"The objective is to teach the student to see the land, to understand what he sees, and enjoy what he understands." —Aldo Leopold

The Schoolyard Habitats® Program focuses specifically on the use of school grounds as learning sites for wildlife conservation and cross-curricular learning. NWF recognizes the on-going efforts of schools across the country through a certification process. Certified schools provide essential habitat for wildlife, as well as use these sites as teaching tools integrated into the curriculum. To date, NWF has certified more than 1000 schools nation-wide, and more than 200 of those are in South Carolina!