North American Association for Environmental Education

North American Association for Environmental Education
AbbreviationNAAEE
Formation1971; 48 years ago
FounderDr. Robert McCabe[1]
Founded atMiami Dade College[1]
TypeNonprofit
Purpose
HeadquartersWashington, D.C.
Methods
  • Driving Excellence
  • Cultivating Collective Impact
  • Mobilizing Support
Membership
20,000
Executive Director
Judy Braus
Affiliations
  • Global Environmental Education Partnership
  • Natural Start Alliance
Websitenaaee.org
Formerly called
National Association for Environmental Education[1]

The North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE) is a US-based nonprofit organization.[2]

The organization was founded in 1971 in the U.S. as the National Association for Environmental Education[3] but now includes members from over 30 countries.[3][4]

NAAEE and its 56 affiliate organizations[5] in the US, Canada, Mexico have over 20,000 members;[4] additional affiliates exist outside North America in Asia and Oceania.[6] These partners, many of whom operate at a state or provincial level, have their own conferences, publications, or other activities.[7][8][9][10]

NAAEE holds its own annual conference,[11] supports teacher training in environmental education,[12] supports research demonstrating the impact of environmental education,[13] and produces a wide variety of publications, including Guidelines for Excellence[14][15] in environmental education.[16]

The Natural Start Alliance,[17] a project of NAAEE, works to connect young children with nature.[18]

  1. ^ a b c https://cdn.naaee.org/sites/default/files/naaeehistory2001.pdf Archived 2018-03-16 at the Wayback Machine [bare URL PDF]
  2. ^ "Mission, Vision, and Strategy". Naaee.org. 26 September 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Thirty years of History 1971 to 2001" (PDF). Naaee.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 March 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  4. ^ a b "About Us". Naaee.org. 19 May 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  5. ^ "Affiliates". Naaee.org. 19 May 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  6. ^ "International". Naaee.org. 19 May 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  7. ^ "E3 WA Home Page". E3Washington.org. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  8. ^ "nacee". Nacee.org. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  9. ^ "Texas Association for Environmental Education". Taee.org. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  10. ^ "MAEE – Minnesota Association for Environmental Education". Minnesotaee.org. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  11. ^ "NAAEE Annual Conference". Facebook.com. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  12. ^ EPA,OA,OEAEE,OMR, US (20 October 2016). "EPA Awards $10.8M for National Environmental Education Training Program - US EPA". Archive.epa.gov. Retrieved 1 November 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  13. ^ "eeWORKS: Demonstrating the Power of Environmental Education - American Public Gardens Association". Publicgardens.org. 13 December 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  14. ^ "Environmental Education Association of Oregon - Guidelines for Excellence". Eeao.org. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  15. ^ "NAAEE Excellence in EE - Guidelines for Learning". Plt.org. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  16. ^ "Environmental Education (EE) Publications - US EPA". Epa.gov. 12 December 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  17. ^ "Natural Start - In early childhood, learning comes naturally". Naturalstart.org. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  18. ^ "Environmental Education in Wisconsin - Natural Start: An Early Childhood EE Website". Eeinwisconsin.org. Retrieved 1 November 2018.