schools today are planting gardens as a way to engage children in the most basic of human-nature relationships. Planting a garden is a...
Read More...Sensory Education Enhances Student Learning
Environmentally-conscious educators regularly search for ways to make lessons on environmentalism accessible and engaging to children. A common view among educators is that hands-on learning is the surest way to teach children.
GEF Service Announcement
Check out GEF's Public Service Announcement (PSA) promoting the benefits of kids gardening. Click above to watch!
