Courtney Kimmel
CPF + ECYC Internship Acceptance
Congratulations! You have been selected to be a member of this year’s CPF + ECYC Internship Atlanta Cohort! This is an eight week internship, starting June 12 and extending to August 5 (federal holidays – Juneteenth & July 4 are recognized), based in Atlanta, Georgia. Associates are expected to commit to the full eight weeks. … Read more
CPF + ECYC Internship NGO Partners
Captain Planet Foundation is partnering with the Emerson Collective Youth Collective and George Washington University’s Honey Nashman Center, to offer summer internship program focused on sustainability and environmental justice in Atlanta. This summer internship program is being hosted by Captain Planet Foundation in collaboration with Emerson Collective and George Washington University. NGO Partner Details Captain … Read more
CPF + ECYC Internship Cohort
2023 APPLICATION CLOSED! Captain Planet Foundation is partnering with the Emerson Collective Youth Collective and George Washington University’s Honey Nashman Center, to offer summer internship program focused on sustainability and environmental justice in Atlanta. We are recruiting a team of 25 young professionals to explore and advance sustainability and environmental justice initiatives in the Metro … Read more
Cleanup Kids, Chloe Mei are honorees of Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes
Among 25 problem-solving young people from across the country, three of our own were selected as Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes last month! The Barron Prize honorees are Chloe Mei Espinosa, who created Skip the Plastic Straw, an initiative to end the use of plastic straws at large corporations and elsewhere, and Ella Galaski-Rossen … Read more
CPF’s Project Learning Gardens fosters sustainability, healthy eating habits at Pa. school
Unity is strength…when there is teamwork and collaboration, wonderful things can be achieved. Mattie Stepanek One of those wonderful gifts of collaboration for us is Project Learning Gardens. It started with just a handful of gardens 8 years ago and know we’ve fostered these outdoor learning labs at nearly 600 schools across the globe. The … Read more
Smithsonian features ‘ change-making journey’ of OH Super Squad Leader Oluwaseyi Moejoh
Oluwaseyi Moejoh has given inspiration to her fellow Ocean Heroes as a Super Squad Leader. Now, her work has become the focus of a recent Smithsonian Magazine feature. In the July article, Seyi speaks on her desire to improve the dire problem with Member States of the UN having struggled to meet targets set by … Read more
CPF president Leesa Carter-Jones talks project-based learning on TeachThought podcast
Great news for podcast listeners! Captain Planet Foundation President Leesa Carter-Jones was the featured guest in the popular education podcast The TeachThought Podcast this week. Educators seeking solutions that would make the environment’s challenges real to young minds laid the foundation for many of Captain Planet Foundation’s programs. Leesa spoke about CPF’s history of connecting … Read more
Laura Turner Seydel tells People magazine how Captain Planet Foundation helped her become a climate hero
For Laura Turner Seydel, Captain Planet Foundation chairperson and lifelong environmental advocate, the road to becoming a “climate hero” began as a child. It all started with small steps — like taking short showers and reveling in nature –before it evolved into the “climate hero” devoting her life to the matters of clean water for … Read more