About Us

Why We Teach

For our kids

We are in the midst of a profound environmental crisis. Destructive human impact on our environment is accelerating while our children become more alienated from nature and spend more time inside engaging in solitary and sedentary activities that put their minds and bodies at risk.

A generation of environmentally literate youth that appreciates our world’s diversity and understands the intersections of natural and human systems can put us on a path toward a more sustainable future.

NatureBridge students become environmentally literate. They connect to nature through real-world, inquiry-based science. They are challenged to consider their environment in new ways and to make informed decisions. They are changed in ways small and large that put them on a new path.

For more sustainable communities

Environmental education teaches us that all living things are interconnected and reliant on our stewardship for survival. And true environmental literacy requires a strong connection to the world, love and appreciation for nature’s beauty, and understanding of the scientific principles that govern our environment. 

Environmental literacy is not controversial. It is the key to conserving and protecting our natural resources. And those resources are critically important to all of us whether we are children, parents, scientists, teachers, hunters, farmers, advocates, or philanthropists.

We are committed to removing perceived and real cultural, economic, and political barriers, increasing awareness of the importance of environmental literacy and building demand for environmental education as the best path toward creating an environmentally literate society.

We’re taking the long view

Together with partners, including the academic community, government agencies, advocacy organizations, other program providers, the philanthropic community, and individuals like you, we are charting a new course. We are building and documenting best practices in the field, creating new evidence-based curriculum and professional development programs for teachers, and expanding the definition of environmental education to include interdisciplinary studies from math and science to social studies.