Greene, Katie2011-07-202017-04-142011-07-202017-04-142011https://hdl.handle.net/11299/187467Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Master of Education in Environmental Education in the College of Education and Human Service Professions, University of Minnesota Duluth, 2011. Committee names: Julie Ernst (Chair), Daniel J. Glasczinski, Beth Bartlett. This item has been modified from the original to redact the signatures present.The social teachings of the Roman Catholic Church expressly convey that environmental stewardship is a moral duty of Catholics. The purpose of this project was to develop an environmental education curriculum for use in Catholic elementary schools to communicate the Catholic Church's position on environmental stewardship to its youngest members. An interdisciplinary curriculum aimed at increasing spiritual connections with nature, environmental sensitivity, and opportunities to develop personal environmental values, while meeting selected diocesan science and religion standards was developed for students in kindergarten, first, and second grades at Holy Rosary School in Duluth, MN.enCatholic elementary schoolsRoman Catholic ChurchEnvironmental valuesHoly Rosary SchoolDuluthCollege of Education and Human Service ProfessionsUniversity of Minnesota DuluthCenter for Environmental EducationMaster of Education; Environmental Education ConcentrationEnvironmental education -- CurriculaEnvironmental education -- Teacher trainingEnvironmental education -- Study and teaching (Elementary) -- MinnesotaScholarly Text or Essay