Environmental education practice at schools around Caohai Nature Reserve—thoughts from Caohai Disney Education Project

This study aims to examine the implementation of the Caohai Environmental Education Program, sponsored by the Disney Wildlife Conservation Fund. Our examination includes the development of curriculum, teacher training, extracurricular environmental activities, and summer and winter ecological camps. We analyzed effectives and problems of the project, and how we could adjust project goals and methods to improve its effectiveness in the future. We provide some implications and suggestions for future environmental education activities at Caohai as well as other areas in China.