Professional Development – The North Carolina Arboretum

The Arboretum supports working professionals by providing continuing education and professional development opportunities as much as possible.

Many of our previous offerings for Landscape and Horticulture professionals were paused due to COVID restrictions but we are working to bring many back to the Arboretum soon! Check back soon to see what opportunities we add to this page!

North Carolina Environmental Education Certification

The North Carolina Arboretum offers many opportunities to earn credit toward the North Carolina Environmental Education Certificate Program of the North Carolina Office of Environmental Education. This includes:

Criteria I Credit (educator workshops such as Project WET, Project WILD, Methods of Teaching EE and Project Learning Tree).
Criteria II Credit (guided trail walks, public event programs, many adult education classes).
Criteria III Credit (simply enjoy the Arboretum on your own in a site visit).

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OWL (Outdoor Wonders and Learning)

OWL (Outdoor Wonders and Learning) promotes science education for elementary students by promoting outdoor lessons for North Carolina teachers, pre-service teachers and non-formal educators that are carefully aligned with the Essential Standards set by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction North Carolina. Workshop opportunities are available for educators to earn credits for the North Carolina Environmental Educators certification along with an online curriculum guide that can be used as a resource in providing additional interdisciplinary activities to supplement the science curriculum and connect student learning across subjects.