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    Historical Background of Environmental Education can be summarized in 3 sentences: In the 18th century, Rousseau and Louis Agassiz stressed the importance of environmental education, focusing students on studying nature rather than books. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the Nature Study Movement gained support and changed science curriculums across the US. Modern environmental education began in the late 1960s and early 1970s, with events like the first Earth Day in 1970 and the passing of the National Environmental Education Act, which aimed to incorporate environmental education into K-12 schools.

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    Historical Background of Environmental Education can be summarized in 3 sentences: In the 18th century, Rousseau and Louis Agassiz stressed the importance of environmental education, focusing students on studying nature rather than books. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the Nature Study Movement gained support and changed science curriculums across the US. Modern environmental education began in the late 1960s and early 1970s, with events like the first Earth Day in 1970 and the passing of the National Environmental Education Act, which aimed to incorporate environmental education into K-12 schools.

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    Historical Background of Environmental Education

    In 18 the centaury Rousseau Louis Agassiz (Swiss


    stressed the importance of an Naturalist) echoes Rousseau’s
    education that focuses on the
    Several decades later philosophy as he encouraged
    Environment students to “study Nature, Not
    This heldBooks”
    in late 19the
    centaury and early 20th
    centaury

    Anna Batsford Cornstock,


    Nature Study Movement garner the head of Dept. of Nature
    Tremendous support from community Natural Study Movement Started
    Study at Cornell University was
    leaders, Teachers and scientists.. and
    changes the science curriculum for children
    a prominent figure in the
    across the US Natural Study Movement and
    wrote the Hand Book for

    Modern
    Environmental Ultimately, the first Earth Day on April
    22nd 1970 – A National Teach in about
    Education Movement Environmentalis
    Environmental problems- paved the
    Started, which gain m Began way for modern Environmental
    significant momentum in Education Movement
    the late 1960s ans early
    In 1970 President Nixon passed
    National Environmental
    Education Act, which has intended
    Civil to incorporate Environmental
    Rights, Education into K-12 schools
    Vietnam In 1971, the National Association for Environmental
    Education (Now Known as North American Association for
    Environmental Education) was created to Improve the
    environmental literary by providing resources to teachers
    and promoting Environmental education programmes

    Internationally Environmental Stockholm Declaration


    Education gained recognition June 5-16 1972-The
    when UN conference on the UNESCO and UNEP (United Declaration of the United Nations Conference on Human E
    Human Environment held in Nations Environmental Program) . The document was made up of 7
    created three major declarations proclamations and 26 principles "to inspire and
    Stockholm, Sweden in 1972 guide the peoples of the world in the
    declared Environmental that have guided the course of
    preservation and enhancement of the human
    Education must be used as a Environmental education
    tool to address global
    Environmental problems.

    The Tbilisi Declaration The Belgrade Charter


    October 14-26 1977-The Tbilisi Declaration "noted October 13-22 1975-The Belgrade Charter was the
    the unanimous accord in the important role of outcome of the International Workshop on
    environmental education in the preservation and Environmental Education held in Belgrade,
    improvement of the world's environment, as well as Yugoslavia. The Belgrade Charter was built upon the
    in the sound and balanced development of the Stockholm Declaration and adds goals, objectives,
    world's communities." The Tbilisi Declaration and guiding principles of environmental education
    updated and clarified The Stockholm Declaration programs. It defines an audience for environmental
    and The Belgrade Charter by including new goals, education, which includes the general public.
    objectives, characteristics, and guiding principles of
    environmental education.

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