Nature & Human Wellness eeCourse

Online Self-Paced 8 Week eeCourse

June 5 - August 3, 2026

Are you looking to build your background knowledge and skills in improving human and community wellness through environmental education? The Nature & Human Wellness eeCourse is designed to provide educators with a foundation of the knowledge, theories, and interdisciplinary research on the important link between nature and human wellness, and introduce you to the science of our interconnection with the natural world.

Through this online self-paced course, learn strategies and advocacy tools created to help empower you to leverage nature’s positive impact on learning and wellness, and drive positive changes in education policies and practices.

This 8-week course is designed to require 12-15 hours of active participation and work and is made up of 4 modules including:

Module 1: Course Introduction
Module 2: Biological Foundations to Nature & Human Interconnection
Module 3: Impact of Nature on Human Health & Development
Module 4: Leveraging our Interconnection: Strategies & Implementation

Hear what previous participants have said about the course:

"It's so exciting to see more education being offered around the essential connections between humans and nature. Environmental educators of every stripe can benefit from the lessons shared in this course. I gained a greater understanding of why and how nature connection matters for humans and all life. This benefits me personally but also helps me offer new layers of education and meaning in future programming."

About eeCourses:

Made up of modules, with a variety of learning experiences
Benchmark/summative submissions (eeCourse journal reflections designed to demonstrate competency and increase retention)
Discrete knowledge/competency gained
Capstone project designed to meet the needs of your current work/professional settings
eeCourse Certificate awarded upon completion
Access to rich resource library related to eeCourse topic
Can stand alone if not building on the experience of another course/prerequisite
~8-12 hours time commitment over the course of 8 weeks

NACEE Member Login: Please follow this link, nacee.springly.org/contacts/login, to login to your NACEE Membership BEFORE registering for the course.

Registration for the eeCourse closes June 5, 2026 at 11:59 p.m.

For questions, please contact: Amber Schiltz at admin@nacee.org

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2026 Nature & Human Wellness Summer eeCourse