REGISTRATION IS OPEN!

Louisiana Environmental Education Symposium
March 9-10, 2012

Join us for the 2012 Environmental Education Symposium at the Crowne Plaza in Lafayette, Louisiana on March 9-10, 2012! Registration deadline is January 10, 2012!

Exhibitors: If your organization offers environmental resources for educators, this symposium would provide an excellent opportunity for you to display and distribute these materials to the individuals who can best utilize them – teachers and informal educators! Our Exhibit Hall will feature environmental education resources for educators, such as curriculum guides, lesson plans, CD ROMs, videos, field trip information and other opportunities that can enrich the classroom experience. Our educators would greatly appreciate your resources and the opportunity to speak to you, the experts!
Presenters: Do you have a new, dynamic lesson, activity, or program that you would like to share with fellow formal and informal environmental educators? Consider presenting at the 2012 EE Symposium! Emphasis this year will be placed on engaging teachers and students in outdoor learning experiences…so what can you add to the conversation?! Classroom teachers are encouraged to submit proposals! Your counterparts are anxious to see what you are doing in the classroom so do them a favor and share your knowledge!

$35 Early Bird Participant Registration closes on February 10! Earn CLUs!

We are celebrating 15 years of professional development (lots of CLUs here) and want YOU to join in the fun!!

Friday, March 9th: Optional Short Course sessions will be offered at locations in and around Lafayette. Get a behind-the-scenes look at what goes into coastal restoration efforts and talk one-on-one with the scientists involved! Or take a canoe trip down the Vermilion River to learn about watershed issues and the variety of habitats along the way. You’ll then return to Vermilionville for some great watershed lesson activities. Or get ideas on how to “Green Ribbon” your school through the schoolyard garden tour with the “Get Your ROOTS on” session. Lastly, you can choose to participate in a fun-filled day at Acadiana Nature Station. The staff there can’t wait for you to experience their take-home ideas on using the outdoors for THE BEST kind of classroom experience! Go to our website for more information & registration forms for these workshops/tours.
Saturday, March 10th: Sit back and enjoy some quality networking while we serve up a continental breakfast to start your day. We’ll then offer breakout sessions and plenty of exhibit hall time. Prepare to be entertained with a WOW keynote address during our banquet style lunch!  Then it’s back to the final sessions before we break and go home. We’ve designated 2012 as the Year of Outdoor Teaching so many sessions will focus on how to use the outdoors to enhance the classroom experience!

We do offer lodging assistance (1/2 the hotel fee for 1 night) to those with significant drive times while funding is available so apply now!
Don't delay! Early Bird Registration is $35 until February 10, 2012. (Registrations sent after February 10th increases to $50.)

All Symposium registration, exhibitor, and presenter forms and related information can be found below.

For more information: Venise Ortego, EE Coordinator, 337-948-0255, vortego@wlf.la.gov
 

Louisiana’s Tenth Environmental Awareness
STUDENT ART & LANGUAGE ARTS CONTEST
THEME: "Louisiana Waters: Protect, Conserve, Enjoy!"

We invite all students to participate in this exemplary program. The theme for the 2012 contest is “Louisiana Waters: Protect, Conserve, Enjoy!” We hope this theme will be used to introduce water sustainability initiatives in classrooms, educating students on how they can incorporate the protection, conservation and enjoyment of water in their daily lives.
Contest is for ages 5-18 years. All submissions must be postmarked by Thursday, April 26, 2012.

**Official contest criteria and registration form is posted below.**

The Louisiana Environmental Education Commission’s (LEEC) mission is to create a comprehensive and balanced environmental education initiative that results in a literate citizenry who will make informed decisions to effectively solve existing problems, prevent new ones and maintain a sustainable environmental for future generations.

Whether you are a teacher, student, parent, business representative, college or university faculty member, or interested citizen we applaud your interest in environmental education and hope you will find this site resourceful.

We strive to achieve a high quality environmental education infrastructure in Louisiana that will enable our citizens to have basic knowledge about environmental issues, programs, technology and natural resources.