Programming components provide support to environmental education through instructional requirements, teacher resources, training programs and other elements.

The program components of a comprehensive capacity building program include the following:

EE Model or Resource Schools

EE Training for Pre-service Teachers

EE Training for Non-formal Educators

Coordinated Teacher In-service Programs

EE Training for Teacher Educators

EE Correlations to State Standards

EE Guidelines and Standards

State Assessment that includes EE

See Program Definitions

See also Structure, Funding and Diversity areas for integration into a comprehensive system.

(Note: Not all components are necessary to have in place for a comprehensive EE program. The prioritization of components and how they are achieved varies from state to state. Ultimately, comprehensive EE programs involve a majority of the components listed.)

EE Capacity Building Opportunities and Information

"Environmental Education Capacity Building is about developing effective organizations and individual leaders in order to achieve comprehensive EE programs at the state and local level." Created by the National Environmental Education Advancement Project (NEEAP).
The URL is: http://www.uwsp.edu/cnr/neeap/research/EECapacityB...

2003 Guide to Residential Outdoor Schools

The guide includes approximately 333 programs in the California, West, Central, Northeast, Southeast, and International regions. Some programs have more than one site.
The URL is: http://raincloudpub.com/EnvEd/ros.html