This May, Save The Bay's Restoration Engagement Specialist Daniella Perez Garcia and Education Program Coordinator Haymar Lim presented "Fostering Belonging through Environmental Education" at The 2024 State of the Estuary Conference. Since 1998, we have partnered with teachers across the Bay Area to educate and inspire young people to become lifelong stewards of estuarine ecosystems. As an organization actively working to restore Bay habitat, Save The Bay has the rare opportunity to bring students from the communities with the greatest sea level rise risk out to the shoreline where they can take part in habitat restoration, making a real difference in protecting their communities. Daniella and Haymar discussed how we engage students outdoors and our priorities to improve access by providing programs to frontline, underserved communities. Most recently, the percentage of underserved students in our education programs is over 70%. Save The Bay’s environmental education aims to give youth the confidence and resources they need to continue taking space and fostering their curiosity about nature, the outdoors, and their impact on their environment.
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Calling all educators seeking an effortless solution to lead the charge in environmental conservation 📢 If you are an Early Childhood, Primary School, or Secondary School teacher, this program is for you! The Ocean Classroom Initiative covers themes of Plastic Pollution, Environment, People and Connection, and Climate Action, providing tailored and age-appropriate lesson plans, activities, webinars, and resources for your classroom. This free initiative, crafted by educators for educators, comes with no minimum requirements. You'll regularly receive fresh content directly to your inbox empowering you to seamlessly integrate it into your classroom in a way that suits your teaching style and objectives. Teachers around the world are invited to join Take 3 for the Sea's Ocean Classroom Initiative—making every classroom an Ocean Classroom 🌏 Sign up today https://lnkd.in/gbPngtg5
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Check out this feature on our very own Environmental Planner, Meredith Keppel!
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Throughout 2022-23 we achieved significant milestones across various initiatives, contributing to environmental education, community engagement, and sustainable living 💚 https://lnkd.in/eif_QmVS
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