is learning of environmental studies important at primary level? Give reason in your support through suitable examples.
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“Right now, in the second decade of the 21st century, preparing our students to be good environmental citizens is some of the most important work any of us can do. It is for our children, and our children’s children, and generations yet to come.”
— US Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan, Sep 2010
Environmental Education Benefits Schools and Educators by…
Creating Enthusiastic Students. EE offers opportunities for rich, hands-on, real world and authentic learning across the curriculum. This relevance to students’ lives engages and inspires them more than traditional pedagogy.Fostering Innovative Teacher-Leaders. EE gives educators the confidence to take students outdoor and to design more dynamic, interactive learning experiences that spark students’ engagement.Addressing Academic Standards. EE offers an engaging way to meet the content and skills identified in Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts and mathematics, as well Next Generation Science Standards and C3 Framework for Social Studies.Saving Schools Money. When students investigate and take action to improve the environmental performance of their school buildings and grounds, they often cut costs in electricity, water, waste management, and more.
It is estimated that by 2030, the world population of 7 billion will demand twice as many resources as the planet can supply (The Economist). Meeting the needs of our global citizenry—ecologically, economically, culturally, spiritually, and more—requires understanding and creative problem solving. Environmental education equips learners with the knowledge, skills, and motivation to address complex environmental challenges in the 21st Century.
Environmental Education Benefits the Larger World by…
Fostering Healthier Schools. EE empowers students to lead the way in creating greener and healthier learning environments inside and outside their school buildings.Supporting Sound Decision-Making. EE ensures citizens are informed about sound science and equipped to make decisions that are critical to ensuring the US and greater world have the natural resources on which our economy and quality of life depend.Contributing to Sustainability. EE builds the knowledge and skills needed to address complex environmental issues, as well as take action to keep our natural world healthy, our economies productive, and communities vibrant.Conserving our Natural Resources.Higher levels of environmental knowledge correlate significantly with a higher degree of pro-environment and conservation behavior. The more people know, the more likely they are to recycle, be energy efficient, conserve water, etc.
How Project Learning Tree Makes a Difference
PLT encourages students to improve their schools, homes, and neighborhoods based on what they learn in the classroom.PLT provides educators with peer-reviewed, award-winning curriculum materials to engage students in learning about the environment. We show teachers how easy it is to bring environmental education into their everyday lesson plans using our hands-on, multi-disciplinary materials aligned to state and national academic standards. Our trainings also focus on developing teachers’ confidence and skills for taking students outdoors to learn.More than 675,000 teachers have received training in Project Learning Tree since the program began in 1976, making PLT one of the most widely-used environmental education programs in the United States.By teaching students how to think, not what to think, about complex environmental issues, PLT is helping young people learn the problem-solving skills they need to make informed choices about the environment. We are also helping to prepare a 21st century workforce faced with increasingly complex environmental issues, like climate change.
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Environmental studies at primary level of schooling has lessons that integrate the basic information related to Science, Social sciences, and environment-related studies.
It is at this tender age that responsibility towards the environment and nature should be inculcated into the young minds of the children. At this age, the children have a fast grasping capacity and tend to learn many new things with a broader perspective.
The children get exposed to the nature and the way of the environment and understand their importance and learn to protect their surroundings without polluting it.
It is at this tender age that responsibility towards the environment and nature should be inculcated into the young minds of the children. At this age, the children have a fast grasping capacity and tend to learn many new things with a broader perspective.
The children get exposed to the nature and the way of the environment and understand their importance and learn to protect their surroundings without polluting it.
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