Environmental Education & Community Engagement Online Course Offered by Cornell University Civic Ecology Lab (April 3 - April 30)

#GreenOpportunity

Green Opportunity is a daily environmental scholarship, fellowship, volunteer opportunity, grant, job, or partnership opportunity for young people.

Cornell University invites you to participate in the Environmental Education and Community Engagement online course.
Imagine school students and community members designing a new garden to address food justice in their neighborhood. Or an environmental education center that collaborates with community members to advance local climate action. This course is about creating partnerships between environmental education programs and community members who aim to achieve shared goals through stewardship or advocacy. By involving youth and adults in environmental stewardship, environmental educators enhance environmental quality, social equity, and human well-being. They also engage local residents in advocacy to transform social systems that influence the environment.

Through the course materials, webinars, and interaction with each other, course participants will explore how to engage community members in stewardship and environmental decision-making and action as part of environmental education. During this 4-week course, you will:

1. Explore and create new ideas for community engagement goals and strategies by synthesizing practical experiences and theoretical frameworks,

2. Exchange practical ideas for community engagement with peers and receive feedback from the instructors, and

3. Develop a plan for community engagement in your own educational program.

Participants who complete the course assignments will receive a Cornell University certificate (PDF) stating a total of 20 credit hours.

The deadline for the submission of applications is midnight on April 03, 2023, and you can get more details about the fellowship and apply here: https://www.civicecology.org/eece

Green luck with your application!

^{The Greens is a grassroots environmental organization that strives to educate, inspire and engage young people to take action to combat climate change and be at the forefront of biodiversity conservation and waste management.}