About Our Environment and Oceans for Life Community
The oceans belong to everyone. Teachers are the greatest natural resource we have on planet Earth; they are the ones who will ultimately save our oceans.
—Gil Grosvenor, Chairman, National Geography Society
The National Geographic Society recognizes that a healthy environment is a global issue – one that sustains all life as we know it. It is important to work with educators to include this message in the classroom everywhere we can by providing facts, news, and classroom activities for all teachers and their students.
The purpose of this Web site is the following:
- To link education and the environment for our classrooms and society.
- To provide teachers with tools and resources to instruct students on the importance of a healthy environment.
- To provide a multimedia "teacher’s tool kit" that can be tailored for use in the classroom.
- To provide "green" actions for everyone so that we can all preserve our environment.
- To demonstrate how geography is central to understanding about the world we live in.
- To promote ocean literacy in our classrooms and society.
American Samoa. Photograph by Kip Evans
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The Our Environment and Oceans for Life Community also provides information on the Ocean Literacy Campaign, which includes Ocean Literacy: The Essential Principles of Ocean Sciences, K-12. Download the complete brochure now »
Contact Us
Francesca Cava
Ocean Literacy Program Manager
National Geographic Society
854 Jimeno Road
Santa Barbara, CA 93103
E-mail: FCava@ngs.org
