Advance Equity & Justice

Sunstones at The Lawrence

Guide for Outdoor Science Chapter 1: Working Toward Equitable and Just Outdoor Science Organizations

How can we create and sustain equitable and just working and learning environments?

BEETLES in a Day Program

Luana Rivera Palacio shares how she implemented BEETLES in a day program and their approach to hiring instructors that reflect the communities they serve.

Connecting BEETLES Approaches and Trauma-Informed Teaching Practices

James Taborda-Whitt of Camp Bovey describes intersections between student and nature-centered teaching practices, and trauma-informed, healing-centered approaches

Celebrating Black History, Rooted in Plants, at the New York Botanical Garden

Arvolyn Hill of the New York Botanical Garden describes a program she designed on the influence of the African diaspora on the plant world.

Regional Network Tales from the Field: Philadelphia

A regional network in Philadelphia brought informal educators and school administrators together for professional learning and reflection on equity within the field of environmental education.

Regional Network Tales from the Field: Forming Community Partnerships to Inform Curriculum Design with the Native Voices Project

A description of the Native Voices Project, a regional collaborative in the Upper Feather River Watershed between local educators and leaders from the Mountain Maidu community.

Regional Networks Tale from the Field: River Cities

The River Cities Environmental Education Learning Community shares what they learned as a regional cohort, and how this can advance justice and equity in environmental education.

Building Regional Networks: Lessons Learned in Collaboration and Community

A series of implementation stories about how subnational networks in Sierra Valley, San Diego, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Alabama, and Minnesota worked together to strengthen regional collaboration among environmental education organizations.

BEETLES Guide for Outdoor Science Program and Organization Leaders

This Guide is a planning tool to support leaders to successfully implement change in their organizations and programs.

Emerging Leaders Cohorts: An Affinity-Based Model for BIPOC in Environmental Education

Hear from Professionals of Color about the impact of the Emerging Leaders Program, an initiative to advance equity and inclusion within the outdoor environmental science field through the BEETLES Learning Institutes.

Racial Equity and Inclusion in United States of America-Based Environmental Education Organizations: A Critical Examination of Priorities and Practices in the Work Environment

This study sought to explore how Environmental Educators of Color experience and are impacted by workplace culture, practices, and policies.

Centering Equity and Inclusion in Cultivating Community

Drawing on our first-hand experiences, the goal of this brief is to bring awareness to the ways that white supremacy culture has shown up in the field of environmental education.

Intentional Hiring and Recruitment through the Lens of Equity and Inclusion

Insights and Lessons Learned from Crissy Field Center, Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy

Building Towards an Inclusive Organizational Culture: Insights and Lessons Learned from YES Nature to Neighborhoods

This brief highlights how YES Nature to Neighborhood shifted organizational culture to intentionally foster the promotion and retention of BIPOC in the organization.

Promoting Discussion

Discussion is an essential part of learning. This session provides valuable knowledge, strategies, and discussion practice to help instructors develop their discussion-leading skills.

Making Observations

How we can help learners make careful observations while encouraging wonder and curiosity? The session explores methods and activities to strengthen learners’ skills in making observations.

Examining Equitable & Inclusive Work Environments in Environmental Education

This study, led by the Research Group at the Lawrence Hall of Science, explores the design of a professional learning workshop series for outdoor science organizations.

Land Acknowledgements

Land acknowledgments call attention to the enduring presence of indigenous peoples– but they’re just one small part of supporting indigenous sovereignty.