Climate Corps Education Outside

Planting the seeds of science and ecoliteracy to grow environmental leaders.

Learn about the Fellowship

As part of a Fellow cohort, emerging educators work with students, manage their own garden space, and engage a school community while getting their hands in the soil.

Become a School Partner

Schools host a dedicated garden educator to grow your outdoor classroom and provide K-5 students with NGSS-aligned ecoliteracy lessons. 

Support our mission

CCEO places and trains emerging educators in elementary school outdoor classrooms to teach science and ecoliteracy.

If you have questions about the Climate Corps Education Outside program, please reach out to our team at [email protected]. ​

At a Glance

​What We Do:
​Climate Corps Education Outside (CCEO) advances science education and environmental literacy in public elementary schools by bringing student learning to the outdoor classroom.
​Our program:

• Sparks children's interest in science & connect them to the natural world through consistent, NGSS-aligned lessons in school gardens 
• Provides partner schools with a dedicated AmeriCorps Fellow to serve at their single school site for the school year to steward the outdoor classroom
• Transforms schools into more sustainable communities

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​Our Fellows
We recruit an exciting and passionate cohort of emerging environmental educators, whom we train to execute inquiry-based science learning, using the school campus as a learning laboratory. Our educators maintain thriving outdoor garden classrooms and engage their community in projects to improve campus sustainability. Fellows are AmeriCorps members.

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Our Impact
​In the 2022-23 school year, we served:

• 10,000+ students
• 32 school sites in 9 Bay Area school districts across 4 counties 
• 15 Title 1 eligible schools
• 43% students qualifying for Free and Reduced Price Meals
• 4 school sites, specifically for students living with disabilities

See our 2023-2024 impact report

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CCEO DEI Statement

CCEO is committed to cultivating and maintaining an equitable and inclusive environment for staff, Fellows, students, and partner school communities. We recognize that current and historical systemic injustices pose barriers to equal access to quality education, livable wages, and a safe and healthy environment. In order to create a sustainable world where all communities thrive, we aim to actualize equity, inclusion, and intersectionality in our operations and programming. 

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​Administered by California Volunteers and sponsored by the Corporation for National and Community Service.

Climate Corps Education Outside is a program of SEI, an environmental nonprofit consultancy that builds leaders to accelerate climate solutions.

​For over 25 years, SEI has partnered with schools, communities, and businesses to develop leadership pathways from elementary school to early career.
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