about

Environmental Education for the Next Generation (EENG) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded by undergraduates at the University of California, Santa Barbara. We train and place teams of college student volunteers into 1st and 2nd grade classrooms to lead weekly lessons about environmental issues relevant to our community. Our mission is to raise environmental literacy among Santa Barbara youth and to shape leaders who will work to protect our future. Our program features:

• Interactive activities and experiments that foster critical thinking about the world we live in.

• Youth-to-youth mentorship and encouragement that bring education to life and empower young people to make a positive impact on
   their surroundings.

• Small group learning that promotes student participation and active engagement with the subject matter.

•Unique curriculum that aligns closely with California’s Education Standards, serving to enhance existing classroom activities.

• Flexible Scheduling that easily fits with the diverse scheduling and curricular needs of our teachers. We offer our weekly program any day of the week and fit lessons around teachers’ needs, creating an enriching experience in any class setting.


Through education and companionship, we seek to change the way communities interact with the environment that surrounds them. We believe we can create change through the youngest members of our society, from the ground up. Only by investing in the education of our children today can we preserve this wonderful world for generations to come.

Will you join us?