Urban Environmental Education (Cornell University Online Course)
Join Cornell’s Civic Ecology Lab for a 4-week global online course (September 15–October 12, 2025) that turns city nature and community projects into powerful learning. Build a ready-to-use lesson or action plan, connect with a worldwide cohort, and earn a Cornell certificate documenting 25 professional-development hours.

- Audience: Nonformal educators/NGO staff, K–12 teachers, municipal & private-sector professionals, university students.
- What you’ll do: Apply place-, project-, and problem-based approaches and align activities with science/climate/sustainability standards.
- Format: Asynchronous modules, capstone project, and optional expert webinars.
- Deliverable: A peer-reviewed Urban EE lesson or action plan you can implement immediately.
- Credential: Cornell certificate verifying 25 professional development hours.
Learn more and register here >
We look forward to working with you in the course, and we’re grateful for the difference you’re making in your city!