Strengthening Environment Education in School System (StrEESS)

In 2005, CEE has worked with State Departments of Education (SDEs) across India towards Strengthening Environment Education in School System. This initiative began after the Supreme Court Directive of making environment education compulsory in 2003. Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC), Government of India offered all the states for technical and financial help in strengthening environment education in the curriculum. As Centre of Excellence of MoEFCC, CEE was invited as a consultant to streamline and support implementation of the directive and implementing Strengthening Environment Education in School System (StrEESS) as a national project. CEE facilitated the development of proposals by various State Departments of Education focusing on the action plan for various activities such as developing / facilitating implementation of the EE curriculum, orientation of text book writers, development of text books, development of teaching-learning materials, teachers training etc. The project was implemented in all 28 States. CEE Jaipur Project office facilitated proposal development under the programme in Rajasthan along with State Institute of Education Research and Training (SIERT), Board of Secondary Education, Rajasthan(BSER) and SDE.