Meaningful Watershed Education Experiences or MWEEs are multi-stage activities that include learning both outdoors and in the classroom, and aim to increase the environmental literacy of all participants. Teachers support students to investigate topics both locally and globally that are of interest to them, learn they have control over the outcome of environmental issues, identify actions available to address these issues, and understand the value of those actions. - NOAA

Four main components of a MWEE

1. Issue Definition and Background Research

2. Outdoor Field Experiences

3. Stewardship Action Projects

4. Synthesis and Conclusion