N.C. Environmental Literacy Plan Available for Public Input

The comment period has closed. The N.C. Office of Environmental Educationa and Public Affairs and the ELP Working Group are currently reviewing the public comments and feedback.

A copy of the most recent draft is available at http://www.eenorthcarolina.org/educators--literacy-plan.html

The N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources, the N.C. Department of Public Instruction and numerous partners have developed this plan for North Carolina to enhance environmental literacy among public school students. It will serve as a guiding document in integrating environmental education as a method of enhancing instruction across the curriculum. It addresses educational standards and measuring environmental literacy, teacher professional development opportunities and the importance of buildings and grounds as part of an effective learning experience. For more details on the history of the plan, see http://www.eenorthcarolina.org/educators--literacy-plan.html

The Office of Environmental Education and Public Affairs would like to thank members of the Environmental Literacy Plan Working Group http://www.eenorthcarolina.org/ELP-members.html for their time and energy in developing this plan and the N.C. Department of Public Instruction for their partnership and support.