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Date: Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 2:28 PM<br>Subject: [highedpublicity] FINAL REVIEW DRAFT - Early Childhood Environmental Education - Guidelines for Excellence<br>To: <a href="mailto:highedpublicity@naaee.org">highedpublicity@naaee.org</a><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:18.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">FINAL REVIEW DRAFT - Early Childhood Environmental Education -
Guidelines for Excellence</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:9.0pt;line-height:18.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">The North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE)
has embarked on an exciting venture and we would like to ask for your
assistance. NAAEE is developing a fifth set of guidelines as part of the
National Project for Excellence in Environmental Education (</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="http://www.naaee.org/programs-and-initiatives/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1A4669">www.naaee.org/npeee</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">).
These guidelines will focus on the development and implementation of early
childhood environmental education programs. When fully developed, the
guidelines will include an introduction, a set of key characteristics for
quality early childhood environmental education program development and
implementation, examples, references, and a glossary of terms.<br>
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This draft is being submitted to the environmental education and early
childhood education communities for review and comment. The process has been
iterative. The writing process has taken approximately two years. We
invite you to review this <u>third and final </u>draft and provide comments
that will be used in the revision process. We expect to publish later this
year.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">If you would like to participate in the development of these
Guidelines, please:<br>
• <b>Review the draft at</b>:</span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;color:black"> <b> </b></span><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><a href="http://www.naaee.org/programs-and-initiatives/guidelines-for-excellence/early-childhood" target="_blank">www.naaee.org/programs-and-initiatives/guidelines-for-excellence/early-childhood</a></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;color:black">• </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Complete the </span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">response form</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">at the
end of the draft; and<br>
• Email your comments to </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="mailto:borasimmons@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span>borasimmons@gmail.com</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"> by <b>April
15, 2010.</b> <br>
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Feel free to <b>comment directly on the draft</b>. Please send your comments by
post or email to:<br>
Bora Simmons</span></p>
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Thank you in advance for your work. Your participation is essential to
the process. Feel free to let others know about the opportunity to
comment. If you have any questions about the guidelines or the process, please
do not hesitate to contact us directly.<br>
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Bora Simmons, Director<br>
National Project for Excellence in Environmental Education<br>
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="mailto:borasimmons@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1A4669">borasimmons@gmail.com</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><br>
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Ed McCrea, Project Writer<br>
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="mailto:emccrea@eecg.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1A4669">emccrea@eecg.org</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">
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Bora Simmons<br>
National Project for Excellence in Environmental Education<br>
Eugene, OR <br>
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<a href="mailto:borasimmons@gmail.com" target="_blank">borasimmons@gmail.com</a></p>
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