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Upcoming Events and
Learning Opportunities

  • EENC Book Club
    EENC Book Club
    Jan 01, 2026, 8:00 AM – Jun 18, 2026, 8:00 PM
    Online Course
    Join EENC's semi-annual book club for monthly connection and conversation around some great eco-forward titles.
  • Accessible by Nature: Designing EE to Support All Learners
    Accessible by Nature: Designing EE to Support All Learners
    Membership Offer
    Feb 16, 2026, 9:00 AM – Mar 27, 2026, 6:00 PM
    Online Course
    We hope this course will inspire you to strengthen your pedagogical practices so they are more welcoming, inclusive and accessible for all learners.
  • Environmental Educators Intro to the Afterschool and Industry Partnership Playbook with NC CAP
    Environmental Educators Intro to the Afterschool and Industry Partnership Playbook with NC CAP
    Feb 26, 2026, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
    Online Course
    This webinar is intended to help EE providers expand their community engagement by developing and maintaining meaningful partnerships with after school and out-of-school time providers in their area.
  • Inquiry Based Outdoor Learning: Using BEETLES in NC Workshop
    Inquiry Based Outdoor Learning: Using BEETLES in NC Workshop
    Membership Offer
    Mar 28, 2026, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
    Visitor Center, 759 State Park Rd, Troutman, NC 28166, USA
    The BEETLES learning sessions are active experiences crafted to encourage instructors to look at specific aspects of research-based science pedagogy and to inspire shifts in instructors’ thinking about their own teaching and learning.
  • EE and the NC Science Standards
    EE and the NC Science Standards
    Membership Offer
    Apr 06, 2026, 9:00 AM – May 01, 2026, 5:00 PM
    Online Course
    This course is designed to help formal and non-formal educators understand North Carolina state science standards and how environmental education can apply to those standards when planning lessons and curricula for school-age audiences.
  • Methods of Teaching Environmental Education Online Workshop (MOTEE)
    Methods of Teaching Environmental Education Online Workshop (MOTEE)
    Membership Offer
    May 04, 2026, 9:00 AM – May 22, 2026, 6:00 PM
    Online Course
    Helps practitioners create inclusive and age-appropriate learning experiences, gain group management skills, practice teaching methods to promote inquiry, and gain skills in designing objectives, lessons, and assessments for EE programs using NC Essential Standards as a foundation.
  • Section Event: Garden Tour at Paul J. Ciener Botanical Garden
    Section Event: Garden Tour at Paul J. Ciener Botanical Garden
    May 07, 2026, 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM
    Paul J. Ciener Botanical Garden, 215 S Main St, Kernersville, NC 27284, USA
    Section Events are intended to bring together folks from a region of the state for a special learning and networking opportunity.
  • Section Event: Garden Tour at Asheville Botanical Garden
    Section Event: Garden Tour at Asheville Botanical Garden
    May 09, 2026, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
    Asheville Botanical Garden, 151 WT Weaver Blvd, Asheville, NC 28804, USA
    Section Events are intended to bring together folks from a region of the state for a special learning and networking opportunity.
  • Section Event: Garden Tour at Duke Gardens
    Section Event: Garden Tour at Duke Gardens
    May 16, 2026, 9:15 AM – 10:45 AM
    Duke Gardens, 420 Anderson St, Durham, NC 27705, USA
    Section Events are intended to bring together folks from a region of the state for a special learning and networking opportunity.
  • Section Event: Garden Tour at Airlie Gardens
    Section Event: Garden Tour at Airlie Gardens
    May 22, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
    Airlie Gardens, 300 Airlie Rd, Wilmington, NC 28403, USA
    Section Events are intended to bring together folks from a region of the state for a special learning and networking opportunity.

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