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It is so exciting that TCNJ has a five-course

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minor in environmental
sustainability education.

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Students in this minor are future teachers

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who will be well prepared to face the
challenges of their future classrooms.

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The program is is designed for students

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intending to work in traditional K-12
classrooms, learning how to advocate

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for the health of the planet and for
scientific literacy for all people.

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Our program is accredited

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by the North American Association
for Environmental Education.

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We're one of only 12 in the entire

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continent, and in New Jersey,
this is especially important.

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New Jersey recently became the first state
in the U.S. to include climate change

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standards across all grade
levels and content areas.

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So, for children as young as kindergarten

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and in all subject areas,
including the arts and PE and health,

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along with science and social studies,
thinking about how we address our changing

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climate is a really,
really important goal for teachers.

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So our program is unique in that our students are

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able to hit the ground running when they
walk into their own future classrooms.