Teach ME Outside is a multipronged initiative to ensure that all Maine youth have access to powerful, hands-on environmental learning opportunities. One of the best ways we can advocate for equitable access for ALL youth across Maine is to communicate the work we are doing. The tools below will help you communicate the importance of environmental and outdoor learning in your own communities and contexts.Â
Teach ME Outside highlights the many benefits of community-based environmental learning. Learn more about the study led by Stanford University that gives us strong data to understand what so many of us already know to be true.Â
This summary resource connects national and international peer-reviewed academic studies to what educators are observing in Maine using responses to the 2019 Census of Community Based Environmental Learning.
This summary highlights evidence that environmental education contributes to conservation and environmental quality.