Posts by Kendyll Romine
CPF Executive Director Leesa Carter-Jones, Master Series speaker at this years Green Schools Conference
The Green Schools Conference & Expo (GSCE), presented by the Center for Green Schools at USGBC, and produced in partnership with the Green Schools National Network, is coming to Pittsburgh March 31-April 1, 2016,…
Read MoreCPF Executive Director Leesa Carter-Jones on Get CONNected with Conn Jackson
“Let kids be the solution makers in their own world.” -Leesa Carter-Jones Awesome interview by Conn Jackson on his show Get CONNected with Captain Planet Foundation Executive Director Leesa Carter-Jones! She talks about…
Read MoreWant to Work in School Gardens?
We’re incredibly excited to be in our second year with FoodCorps serves members. Serving alongside educators and community leaders, our FoodCorps members partner with Project Learning Garden schools to help…
Read MoreFighting Invasive Species & Litter in Three Mile Creek – Grantee Project Spotlight
Grantee: Mobile Baykeeper Inc. – Mobile, Alabama Project Title: Fighting Invasive Species & Litter in Three Mile Creek With the help of grant funding from the Captain Planet Foundation and matching funds…
Read MoreStudents Build Solar Powered Boat
Grantee: Leonardo da Vinci Dolphin Yacht Club – Sacramento, California Project Title: Dolphin Yacht Club Solar Regatta The middle school Leonardo da Vinci Dolphin Yacht Club learned about solar energy and studied…
Read MorePLG Progress with Clarkdale Elementary School
Grantee: Clarkdale Elementary School – Austell, GA Project Title: Learning Garden Grant Type: Project Learning Garden The Clarkdale Elementary School garden in Cobb County was part of the Captain Planet Foundation Project…
Read MoreNYC Learning Garden Grant Contest, 2015 Winners Announced!
Congratulations to the 5 Grand Prize Winners of the DOLE Packaged Foods, Key Food and Captain Planet Foundation Learning Garden Grant Contest! We had so many incredible contest entries,…
Read MoreGreat news for the education-based outdoor work of CPF!
On December 9th the U.S. Congress passed a renewed version of the National Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 entitled the Every Student Succeeds Act. This is the federal…
Read MoreCPF's "Cocktail in Paris" event host by Ted Turner is featured in purepeople.com
Melanie Laurent, “visionary” radiant alongside a former companion of Jane Fonda Posted: December 10 By PurePeople.com The climate conference (COP 21) continues in full swing in Paris. At 48 hours until the…
Read MoreStudents Create Habitat for Threatened burrowing owls – Grantee Success Story
School environmental groups help with Cooper City project By Fallan Patterson Concern for burrowing owls living in the unstable sand under the sidewalk outside Cooper City’s Forest Lake Park recently…
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