Urban Earth Academy connects middle and high school youth to nature, science, stewardship, renewable energy, and the green careers shaping their communities.
A hands-on learning experience built for urban communities — from watersheds and biodiversity to renewable energy and youth-led action.
Urban Earth Academy is designed around the places young people already know — parks, neighborhoods, recreation centers, school campuses, waterways and the built environment.
Youth explore biodiversity, urban nature, local habitats, watersheds and the environmental systems that shape everyday life.
Activities include mapping, water investigations, field observation, navigation, simple energy experiments and project-based learning.
Students translate what they learn into stewardship, civic action and exposure to environmental and clean-energy career pathways.
The sequence can be adapted to partner schedules while preserving a coherent learning arc and culminating action experience.
Biodiversity, species identification, neighborhood ecosystems and observation.
Stormwater, runoff, water quality, local waterways and environmental health.
Navigation, field skills, safety, Leave No Trace and outdoor confidence.
Waste, pollinators, native plants, beautification and caring for shared spaces.
Solar energy, energy use, climate connections and the clean-energy transition.
Teams synthesize learning into a local project, presentation or stewardship action.
Urban Earth Academy can operate from a central hub, at neighborhood sites, on school campuses, or through a blended citywide model.
A ready-to-deploy youth environmental learning platform that connects STEM, outdoor recreation, stewardship and career exposure in one program.
Bring consistent outdoor STEM and environmental education to youth across recreation centers and citywide programs.
Extend environmental literacy through project-based learning, field experiences and career-connected enrichment.
Urban Earth measures more than participation. The goal is increased environmental knowledge, stronger stewardship habits, teamwork, confidence and exposure to future pathways.
Urban Earth Academy partners with recreation systems, schools and community organizations to create high-quality environmental learning experiences for urban youth.