Celebrate Earth Day With English Avenue Article from The Atlanta 100

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Celebrate Earth Day With English AvenuePosted: April 20By The Atlanta 100 Earth Day on English Avenue aims to bring more than 1,000 volunteers to Atlanta’s English Avenue community for two days of clean-up and beautification projects, beginning on April 21, as part of Friends of English Avenue’s year-long 10th anniversary celebration. The Captain Planet Foundation … Read more

Congratulations to the 2017 Green Ribbon Schools!

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U.S. Department of Education honored 45 schools, nine districts, and nine postsecondary institutions around the country for their innovative efforts to reduce environmental impact and utility costs, improve health and wellness, and ensure effective sustainability education. Congratulations to the Georgia schools honored as 2017 Green Ribbon Schools: Gilbert Elementary School Kinchafoonee Primary School Morningside Elementary … Read more

Van Buren Elementary Implements Garden Into Learning

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Posted: April 13By 5 news online – Kate Jordan VAN BUREN (KFSM) —  Students at King Elementary School in Van Buren are celebrating their state-of-the-art learning garden. The school received a grant through Captain Planet Foundation during 2016, and it went toward getting their garden started. The foundation has funded more than 2,000 hands-on environmental education projects … Read more

Dole Packaged Foods, CPF, and Harps brings PLG to King Elementary in Arkansas

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Van Buren Mayor Bob Freeman and Superintendent Dr. Harold Jeffcoat joined executives from Harps Food Stores, Dole Packaged Foods, Captain Planet Foundation at King Elementary School to inaugurate a special Learning Garden for the school. We joined forces with King Elementary to offer students the opportunity to interact with the environment through a learning garden while … Read more