K-12 Sustainability Lesson Clearinghouse
Explore GEF's free Lesson Clearinghouse to find stand-alone lessons that are easily integrated into your existing curriculum plans. The Clearinghouse offers a place for educators to collaborate by sharing their own sustainability activities and commenting on their favorite lessons.
Search for lessons by grade level, subject area, or GEF program, such as the Green Energy Challenge, Sustainable Water Challenge or I Ride Green. Visit the Clearinghouse today to find the perfect lesson for your class!
Introducing GEF Institute
GEF Institute's blended learning and classroom topics focus on green building principles and practices and provide everything you need to conduct successful sustainability lessons and building audits. Customize your own full-year program or select individual 30-hour units. This curriculum is designed for high school classrooms.
GEF Institute online courses incorporate dynamic instruction methods, video narration, application based activities, discussion forums, assessments, and more. Each course is entirely online and self-paced. Some of these courses are eligible for professional development or academic credit through the Institute's partnering university.
Online Certificate Programs
GEF Institute certificates are comprised of online education that provides big picture analysis and local application of important conepts around sustainability. Earning a certificate boosts credibility in the workplace, and provides the foundational knowledge for successful sustainability initiatives or behavior change campaigns. Certificate requirements are completed entirely online and are self-paced. Some certificates are eligible for professional development or academic credit.
This self-paced, 15-hour online course is designed to equip students with a strong foundational knowledge of sustainability, the science and technology of promoting sustainability, and the balance between environmental, social, and economic concerns.