By NSTA Check out this list of freebies for science teachers including Project Hero in the Summer issue of NSTA. Project Hero is a nationwide initiative from the Captain Planet Foundation teaches K–12 students about threatened and vulnerable animals and plants and where they live and empowers them to design and implement real-life solutions. Read … Read more
Grantee: The Land Conservancy for Southern Chester County – Chester County, PA Project Title: Free Time Adventures in Nature Grant Type: ecoTech Description: During TLC’s Free Time Adventures in Nature program, over 100 children got a chance to explore the creeks, meadows, ponds, and woodlands of the 300-acre Bucktoe Creek Preserve! Activities were centered around … Read more
Grantee: Keep Austin Beautiful – Austin, TX Project Title: Clean Creek Campus Grant Type: ecoSolution Description: The urban elementary and middle school students of Austin, Texas had a blast learning to make responsible decisions regarding the environment and its sustainability! Through scavenger hunts and clean-ups, the students learned how they impact their environment and how to … Read more
by World Sailing On World Oceans Day, the World Sailing Trust, the charitable arm of World Sailing, and the Captain Planet Foundation, Lonely Whale, and Point Break Foundation are pleased to announce a partnership to deliver youth sustainability training at the 2019 Hempel Youth Sailing World Championships. Read Article
by Kathleen Sturgeon / patch.com The Captain Planet Foundation and Turner Foundation serve as the title sponsors for the U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon School program in Georgia, providing $5,000 to support each school’s innovative initiatives. Read Article
by Michael Corkery / New York Times Our board chairperson Laura Turner Seydel and others argued that bottle bills were proven methods to increase collection rates of used plastic. Ms. Seydel, an environmental advocate and daughter of the media mogul Ted Turner, started a group called Atlanta Recycles in 2005 after learning about what seemed … Read more
Grantee: Spanish River High School – Boca Raton, FL Project Title: Coral Micro-fragmentation Project Grant Type: ecoSolution This hands-on experience allowed students to be engaged in coral research and instill a passion for marine science in young minds. – a Spanish River High School Teacher Description: Coral reefs around the world are declining rapidly. In … Read more
Grantee: Spanish River High School – Boca Raton, FLProject Title: Coral Micro-fragmentation ProjectGrant Type: ecoSolution This hands-on experience allowed students to be engaged in coral research and instill a passion for marine science in young minds.– a Spanish River High School Teacher Description: Coral reefs around the world are declining rapidly. In order to do their part … Read more
by Alyse Kotyk / CTV News Vancouver “The best part about Ocean Heroes is the collaboration. One kid can do a lot, but if you get a bunch of kids together to do something as a group, they can accomplish a lot more.” – Ocean Hero Robbie Bond Checkout this great video interview from CTV News … Read more
by waste360.com The second year of Ocean Heroes Bootcamp has started and this time it’s in Vancouver, British Columbia! More than 300 international youth activists, ages 11 to 18, from over 20 countries and 32 U.S. states are collaborating to fight global plastic pollution the weekend of June 28-30. Read Article