You May Be Surprised....

What do a PhD in education, an accountant, a banker, a builder, an English as a second language teacher and an employee at a major IT company have in common? They are all enrolled in the North Carolina Environmental Education Certification Program.

For many years, the North Carolina program has trained full-time professionals in the environmental education field, such as park rangers and nature center educators. However, the the program also attracts some individuals who could be termed "non-traditional enrollees" to environmental education certification.

Why? Various reasons. Some work as volunteers or part-time staff at nature centers, parks and forests and want to be adequately prepared to instruct environmental education programs when called upon. Others are planning to work in environmental education as an "encore" or second career after retirement. Some are public or private classroom teachers and college professors who enroll to learn more about environmental education pedagogy and outdoor teaching techniques so they can incorporate them into traditional classroom settings.

So, don't assume this program is not for you! Find out more about some of your state's certified environmental educators at http://certifiedenvironmentaleducators.blogspot.com/ 

Stan. Accountant during the week,
environmental educator all the time. 

(And he makes an awesome snow cone.)