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
Grantee: Little Silver Board of Education – Point Road School – Little Silver, NJ Project Title: Pollination Partners- Engaging and Encouraging our Local Eco-System Grant Type: ecoSolution Description: The students at Point Road Elementary School are connecting with their local pollinators! With the help of community experts, alumni, and beekeepers, the students studied bees and … Read more
Grantee: North Olympic Salmon Coalition Project Title: Real Learning Real Work Program This is a great program for its ability to show students skills that they will directly use in the real world whether it be for future careers, environmental stewardship in their home communities, or leadership skills. The program provides students with a sense … Read more
Grantee: New York City H2O Inc. – New York City, NY Project Title: Water Ecology & Engineering Field Trips for Title I Schools Grant Type: ecoTech Description: In 2014, NYC H2O began offering free Water Ecology and Engineering Field Trips to New York City public schools. They’ve reached out to over 7,900 students, and are … Read more
Grantee: Kestrel Educational Adventures Project Title: Millbrook Pond Wildlife Relocation and Study Project Grant Type: ecoSolution Students were thrilled to be spending most of the day outside collecting and analyzing data on the life of one of their nearby green spaces. – a Kestrel Educational Adventures Official Description: Millbrook Pond has slowly been eutrophying over … Read more
The second annual Ocean Heroes Bootcamp was held in Vancouver, British Columbia in recognition of Canada’s G7 Presidency and introduction of the Ocean Charter. Hosted in partnership with Ocean Wise and held at the University of British Columbia, 300 youth from 20 countries* attended. Of the 300 global youth who attended, 84 were on scholarship … Read more
by Ann Meyer / savannahnow.com Gadsden Elementary School was named a 2019 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon School in part because of how the school has used its green space. In Georgia, the recognition carries with it a $5,000 award from the Captain Planet Foundation and Turner Foundation to support the school’s initiatives. Read … Read more
Grantee: Hamburg Community School District – Hamburg, IA Project Title: Green Electricity Grant Type: ecoSolution Description: The students studied how wind energy works and built a wind turbine using an inventor kit. The wind turbine is a 1500 watt generator which will provide energy to a farm school which doesn’t have any electricity on site. Continuous impact/Community … Read more
by bigdealbook.com K-12 Technology features our ecoSolution Grants in their June e-newsletter. For more information on grant opportunities visit GetEdFunding, a website sponsored by CDW•G with access to a free database of thousands of funding opportunities for educators.