Percentage of fourth-graders at Alva Elementary School in Florida meeting or
exceeding District standards after implementation of Environmental Education
and Sunshine State StandardsK-12 students participating in environmental education programs at school do better on standardized tests in math, reading, writing, and social studies
Numerous studies have shown that students at schools using some kind of environment-based curriculum do better academically than their peers at traditional schools, or show improvement after the introduction of environment-based education.
Examples of published data
Percentage of fourth-graders at Alva Elementary School in Florida meeting or
exceeding District standards after implementation of Environmental Education
and Sunshine State Standards
Source: Abrams, K.S. (1999). Summary of project outcomes from Environmental Education and Sunshine State Standards schools’ final report data.
Percentage of eight-graders in Portland, OR meeting or exceeding state standards
for math problem solving, at Environmental Middle School vs. comparable, traditional
schools
Source: Louv, R. (2005). Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature Deficit Disorder. New York: Algonquin Books. (p. 206)
Increase in percentage
of fourth-graders in Asheville, NC performing at the “proficient”
level in statewide math tests at an environment-based school compared to the
statewide average
Source: Louv, R. (2005). Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature Deficit Disorder. New York: Algonquin Books. (p. 206)