Both formal and non-formal educators can learn more about early childhood environmental education and build skills to integrate it more fully into their lessons. This 8-week course is designed to require 12-15 hours of active participation and work and is made up of 6 modules in which participants will:

• Identify key characteristics of high-quality, early childhood environmental education programs.
• Describe how environmental education can help address early childhood best practices, standards and/or guidelines.
• Learn new early childhood environmental education activities for children/students.
• Develop a plan to integrate early childhood environmental education into your classroom, center, home child care, program or organization.

Although learning is self paced, there is a suggested timeline of completion for each module. Additionally, participants will be required to attend a 1-hour online discussion with fellow eeCourse participants to share ideas, reflections on course materials, and/or their final course project. 

Registration for Fall 2026 will be open August 5 - September 24, 2026. The term begins September 28 and all assignments are due by November 20, 2026. This course is designed to be completed within the designated timeframe, so please plan accordingly to make the most of your learning experience, and ensure you have the time to fully participate in the course. If unexpected circumstances prevent you from finishing, you may request a one-time deferral to a future course term for a $50 fee.

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Supervisors interested in enrolling multiple staff can receive a discount of one free registration for every three registrations! Email Lisa Eadens at [email protected] for more details and to receive a registration code.