Funded by NOAA, we offer meaningful watershed educational experiences in alternative education programs, and provide MWEE training for educators. Both teen programs and educator training workshops include learning outdoors as well as in the classroom, that is designed to increase the environmental literacy of all participants.

What are MWEEs?

Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience (pronounced me-wee) are learner-centered experiences that actively engage students in building knowledge and meaning through hands-on investigation of local environmental issues.​ MWEEs help connect students with their local environment and equip them to make decisions and take actions that contribute to stronger, sustainable, and equitable communities. ​

MWEE Essential Elements and Supporting Practice

The MWEE consists of four essential elements that describe “what students do”: 

• Issue Definition
• outdoor field experiences
• synthesis and conclusions
• environmental action projects

​These elements, together with the supporting practices, create a learner-centered framework that emphasizes the role of the student in actively constructing meaning from the learning experiences. MWEE also includes four supporting practices that describe “what educators do”:

• Educator Facilitation
• Learning Integration
• Local Context
• Sustained Activity

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We work with educators to support many aspects of MWEE design and implementation. More detailed information can be found on NOAA's B-WET pages.

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