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The No Child Left Inside (NCLI) Act was reintroduced Thursday, April 7, 2022. The legislation was authored by Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) and Rep. John Sarbanes (D-MD) to expand and strengthen hands-on, environmental and outdoor learning opportunities for elementary and...

The Arkansas Environmental Education Association is hiring a part-time Program Coordinator.  The Program Coordinator will be responsible for managing and growing AEEA programs and communications.  This includes professional development offerings, the annual...

In the last year AEEA engaged with our members and the larger environmental and outdoor education community to develop a community-based strategic plan. The plan established new priorities for how we will elevate the field of environmental and outdoor education in...

When the spread of a novel coronavirus forced the closure of schools across the country in spring of 2020, educators began to explore a multitude of strategies for a safe return to in-person learning for students, teachers, and staff. The challenges and consequences...

Pictured left to right: Sophia Stephenson, AEEA Executive Director; Eric Fuselier Outstanding Non-formal Educator; Sim Barrow, AEEA Board Member; Schelly Corry, AEEA Board Member AEEA is recognizing Eric Fuselier as the 2021 Outstanding Non-formal Environmental...

Pictured left to right: Randy Rutherford, Executive Director for Secondary Schools; Dr. Marcus Johnson, Mann Principal; Jackie Scott, Outstanding Educator; Tiffany Dunn, former AEEA Board President; Rob Beadel, former AEEA Board President AEEA is recognizing Jackie...

The Arkansas Environmental Education Association (AEEA), the statewide nonprofit organization dedicated to the advocacy for multi-disciplinary environmental education, announces that the 2021 Awards for Outstanding Environmental Educators is open for nominations. The...

AEEA has launched an Environmental Education Resource Directory.  This online index is designed as a searchable, dynamic tool available to everyone in the state.  Environmental education (EE) can take a variety of forms, and the goal is to reflect this in a...

Abigail Ferrell and the 6th grade students of her EAST (Education Accelerated by Service and Technology) class have big plans for their school grounds.  They are explaining the final plan for the Sara Ford Outdoor Pocket Gardens and Learning Space. Their project,...

When the calendar opens to January, annual work plans and New Year’s resolutions promise productivity, improvement, and growth.  The beginning is full of anticipation of what is to come.  Yet we wake up in the same world in which we fell asleep when the...