Environmental Education
For more than 50 years, CBF's award-winning education programs have connected students, teachers, and school leaders to the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Through hands-on field experiences, leadership training, and classroom support, we're inspiring the next generation of environmental leaders.
About Our Education Programs
CBF’s education programs engage students, teachers, and school leaders in the Chesapeake Bay region through outdoor field experiences, science-based investigations, and professional learning. From paddling wetlands to sampling water quality, participants explore the Bay’s ecology and culture while gaining tools to champion environmental literacy and stewardship in their schools and communities.
Questions? Contact fieldtrips@cbf.org or call toll free 800-445-5572.
The Impact of Our Environmental Education Program
Each year, CBF's education programs ignite curiosity, deepen environmental literacy, and inspire action for tens of thousands of students and educators.
More than 1.5 million total participants
25% of schools served are under-resourced
50+ years of learning outside
Environmental Education Programs and Initiatives
Explore Our Programs
Adventure into the heart of the Chesapeake during a five-day environmental education summer camp designed for middle school students and hosted at a CBF island education center.
CBF's Student Leadership program connects, educates, and inspires the next generation of environmental stewards to become critical thinkers and environmental problem solvers by advancing advocacy, raising awareness, and taking action to Save the Bay.
CBF offers students and teachers the opportunity to learn outside while studying the Bay, its rivers, and streams during one-day and multi-day outdoor environmental education field trips. Programs are offered in DC, MD, PA, and VA.
CBF’s Chesapeake Classrooms and School Leaders Environmental Leadership programs offer high-quality professional learning through field experiences and environmental education training that meet the needs of teachers and schools across the watershed.
