Environmental Education

Safeguarding our EARTH, our
HOME.

VIRONMENTAL

EDUCATI

What do
I need
To

 Gain a basic understanding

on environmental education.
 Acquire skills to be actively involved in investigating environmental issues and concerns and respond to them.
 Develop with ethics so that they can actively participate towards environmental improvement and protection..

What do
I need to  International Earth Day was proclaimed in 1970 by its founder,
John McConnel.
 The biosphere continues to suffer from the abusive impact of human populations and their technology.  Depletion of Natural
Resources,
 Famine,
 Expanding Population,
 Endangered species,

What is
Environme
ntal

As Early as the 18th century, JeanJacques Rousseau – introduced a philosophy on environmental education in his work, EMILE.
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 This philosophy was echoed by Louis
Agassiz, a Swiss – born naturalist, as he encouraged students to study nature than books.
 These two influential scholars helped lay the FOUNDATION for the concrete environmental education program known as NATURE STUDY. Which took place in th th

ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION is process by which people develop awareness, concern and knowledge of the environment and learn to use this understanding to preserve, conserve and utilize the environment in a sustainable manner for the benefit of present and future generations.
It entails the will to take personal initiative and social participation to achieve sustainability.

Goals,
Objectives, and
Aims
Of
ENVIRONMENTA

GOALS :

1.To improve the quality of environment. 2. To create awareness among the people on environmental problems and conservation.
3. To create an atmosphere so that people participate in decisionmaking and develop the capabilities to evaluate the

OBJECTIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL
EDUCATION:

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Awareness
Knowledge
Attitudes
Skills
Participation

Aims of Environmental Education:

 To provide different groups of people as well as graduates in a variety of professional fields with the knowledge needed to develop a sense of responsibility towards the environment and the rational utilization of its riches.
 To makes use of this knowledge and skills to preserve, conserve and utilize the environment in a

Importance of Environmental
Education
1.Increase students engagement in science
2. Improves students achievements in core subjects areas. 3.Provides critical tools for a 21st century workforce
4. Helps address "natures deficit

ENVIRONMENTAL
PRINCIPLES
Nature has its own laws that would ensure its stability and sustainability. These laws have allowed it to survive for the last million years.
Human beings as part of

All forms of life are equally important Ours is a finite Earth

Nature is
Beautiful and we are Stewards of
God’s creation…

“ Let’s
Continue to do our PART. Make a change and together we’ll make a

What do
I need to remembe An OATH TO SAVE MOTHER
EARTH
I,_____________,being a good citizen of our planet, shall use my learning in
Environmental Education to preserve and protect the environment and all life in it. I believe that genuine learning does not end with just passing my examinations, but should continue into doing good for my country and for the environment. I am a __________(yr./course) student of___________(school). I am a citizen and

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YOU