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AEEA recognizes Jackie Scott as the 2021 Outstanding Formal Environmental Educator
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...
Outstanding Environmental Educator Award Nominations Now Open
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 Launches EE Resource Directory
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...
J.O. Kelly Middle School Receives AEEA Grant
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,...
Happy 2021 – Hope for a New Year
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...
Welcome to our New Website!
Welcome to AEEA’s new website. Our goal when developing this new site was not only to update the look and feel but also to bring more dynamic features to the site. The blog feature will allow us to highlight important EE news, and upcoming events appear prominently on...
Environmental and Outdoor Education Can Help Schools During Covid
The eeGuidance for Reopening Schools, a new publication which offers support to schools and districts as they find ways to safely reopen their schools, was developed in collaboration with the North American Association for Environmental Education and partners around...
A More Equitable Environmental Movement
As environmental education professionals, we understand that everything in our world is deeply connected, and environmental education is critical for a sustainable future. The Arkansas Environmental Education Association believes all communities and individuals...
Challenges to Environmental and Outdoor Education Nonprofits
Earlier this year the Lawrence Hall of Science conducted a nationwide survey about the impact of Covid-19 on the environmental and outdoor education fields. Not surprisingly the results are bleak, but I urge you to read the report and focus on the section about...