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Program Overview
The CREEC (California Regional Environmental Education Community) Central Grant is a program designed to support a community of practice consisting of county office of education leads, formal and non-formal educators from each of the 19 counties included in the CREEC (California Regional Environmental Education Community) Central region. During this grant project the participants will explore, collaborate, share and learn about many environmental literacy topics such as, environmental justice, climate change, biomimicry, integrating the environmental principles and concepts (EP&Cs) into NGSS and HSS, and much much more!
The CREEC Central consists of three core elements to create a Community of Practice for Environmental Literacy
Core 1
Core 1
Promote and Enhance Environmental Literacy
Promote and Enhance Environmental Literacy
Formal and Non-formal Education Leaders will work with their COE Lead to implement their county specific environmental literacy impact plan, and share out resources and professional learning that supports the development of environment literacy with educators and students in their county.
Ongoing.
Core 2
Core 2
CREEC Central Conferences for Environmental Literacy
CREEC Central Conferences for Environmental Literacy
Community Based Partners, Formal and Non-formal Education Leaders and COE Leads will participate in several days of preparation and facilitation of an integrated environmental literacy and NGSS workshops at the virtual CREEC Central Fall and Spring Conferences.
Fall Conference on October 4, 2025
Spring Conference on February 28, 2025
Core 3
Core 3
Hybrid Regional CREEC meetings
Hybrid Regional CREEC meetings
Formal and Non-Formal Educators and COE Leads will attend a regional meeting and experience immersive learning to support environmental literacy for all and build a strong regional network of environmental educators. Hybrid option available.
CREEC Region 5 - 2025-26 Dates TBD
CREEC Region 6 - March 28, 2026
CREEC Region 7 - 2025-26 Dates TBD
CREEC Region 8 - 2025-26 Dates TBD
CREEC CENTRAL Project Leads
CREEC Central Project Funding
Funding for this work is provided by
Funding for this work is provided by
An Environmental Education Grant from the California Department of Education through the California Regional Environmental Education Community (CREEC) Network Program. To Learn more about the CREEC Network Program, visit www.creec.org
CREEC Central Community Partners
John Muirs Laws
Santa Cruz County Outdoor Science School (SCCOSS)
Delta Sierra Science Project (DSSP)
Monterey Bay Science Project & Monterey Bay Area Math Project
Water Education Foundation - California's Project Wet
California Department of Water Resources (DWR)
California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW)
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)
California Science Project
Biomimicry Institute
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