Innovations in Environmental Education
The Innovations in Environmental Education (IEE) Fund supports El Dorado County teachers in implementing innovative environmental education which fosters appreciation for watersheds, habitat and our environment in a manner that protects the natural resources and beauty of our area. Through grant support, IEE helps teachers introduce innovative environmental education programs to their students. The program favors innovative proposals that stress interaction with our human community, which are part of a continuing environmental education continuum, with projects that are largely carried out beyond the classroom.
Our hope is that such programs will have enhanced impact on the students' view of the role we play in habitat degradation and encourage their interest in methods by which we as a community can lessen our impact.
The Fund would not be possible without the generosity of former ARC board member and IEE Fund benefactor, Bob Massad. Bob passed away in the fall of 2010 and left the Conservancy in charge of administering the fund. To learn more about why Bob started the IEE Fund, read his short essay.
For those interested in submitting a grant to support a school garden, please note:
Garden projects must demonstrate holistic planning. Holistic planning includes not just garden infrastructure, but how many students and teachers will be involved, how the garden will be used to teach environmental education, and how garden curriculum will be integrated with classroom learning. We are willing to fund training and curriculum to those ends. For the infrastructure portion of any garden grant there is a cap of $1000.
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