EEASC 2026 Conference Camp Compass

Looking for a new avenue and partner for Environmental Education?  It may be right in your city or town and one that you may never think about!  Learn how a local non-profit reached out to an airport and developed one of the most creative program for students 16-20 years of age.  It is totally scholarship for the students and has touched well over 100 students and counting.  Working with 6 students at a time, three times a year, and learning about aviation is a dream reached!  Join us!

Designing Nature: Student-Built Sustainable Gardens highlights how students transformed a school courtyard into a living outdoor classroom through interdisciplinary learning and hands-on design. Agriculture, engineering, astronomy, art, and environmental science classes collaborated to plan and build a native-plant garden that supports biodiversity and sustainability. Students mapped the local watershed, created light-intensity maps using astronomy concepts, designed artistic features such as murals, and applied agricultural practices to establish healthy native plant systems. This session shares how real-world problem solving, design thinking, and cross-disciplinary collaboration empowered students to build a functional, beautiful, and sustainable space while developing scientific, technical, and creative skills.