Nonformal Education

The NCDPI K-12 Science Section partners with the North Carolina Office of Environmental Education and Public Affairs Links to an external site. to support formal K-12 educators and nonformal (out-of-school) educators. Both groups of educators support the common goal to share knowledge, engage students in science opportunities, and develop learning communities to advance science education in the state. 

 

The North Carolina Environmental Literacy Plan Links to an external site. was released April 22, 2024. The ELP encourages environmental experiences in formal learning spaces like schools, colleges, and universities, and in nonformal spaces like parks, forests, coastal reserves, museums, laboratories, community centers, libraries, aquariums, and arboretums. 

 

December 2024 2024 Nonformal Educators' Meeting Links to an external site.