Background Statement
Environmental and outdoor education experiences are like charging stations that power up learning and enhance skills that will help Coloradans care for our world and sustain it for future generations. The educators who build these experiences require strong supports, just as those engaged in a construction project require scaffolding to do their job efficiently and well. For environmental and outdoor educators, opportunities for professional development, generating and sharing new ideas, and community support are essential in order to be effective. When we support our outdoor and environmental educators, they can provide the types of integrated learning experiences that prepare our society for whatever the future brings.
Since 1989, the Colorado Alliance for Environmental Education (CAEE) has been supporting the many types of educators who teach concepts we ALL need to understand: how natural systems work, what we must do to interact responsibly with our environment, and how we can protect natural resources for future generations.
Together, we are wiring up an extensive circuitry of rich contexts and collaborators in environmental and outdoor learning that support ALL schools, families, and communities across Colorado.