Cultivating Excellence in EE
Our mission is to cultivate environmental literacy and engagement among diverse community leaders. Through leadership and support, we promote a vision for healthy, resilient communities and environment.
Our goals are to:
- Be the statewide advocate for environmental education in Oregon
- Enhance the professionalism of environmental education through the establishment and implementation of core competencies
- Strengthen the dynamic networks for environmental education from local level systems to complex international collaborations
Our primary functions are to:
- Collaborate with state level partners to ensure the inclusion of environmental education in related initiatives;
- Educate and assist EEAO affiliates in educating, decision makers about the importance and relevance of environmental education;
- Serve as a liaison for environmental education between all systems levels from local to international;
- Promote the delivery of consistent and high quality environmental education through the certification of non-formal environmental educators;
- Improve the evaluation of environmental education programs;
- Compile and share “best practices” for environmental education; and
- Establish and enhance collaborative environmental education networks throughout Oregon, the Pacific Northwest, the United States and internationally.
Our values are guiding us in the way we work:
- Education occurs along a continuum of learning opportunities from cradle to grave
- Appreciation for a diversity of perspectives
- Learning is about the process, experience and personal growth, not just saturated information
- Environmental education operates through a broad lens and should be understood and accepted as such
