Implementing Environmental Literacy Plans

Once your environmental literacy plan has been developed and written, implementation is the next step. During the planning process, ideally you identified the people who will be leading the implementation of different aspects of the plan and when different programs or processes will be rolled out. It’s okay to acknowledge that full, systemic implementation takes time.

Arlington Public Schools started by embedding one MWEE into their district curriculum and then continued the work until they had a district-wide environmental literacy plan which has students experiencing MWEEs throughout K-12. Watch the video below to learn how school district leaders, teachers, and facilities managers worked together to embed systemic MWEEs into the curriculum, develop an environmental literacy plan, and create a culture of sustainability and environmental literacy throughout the district. Then, check out some environmental literacy plans from around the region.