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CEE-Change Fellowship: Building Leadership in Civics and Environmental Education (CEE)
NAAEE is excited to announce the 2025 CEE-Change Fellows!
NAAEE is delighted to announce the 2025 CEE-Change Fellows. This initiative is uniquely positioned to shine a light on the intersection of civic education and environmental education to foster climate action in communities, large and small. Over the next 12 months, the 2025 cohort of 41 fellows will work together and through individual community action plans to address today’s complex environmental and social concerns at the local, state, national, and regional levels. Stay tuned for more information about each of the Fellows and the Community Action Projects!
If you have any questions, please contact CEEchangeFellow@naaee.org.
About the U.S-Based 2025 CEE-Change Fellows:
Thirty 2025 CEE-Change Fellows based in the United States, and featured in the above graphic, represent 19 states and their cohort is supported by the Cedar Tree Foundation and the Sam and Mary Lawrence Foundation. Their projects include teaching students how to monitor local watersheds for community health in Massachusetts; slowing coastal erosion with native plants in Hawai’i; helping communities adopt lead safety practices in Alabama; and more!
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About the International CEE-Change Fellows
The international cohort, in partnership with the Global Environmental Education Partnership (GEEP), brings together 11 Fellows from nine countries from four continents. Their projects include empowering youth in India to champion local biodiversity by creating eco-resource centers, engaging students in STEAM activities to transform waste into beneficial products in Jamaica, and teaching students how to engage with local governments to affect climate policies in Nigeria.
About the CEE-Change Fellowship
The 12-month fellowship (July 2025 to June 2026) provides opportunities to learn, network, and share through ongoing professional development and technical assistance. Fellows receive:
- Mentorship and an enhanced network with the Fellows cohort and the NAAEE community
- A hybrid Leadership Institute August 24–29, 2025
- Monthly virtual training webinars on priority topics
- Scholarship funds to attend the 2025 Annual NAAEE Virtual Conference
- Technical assistance in planning and implementing a Community Action Project
- Individual and organizational recognition across NAAEE’s platforms
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“Being a CEE-Change Fellow was an unforgettable experience. The camaraderie, the friendships, and the profound impact on my work made it a truly transformative journey.”
- Patty Tolly, 2023 CEE-Change Fellow
Contact:
CEEchangeFellow@naaee.org
Partnership
The 2025 CEE-Change Fellowship Program is supported by generous funding from the Cedar Tree Foundation and the Sam and Mary Lawrence Foundation.
The 2025 International CEE-Change Fellowship Program is a partnership between NAAEE and the Global Environmental Education Partnership (GEEP).
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