Poliseno, Jennifer A2012-11-192017-04-142012-11-192017-04-142012https://hdl.handle.net/11299/187516Presented 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, 2012. Committee names: Julie Ernst (Chair), Elizabeth Ruark. This item has been modified from the original to redact the signatures present.This study lies in the need to better understand EE’s contribution to fostering environmental literacy of young students. In the coming years, students will be called upon to understand complex environmental issues and make informed decisions in their private and public lives. All this comes at a time when young people are less connected to the natural world (Mertz, 2010). This study used the Middle School Environmental Literacy Survey to explore the environmental literacy level of 6th grade students at an environmental charter school. The purpose of this study was to explore the effect of environmental charter school participation on the environmental literacy levels of 6th grade students.enMiddle School Environmental Literacy Survey6th grade studentsCollege of Education and Human Service ProfessionsUniversity of Minnesota DuluthCenter for Environmental EducationMaster of Education; Environmental Education ConcentrationEnvironmental educationEnvironmental literacyMiddle school studentsCharter schoolsScholarly Text or Essay