Please follow the sections below to take this brief survey about environmental education in elementary schools across San Diego County. Your feedback will help us learn the best ways to improve environmental programs for all students in our region. This survey will take 5-7 minutes to complete, and you will receive a FREE lesson plan, or money off our curriculum products for your sharing your time and thoughts with us about this important research.
SECTION 1: Background

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* 1. Role (Single Choice)

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* 2. Years in Administrative Role (Dropdown)

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* 3. Approximate School Enrollment

SECTION 2: Current Environmental Education Opportunities

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* 4. Which types of environmental or sustainability programs currently exist at your school?

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* 5. How frequently do students participate in environmental learning activities?

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* 6. What outdoor or community spaces are available for student learning?

SECTION 3: Access, Equity, and Gaps

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* 7. What barriers limit access to environmental learning at your school?

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* 8. Are there student groups with less access to environmental programs?

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* 9. Compared to other schools in your district, how would you rate your school’s access to environmental education?

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* 10. What gaps or unmet needs most limit your ability to expand environmental education?

SECTION 4: Curriculum and Capacity

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* 11. How sufficient are environmental education curriculum resources at your school?

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* 12. Where do teachers primarily find lesson plans or materials for environmental topics?

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* 13. How confident are you that teachers have the capacity to teach environmental topics effectively?

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* 14. How feasible are each of the following program types at your school?

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In-school classroom lessons
After-school clubs
Summer camps
Outdoor or field-based experiences
Volunteer or service-learning projects
SECTION 5: Policy, Partnerships, and Community

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* 15. Does your district or school have formal environmental or sustainability goals?

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* 16. How supportive is your district or site leadership of expanding environmental education?

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* 17. What partnerships currently support environmental learning at your school?

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* 18. How involved are families or the community in supporting environmental education activities?

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* 19. What policy or community supports would most strengthen environmental education at your school?

SECTION 6: Implementation and Interest

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* 20. How important do you consider early (elementary) environmental education for your school community?

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* 21. What success stories, challenges, or innovative environmental education ideas from your school could inform the Climate-Ready Classrooms study and elected officials who are making funding decisions?

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* 22. Would your school be interested in participating in a Green Explorers Club case study program?

We will email you shortly with a code for a free lesson plan on our website, or $15 off a project box or class pack of your choice! To learn more about this research study, please visit https://www.greenexplorersclub.com/research

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