OSSE’s Environmental Literacy (EL) Program assists schools in implementation of the DC Environmental Literacy Plan by providing environmental education guidance, training, and technical assistance. The EL Program also assists schools in applying for the US Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools Award and supports the planning and implementation of District-wide events such as Growing Healthy Schools Month.

About the DC Environmental Literacy Plan

Resources

• Environmental Literacy Framework
• Local environmental education providers
• Curricular resources
• Local, regional, and national environmental literacy efforts
• Environmental Literacy Reports

Get Involved

• Bus Transportation for Environmental Field Experiences
• Environmental Literacy Grants
• Environmental Literacy Leadership Cadre for Elementary Schools
• Growing Healthy Schools Month
• US Department of Education’s Green Ribbon School Program