Environmental Education: When Art and Science Collide
Past eventMon., Dec. 8, 2025, 9 a.m.–3 p.m.
$30 | This program is for K-12 Educators. Admission to The Huntington and lunch are included.
Educators
Education and Visitor Center, Roger's Classroom and Virginia Steele Scott Galleries of American Art
See how engagement strategies for environmental education can be integrated into subjects such as art, math, history, ELA, and socio-emotional learning. In the morning session, learn the different types of clouds and ways you can incorporate cloud journaling into your curricula before heading to the galleries to discover how artists have represented clouds in their works. After lunch, LACOE will demonstrate ways to incorporate Environmental Principles and Concepts (EP&Cs) into daily instructions. Participants will engage in cloud-related activities that can be replicated in the classroom, learn strategies to support content acquisition across multiple disciplines, and collaborate with peers to build a network of environmental educators.
Key Details
- This is a full-day workshop.
- This program aligns with California State Standards.
- This program is suitable for educators of all grades and subject areas.
- Admission and lunch are included in the program's cost.
- We recommend wearing comfortable shoes. A portion of the workshop involves standing and walking on wood and concrete paths.
If you have any accessibility needs, please email Kristin Brisbois McNutt, educator programs specialist, at kbrisbois@huntington.org.
Program Schedule
9 a.m. | Get to know your peers
9:30 a.m. | The Huntington: Cloud journaling outdoors
10 a.m. | The Huntington: Exploring artist depictions of clouds in the galleries
11 a.m. | Break
11:15 a.m. | The Huntington: Cloud discussion
11:30 a.m. | Lunch with peers
12 p.m. | LACOE: How to incorporate Environmental Principles and Concepts into your daily teaching
2:30 p.m. | Group discussion
3 p.m. | Workshop ends
The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.
Aligning California State Standards
- K-ESS2-1 Use and share observations of local weather conditions to describe patterns over time.
- 3-ESS2-1 Represent data in tables and graphical displays to describe typical weather conditions expected during a particular season.
- VA:Cr1.2.1A Use observation and investigation in preparation for making a work of art.
- VA:Re.7.2.1a Compare images that represent the same subject.
- VA:Cn10.1.3a Develop a work of art based on observations of surroundings.
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.SL.1 Prepare for and participate effectively in a range of conversations and collaborations with diverse partners, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own ideas clearly and persuasively.
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.SL.2 Integrate and evaluate information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.
- ELD.PI.K-12.1 Exchanging information and ideas with others through oral collaborative discussions on a range of social and academic topics.
- ELD.PI.K-12.3 Offering and supporting opinions and negotiating with others in communicative exchanges.
- ELD.PII.K-12.6 Connecting ideas.
In-Person Class Ticketing Policies
- Advance registration is required. Tickets are not sold at the door for this event.
- To join the waitlist for this event, please email teachers@huntington.org. A space is not guaranteed, but you will be contacted if a space becomes available.
- To receive a refund, you must cancel at least 5 days prior to the event. Cancellations made within 5 days of the event will not be refunded.
- A certificate of attendance can be provided upon request.
