This project provides funding to new haven ecology project to implement its project, which will design, demonstrate, and disseminate environmental education practices, methods, and techniques, that…

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 1 awarded a $239,290 Project Grant to the New Haven Ecology Project Inc., doing business as Common Grounds, under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951). The grant will fund implementation of a project to increase environmental literacy and encourage pro-environmental behavior in New Haven, Connecticut through July 2024.

Key deliverables include placing three environmental educators in three New Haven public schools to develop outdoor classrooms, school gardens, and habitats connected to urban waters and lands. The educators will provide ongoing environmental education focused on clean water and land revitalization. Additionally, 45 teachers will receive support to integrate outdoor and hands-on environmental stewardship lessons utilizing the new educational facilities. Subrecipients will help create the school gardens and outdoor classrooms while facilitating outdoor learning opportunities. The project aims to generate a new generation of environmental leaders equipped to address justice issues facing urban communities.

This project provides funding to new haven ecology project to implement its project, which will design, demonstrate, and disseminate environmental education practices, methods, and techniques, that will serve to increase environmental literacy and encourage behavior that will benefit the environment in new haven, connecticut. The grantee will do this by placing 3 highly skilled environmental educators in 3 public schools in new haven, provide professional support to expand outdoor classrooms, school gardens, and school yard habitats connected to urban waters and land, and create new outdoor urban environmental educational learning experiences. Activities:this project will increase public awareness and knowledge about environmental issues in new haven, connecticut and provide students and teachers the skills necessary to make informed decisions and to take responsible actions. Activities to be performed during this project period include: embedding experienced environmental educators in partner school to create ongoing high quality outdoor environmental education focused on clean water and land revitalization, working with 45 teachers at partner schools to utilize the outdoor classrooms an education tool, and create and/or improve gardens and schoolyard habitats on school grounds.subrecipient:subawardees will help create the school gardens and outdoor classrooms, facilitate outdoor stewardship and learning opportunities connected to urban waters and lands and build capacity of classroom teachers to offer quality environmental education experiences. Outcomes:IT is anticipated that this project will result in the following deliverables and expected outcomes include: 45 teachers will integrate outdoor learning/hands on environmental stewardship into their lessons, students and teachers use the school gardens and outdoor learning spaces created as a teaching classroom, and a diverse generation of environmental leaders will be created to address environmental justice challenges facing urban, low income communities. Intended beneficiaries include staff, students of 3 new haven public schools and families and/or community members.