Whether you want to schedule a class field trip or simply download curricula to enrich your classroom lesson, you’ll find a program that fits your needs.

Enrich your classroom curriculum, expand your students’ knowledge of trees and our city’s environment, teach your students the value of caring for trees and our environment. Take advantage of the diversity of programs and resources below offered by MillionTreesNYC partners and environmental educators across New York City. For more information, click on the education program listed below.

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Additional resources

Find more resources and activities offered by various environmental educators

For Educators

• Alliance for Community Trees: Kids and Community Trees
• The Bronx River Alliance: The Bronx River Classroom Program
• Christodora: ”Winter Ecology In School” Program
• Department of Environmental Conservation: After School Conservation Club, NYC Camps Diversity Program
• Department of Education: Sustainable Curriculum Resources, Service in Schools
• Department of Sanitation New York: NYC WasteLess Teachers’ Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Kit
• Earth Day Network: Standards-Based Lessons
• Environmental Protection Agency: Science-based Lesson Plans, Activities, and Ideas (K - 8) and Quest for Less: Solid Waste Resources for Teachers and Students (K - 8)
• Kids Gardening: Classroom Projects
• New York Cares: Youth Volunteering Opportunities
• North American Association for Environmental Education: Activities and materials correlated to national learning standards

For Kids Tree

• Tree Products Scavenger Hunt
• Outdoor Scavenger Hunt  
• Leaf Matching Game
• Trivia Quiz