Celebrating New Beginnings: A Walk Through Captain Planet Foundation’s Project Learning Gardens

Project Learning Garden Students and a Garden Bed

How do you celebrate the beginning of new Captain Planet Foundation Project Learning Garden opportunities? By taking a pictorial walk with us through garden classrooms. Garden celebrations were plentiful. Students at Jefferson Elementary show off a large bowl of harvested lettuce. At harvest events students make a pineapple vinaigrette dressing, in the Vitamix they received, … Read more

Planeteer Alliance Champions Global Youth Action Through 22 WIND Summits

Kaduna Circular Solutions Summit hosted in Zaria, Kaduna, Nigeria by Solomon Ekundayo

Over the weekend of July 25–27, more than 1,300 young changemakers across 11 countries gathered for 22 youth-led WIND Summits, supported by over $38,000 in funding from the Laura Turner Seydel Living Legacy Fund. Powered by the Captain Planet Foundation’s Planeteer Alliance, these events were designed to explore circularity, waste management, and how youth can … Read more

Miami Youth Create Community-Centric Solutions at Captain Planet Foundation’s 2025 WIND Summit

Attendees and Team Planet Take a Photo with Yadira Diaz

On Saturday, July 26, 2025, Captain Planet Foundation (CPF) hosted a WIND Summit in Miami, Florida, designed to help youth ages 14–23 explore how the theme of WIND intersects with their lives in a coastal city. “WIND” at CPF symbolizes a circular economy and a transition away from a world of waste to one of … Read more

PLG Welcomes Back Students and Teachers with “Guard Your Garden” Initiative!

PLG Welcomes Back Students and Teachers with "Guard Your Garden" Initiative.

August is a time to begin welcoming back our family of PLG students, teachers, and administrators. In addition to your current harvests and winter garden guidance, we want to engage schools this Fall with high-impact activities and opportunities. The theme this fall is: Guarding Your Garden! We’ll be partnering with and participating in CNN’s Call … Read more

Captain Planet Foundation’s 2026 Green Heart STEM Challenge and 2025 WIND Summit Come to Miami

2025 Green Heart STEM Challenge Finale in Atlanta, GA

The Captain Planet Foundation is excited to announce that the Green Heart STEM Challenge is coming to Miami!  Since 2023, the Green Heart STEM Challenge has tasked students in Atlanta and Houston with finding environmental issues within their community and developing implementable solutions to resolve student teams’ identified problems. Students participating in the challenge work … Read more

Team Planet Empowers Youth in La Paz, Mexico, B.C.S. to Drive Local Change

Becca Bullen, Planeteer Alliance Program Manager (far left), Latoya Henry, Chief Operating Officer (far right), and Natalia Moragrega, Regional Coordinator (1st row, seated far right), with students from the Ecology Project International’s (EPI) eco club, Californios Verdes in La Paz, Mexico.

During the first week of June, more than 50 youth in La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico took part in a week of environmental leadership training hosted by Captain Planet Foundation’s Planeteer Alliance.  This global program empowers young changemakers to transform their impatience for change into action, supporting a network of Planeteers  who receive education … Read more

Our 2025 Annual CPF Gala was a Night to Remember; Help us Keep the Momentum Going

Awardee Superheroes: Dejea Lyons, Captain Planet, Sofi Armenakian, Maggie Baird

Every year, the Captain Planet Foundation gathers change-makers from all over to celebrate, support, and uplift CPF’s mission – to engage and empower young people to be problem-solvers for the planet. Surrounded by like-minded individuals who share our passion for the planet, we’re reminded of the power of community and collective action. View the Gallery … Read more