The　purpose　of　this　paper　is　to　study　the　effect　of　an　innovative　curriculum　design　on　environmental　education　in　China,　specifically　with　regard　to　an　Environmental　Law　Clinic　(ELC)　course,　to　be　run　in　co-operation　with　environmental　NGOs　(ENGOs).　Adopting　a　qualitative　case　study　method,　our　researchers　investigated　the　effect　of　this　innovative　curriculum,　including　the　quantity　of　student　environmental　knowledge,　the　level　of　the　sense　of　student　environmental　responsibility,　and　the　ability　of　students　to　solve　environmental　disputes.　We　also　investigated　each　participant＇s　attitudes　toward　this　innovative　design.　Our　researchers　employed　various　methods　to　analyze　the　student　questionnaires,　and　to　simulate　consultation　records　and　interview　records.　The　results　of　our　study　show　that　an　ELC　(in　co-operation　with　ENGOs)　would　be　innovative　and　indispensable　in　the　field　of　contemporary　environmental　law　education.　In　fact,　our　design　largely　solves　the　problems　faced　by　China＇s　ELC　education.　The　innovative　curriculum　we　have　designed　is　beneficial　to　the　sustainable　development　of　society,　because　it　not　only　improves　a　student＇s　practical　ability,　necessary　knowledge,　and　the　skills　to　deal　with　cases,　but　the　curriculum　also　increases　a　student＇s　sense　of　environmental　responsibility.　However,　to　promote　the　wide-range　practice　and　sustainable　development　of　this　curriculum　in　China,　sound　and　multilevel　support　systems　and　measures　are　required.　©　2017　by　the　authors.