An insightful and inspiring article was recently published in the Bay Journal about the Richmond Public Schools Environmental Literacy Plan. The article also details the current development of the Virginia State K-12 Environmental Literacy Plan, which has been mandated by Virginia's General Assembly.
The Virginia ELP efforts are being led by the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation's Office of Environmental Education, which visited the North Carolina Office of Environmental Education and Public Affairs in 2023 to learn more about the development of the North Carolina K-12 Environmental Literacy Plan. North Carolina's ELP was first released in 2010 and was revised in 2024.
“The Office of Environmental Education at the Virginia Department Of Conservation and Recreation is thankful to Lisa Tolley and Marty Wiggins from the NC Office of Environmental Education and Public Affairs for their guidance and encouragement while developing Virginia’s first Environmental Literacy Plan,” notes Lori Schoenwiesner, Environmental Education Specialist with the Virginia DCR Office of Environmental Education. North Carolina Environmental Education Program Manger Lisa Tolley has also addressed meetings of the Virginia Association for Environmental Education by video about the North Carolina ELP, and the NC office continues to consult with their counterparts in Virginia.
View the NC K-12 Environmental Literacy Plan.
One example of how the plan was applied in North Carolina and continues to have a positive effect at a school and community:
Lincoln Heights Environmental Connections Magnet Elementary School Named Top Magnet School of Excellence
The North Carolina Office of Environmental Education and Public Affairs is part of the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality. This program administers the North Carolina Environmental Education Certification Program, and manages several other programs that serves educators, students and the public. Learn more at https://www.eenorthcarolina.org/about-office-what-educators-say
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