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Education Programs
All students should have an equal chance to see themselves—rightfully and confidently—as conservation and wildlife champions. To inspire the next generation of conservation leaders, our free education programs provide unique resources including middle school lessons featuring diverse role models and careers in conservation, outdoor literacy trainings for educators, guides to support nature-based field trips, and hands-on leadership opportunities for teens.
Conservation Nation Academy
Unique trainings and resources for educators
We offer free ready-to-teach lessons for middle school that challenge stereotypes and feature authentic conservation champions breaking barriers around the world who come from diverse cultural, racial, and ethnic backgrounds. We also provide trainings to help educators bring diverse role models and approaches to environmental literacy into their classrooms.
Teen Leaders in Conservation
Free hands-on programs for
middle and high school students
Free hands-on programs for middle and high school students
Our planet’s amazing web of biodiversity needs some TLC: Teen Leaders in Conservation! We help teens from under-resourced communities in Washington, DC connect with nature and develop career skills such as public speaking, writing, and project management as they build confidence to tackle environmental action projects at school and in their communities.
Explore with Conservation Nation
Free resources and grants for nature-based field trips
We provide educators with unique resources for facilitating outdoor exploration, including field trip transportation grants and educator guides containing tips for learning about nature, student journal pages, and scavenger hunts that teachers can download to help their students explore the outdoors.
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We will randomly draw one name quarterly to win your choice of binoculars or a set of nature books!
Interested in Partnering with Us?
If you or your organization are interested in supporting our work to inspire the next generation of conservation champions or would like to learn more about our progams, please fill out the form below and we’ll put you in touch with the appropriate team member.
Conservation Nation Academy
Unique resources and training for educators
Our free lessons challenge stereotypes and feature authentic conservation champions from around the world who come from diverse cultural, racial, and ethnic backgrounds. We are looking for formal and non-formal educators working with upper elementary through high school to help us pilot these lessons by giving us feedback before a national rollout in early 2025.Â
As funding allows, we also offer free training for PreK-12 teachers (both virtual and in person) to share resources and strategies in conservation education.
To indicate your interest in pilot testing lessons and/or learning about upcoming trainings for educators, please fill out the form below.
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Teen Leaders in Conservation
Hands-on programs for middle & high school students
Our planet’s amazing web of biodiversity needs some TLC: Teen Leaders in Conservation!Â
We help teens from under-resourced communities in Washington, DC connect with nature and develop career skills such as public speaking, proposal writing, and project management as they build confidence to tackle environmental action projects at school and in their communities.Â
Our work with teens has evolved from a Youth Advisory Council and NxtGen microgrant program in 2021 to the current TLC model that launched in 2023. We are also piloting a virtual TLC program in spring of 2024 that focuses on actions to reduce food waste and exploring how our everyday actions impact wildlife.
Conservation Nation is a proud partner of The Washington School for Girls, The Washington Jesuit Academy, and DC Public Schools.
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EXPLORE with Conservation Nation
Resources and grants for field trips
We should never underestimate the power of nature experiences for children. Time spent in nature is associated with positive conservation attitudes and behaviors as well as improved mental wellness. And just about every conservationist we meet speaks fondly of early experiences with nature as an inspiration for their career path.
That’s why we support teachers in facilitating field trips and outdoor nature exploration for students with unique resources. We offer a nature learning and ideas booklet (complete with student worksheets!), field trip transportation grants, and an educator’s guide to exploring nature in Washington DC.
Program Resources
Are you interested in helping us bring more students into nature?
The cost of buses can range from $15-20 per student, making even free nature destinations inaccessible for so many schools. Please consider donating to help us make things like these experiences possible.
Interested in Partnering with Us?
If you or your organization are interested in supporting our work to inspire the next generation of conservation champions or would like to learn more about our progams, please fill out the form below and we’ll put you in touch with the appropriate team member.
