Colorado Alliance for Environmental Education

Congratulations to all the organizations doing amazing work to expand youth access to the outdoors!

Children who spend time outdoors enjoy improved health and cognitive functions, reduced stress, enhanced social skills, and better educational outcomes. Yet, children from low-income and communities of color lack equal access to experiences in nature. The Colorado Outdoor Equity Grant Program (OEGP) was established to help address these stark disparities in outdoor access. Program funding is capped at $3 million per year but demand for the program exceeds the cap by millions. The OEGP has proven its ability to connect underrepresented youth with the natural world. Now it’s time to leverage the success of this popular program and ensure it’s accessible to more underserved youth across our great state. Contact your legislator today and ask them to increase funding for OEGP : https://lnkd.in/eDx8bWK *

🎉 A heartfelt THANK YOU for making Colorado Gives Day a success! Together, we raised over $17,000!🌟Your belief in the power of outdoor and environmental learning is ensuring that Educators, like YOU, across the state are supported, inspired, and celebrated for the hard work they do ensuring our world is cared for in the future.    Thank you for being a part of this amazing community! #ThankYou #ColoradoGivesDay #NaturesStorytellers #SupportEducators

"With growing approval from the government and parents, some advocates envision a future in which public school districts launch outdoor pre-Ks and perhaps, eventually, even some K–12 nature options. "

🌿 Educators, like YOU, are Nature's Storytellers. The work YOU do everyday to create inspiring learning experiences that spark minds, hearts, and action to care for our planet is hard work. But together, we can make it easier. Now is the perfect time to schedule your donation and unlock a $2,000 matching gift! Your contribution will help support educators, like you who inspire curiosity and connection to the natural world. By scheduling your gift, you can double your impact and ensure that no educator has to do this work alone. Schedule your donation today at www.caee.org/ColoradoGives #NaturesStorytellers #MatchChallenge #SupportEducators #DoubleYourImpact

As educators, we are nature’s storytellers—sharing the wonders of the world and inspiring future generations to care for our planet. You can support the Colorado Alliance for Environmental Education by making a donation today! Together, we can ensure that educators like YOU are supported, inspired, and celebrated as we continue to protect our planet through the power of stories and environmental learning. Make your gift at www.caee.org/ColoradoGives.

Carrie Lander, an educator at Trailblazer Elementary, shares how a 5th-grade camping trip changed her life: "31 years ago, a 5th-grade camping trip changed my whole trajectory. I loved the YMCA camp we visited and thought the naturalists (outdoor educators) there had the coolest job. I went back that summer and every summer until I became the summer camp Program Director and lived there for 3 years teaching outdoor ed. This love led me to a NOLS trip and Colorado. I now teach art at a K-5 school focused on outdoor and place-based education. My son will go on a 5th-grade trip with this school!" Thank you, Carrie, for inspiring a love of the outdoors in the next generation! 🌲 #HeartOfOurStory #NaturesStorytellers #OutdoorEducation #EnvironmentalEducation

Nominations for the Presidential Environmental Youth Award and Presidential Innovation Awards for Environmental Educators are due January 15th! 🌿🌍 Know a K-12 student with an awesome environmental project? Or an inspiring educator weaving environmental learning into their school’s curriculum? Nominate them! 🏆 This is the chance to celebrate young environmental leaders and educators making a difference in their communities. 💪 Let’s highlight those who are helping our planet thrive! 🌱 #EnvironmentalEducation

Huge congratulations to Treehouse Learning in Louisville, Colorado, for being awarded the 24-Karat Gold Award from the Colorado Green Business Network! 🏆 This local, privately owned center has made sustainability a core part of its DNA—fostering environmental literacy in our youngest learners. 🌍💡 #Sustainability #EarlyChildhoodEducation #GreenBusiness #EnvironmentalLiteracy #FutureLeaders #EnvironmentalEducation

Congratulations to CAEE Member Rose Banzhaf for her Star of the Future Award for her work advancing Envirothon in Colorado! Amazing work! #AdvancingEE