Early Childhood Environmental Education

The North American Association
for Environmental Education
The North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE) is a network of
professionals, students, and volunteers working in the field of environmental education
throughout North America and in over 55 countries around the world.
NAAEE combines the perspectives of the environmental and educational communities, taking
a cooperative, non-confrontational, scientifically balanced approach to promoting life-long
learning about environmental issues.
NAAEE members think about how people become literate concerning environmental issues
and believe education must go beyond consciousness-raising about these issues. It must
prepare people to think together about the difficult decisions they have to make concerning
environmental stewardship, and to work together to improve, and try to solve, environmental
problems.
NAAEE recognizes the need for a coherent body of information about environmental issues. Its
members also recognize that information and analysis are only part of an effective education
program. To be truly effective, this body of knowledge must be integrated into all aspects of
the curriculum and into all types of educating institutions for the widest array of audiences.
In order to provide support for environmental education and its practitioners, NAAEE offers
a variety of professional products, events, and services. These include the NAAEE Annual
Conference, printed and electronic publications, Internet-based resources, and representation
among leading organizations within the educational and environmental communities.