Become one of the very first
Earth Friends Educators
Earth Friends has the opportunity set the standard for environmental education in early educaton.
Earth Friends Educators teach children where we live and how we live by providing children with clear, uniform, and relative information about our environment and the positive impact that humans can have on it.
Educator Training
The Earth Friends Program is only available through the 2-hour Earth Friends Educator training.
Earth Friends Program pricing starts at $550 and includes program access and community perks for one educator (individual) per school/community. Additional educators are $50 each.
The aim of Earth Friends is to integrate environmental education into any learning environment for young children. Once you take the training, you will have:
200 pages of quality lesson materials: 25 20-minute lessons; 100+ activities for teachers; 100+ activities for families; 5 community events; and more
5 photos books to stimulate learning and curiosity through real-life photos
5 story books to add to the classroom library
updated resources through a national network of people passionate about bringing environmental eduction to early education
the confidence to teach environmental education subjects at a developmentally appropriate levels for children ages 3-8
continual teaching support and inspiration through a Community of Practice
The Earth Friends Program is not a unit of study or a selection of lessons you can pick and choose from. Earth Friends is not location specific. You can teach it anywhere, in any community or education setting, indoors or outdoors.
Training Information
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All Earth Friends Educator Trainings take place online through Zoom.
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You can also book an individual 1:1 training for your self or your community through Spring 2024. Group sessions will resume in July 2024.
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200-page Earth Friends Program*, which includes: 25 lessons, 5 community events, 50 teacher activities, 50 family suggestions, resources, and more
5 Earth Friends Photo Books (a visual support for each module)
5 Story Books (a reading book for each module)
discounts on sustainable products for classroom and schools from the Earth Friends online store (coming Sept 2024)
membership in the Earth Friends Educators Community of Practice, a national network of teachers, individuals, and young professionals bringing environmental education to young children through the Earth Friends approach
*All materials in perpetuity, which will be updated each year as necessary.
**School designates any school, early education center, or community.
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$550
Individual: 2 individuals (affiliated with a school or center) to receive training + program + all materials and supports mentioned above + CoP$50
for each additional educator to receive training + curriculum and community access
We have hope when we invest in our children’s future—a future where “earth-friendly” will be lifestyle not a school study.
What will this training
do for you?
You will become well-versed in how to teach environmental awareness, sustainability, and climate change topics to young children.
You will become familiar with each module, as we discuss the objectives and activities and provide you with a knowledge base for the subject and language for the worldly concerns adults may encounter.
You will have your module materials organized and ready to go. (We will even do a few activities together!)
You will become educated in the interconnected systems within our natural and physical environments and the ways in which all humans can positively impact each other and our planet.
You will feel confident in closing the climate education gap.
You will become an Earth Friend! Once you have completed the training, you will receive the curriculum, module kits, and be welcomed into our Earth Friends Community of Practice. You can begin teaching Earth Friends as early as Fall of 2024.
You will be able to teach Earth Friends every year and be supported by updated resources and a growing community.
