MEEC improves the environmental literacy of students, teachers, and communities of the Mojave Desert Region by actively providing educational resources.
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The Captain Planet Foundation provides grants to support hands-on environmental projects. The objective of the Foundation is to encourage innovative programs that empower children and youth around the world to work individually and collectively to solve environmental problems in their neighborhoods and communities. Grant rewards up to $2,500 are available.
Toshiba America Foundation (TAF) is currently accepting applications for grants to support innovative projects designed by math and science teachers to make their own classrooms more exciting and successful for students.
Learn about California’s forests at a one-week FREE workshop at your choice of Northern California forests! Choose from Plumas County, Tuolumne County, Shasta County, and Humboldt County.
Inside the Outdoors Educator Trainings are a series of FREE projfessional development trainings for K-12 grade teachers.
Rio Tinto Minerals – Borax offers a Transportation Grant for public schools to go out to the Visitor Center at Boron. They will reimburse schools up to $350 per school per year toward transportation costs.
A great site for educators to access free water education materials for your classroom. All materials are standards-based.
Mini Grants available for classroom water conservation projects. For more information, contact Matt Huffine at the Lewis Center for Education Research at 760.946.5414 ext. 238
Curriculum for 4th and 5th grade levels
CREEC Fall Newsletter is full of great EE and Climate Warming information for teachers.
President’s Environmental Youth Awards (PEYA). Young people in all 50 states and the U.S. territories are invited to participate in the program.
Volunteers or Students interested in teaching environmental education. A 30-hour teacher training workshop on the various Jr. Naturalist lesson plans. Participants will be eligible for a $50.00 teacher stipend each day they teach.
The amazing Joshua Tree!
1977-86 High Desert School Busses Eligible for Replacement, Retrofits Thru CARB
Interested in learning more about wastewater treatment and water recycling?
California’s Education & the Environment Initiative (EEI) requires environmental education concepts to be incorporated into the state’s academic content standards for grades K-12. Visit the EEI website NOW to view draft units which are currently being field tested in school districts throughout the state.