By Hector Gonzalez / thecamarilloacorn.com Last November, Pleasant Valley School District students stuffed two school buses with food for Dole Packaged Food’s annual Spirit of Giving scholastic challenge. Through the district’s annual Stuff a Bus campaign organized by Becky Kaspar, a home eco- nomics teacher and student body advisor at Las Colinas Middle School, PVSD … Read more
By vcstar.com A classroom of second-graders at Tierra Linda School in Camarillo spent Friday morning getting their hands dirty in a new school vegetable garden — a garden where they will learn the impact of growing their own food. The elementary school’s garden was provided by the Captain Planet Foundation in partnership with Dole Packaged Foods … Read more
Watch Captain Planet and Kwame help save the day in their bonkers ‘OK K.O.’ cameoBy www.mashable.com In these troubled times, when climate change is considered fake news and we seem to be constantly teetering on the brink of nuclear war, you might find yourself yearning for simpler days, back when a generation of optimistic kids … Read more
Here are some pictures from Lakeshore Elementary’s first cooking experience of the year! They had spaghetti squash with zucchini and eggplant marinara. [Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”13″ gal_title=”Cooking cart in action”]
Captain Planet motivates students to eat more veggiesBy Citizen-Times The students of Emma Elementary School got their hands dirty with Captain Planet during a gardening event to inspire healthy food alternatives for children. Students picked tomatoes, lettuce and made salad dressing on Wednesday morning to celebrate the opening of the Project Learning Garden at their school. Read Full Article
Ingles holds “Project Learning Garden”By Fox Carolina Ingles holds “Project Learning Garden” to teach children all about gardening.
Mark Ruffalo Honors Atlanta Environmental Activists as SuperheroesBy atlantamagazine.com Mark Ruffalo is making the most out of his time in metro Atlanta, both on and off movie sets. While filming his roles as Bruce Banner and the Hulk for Avengers: Infinity War at Fayetteville’s Pinewood Studios (and on location in the Fairlie-Poplar Historic District) this summer, the Oscar-nominated actor, … Read more
Asheville elementary school uses plants as learning toolBy WLOS.com ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Emma Elementary School’s learning garden will cover a wide range of topics. Dole Packaged Foods and Ingles partnered to donate the project Wednesday during a celebration. Kids will learn about caring for a garden and the importance of good nutrition, while enjoying … Read more
Captain Planet Making a ComebackPosted: Sept 13By bizjournals.com With so many natural disasters in the news, it might be just the right time for an environmental super hero to make a comeback. And indeed, Captain Planet is coming back to television — but only for a cameo, according to a report by Mashable. Turner Broadcasting’s blue-skinned eco-hero … Read more
Captain Planet will visit ‘OK K.O.’ for a super-powered team-upPosted: Sept 13By mashable.com ’90s kids, rejoice: Captain Planet is flying back to our screens this October — although sadly not for the reboot we’re all secretly longing for. Mashable can exclusively reveal that the blue-skinned, eco-friendly superhero will cameo in an upcoming episode of Cartoon Network’s OK K.O.! Let’s Be … Read more