Emilie Lygren

Emilie Lygren is an educator, facilitator, and poet committed to building a more connected and just world. Throughout her career, Emilie has intentionally cultivated a broad range of teaching skills and expertise in curriculum development, science education, social emotional learning, discussion facilitation, learning theory, outdoor leadership, and culturally responsive teaching practices. Emilie has co-authored dozens of publications and curricula focused on outdoor science education with the award-winning BEETLES Project at the Lawrence Hall of Science.

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Youth Outside and BEETLES: A Partnership Making Environmental Education More Equitable

By Emilie Lygren, Jedda Foreman, Laura Rodriguez  |  February 16, 2021

In service of CAELI’s commitment to centering equity and justice throughout the environmental literacy field, we are highlighting the partnership between Youth Outside and BEETLES at the Lawrence Hall of Science, UC Berkeley, which is improving the quality and cultural relevance of outdoor science education. Over the past several years, these two groups have partnered to examine environmental education programs and practices through an equity lens, and created critical resources for other organizations.

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