We’re excited to be a recipient of The Aetna Foundation’s GoLocal: Cultivating Healthy Communities grant! Great interview with our Executive Director Leesa Carter-Jones on Coffee with America.
The Green Schools Conference & Expo (GSCE), presented by the Center for Green Schools at USGBC, and produced in partnership with the Green Schools National Network, is coming to Pittsburgh March 31-April 1, 2016, at the LEED Platinum David Lawrence Convention Center. GSCE brings together green school thought leaders and champions, including educators, school administrators, nonprofit and corporate partners … Read more
“Let kids be the solution makers in their own world.” -Leesa Carter-Jones Awesome interview by Conn Jackson on his show Get CONNected with Captain Planet Foundation Executive Director Leesa Carter-Jones! She talks about the great work of Ted Turner, Laura Turner Seydel and CPF. She also, highlights one of our Project Learning Garden funders Aetna Foundation.
We’re incredibly excited to be in our second year with FoodCorps serves members. Serving alongside educators and community leaders, our FoodCorps members partner with Project Learning Garden schools to help teachers bring their schools garden to life and you can too! Apply Here
Grantee: Mobile Baykeeper Inc. – Mobile, AlabamaProject Title: Fighting Invasive Species & Litter in Three Mile Creek With the help of grant funding from the Captain Planet Foundation and matching funds from, ArcelorMittal, AM/NS Calvert; Wells Fargo; JL Bedsole Foundation; and Mobile Baykeeper’s members, 70 childern were able to initiate over a dozen Invasive Species Removal and … Read more
Grantee: Leonardo da Vinci Dolphin Yacht Club – Sacramento, CaliforniaProject Title: Dolphin Yacht Club Solar Regatta The middle school Leonardo da Vinci Dolphin Yacht Club learned about solar energy and studied how to make the most efficient use of the sun to power a boat. They designed and built the boat and the motor and raced in a … Read more
Grantee: Clarkdale Elementary School – Austell, GA Project Title: Learning Garden Grant Type: Project Learning Garden The Clarkdale Elementary School garden in Cobb County was part of the Captain Planet Foundation Project Learning Garden pilot year in 2012. With full support from Principal Marjorie Bickerstaff, the garden flourished, and all students participated in the Project Learning Garden lessons taught … Read more
Congratulations to the 5 Grand Prize Winners of the DOLE Packaged Foods, Key Food and Captain Planet Foundation Learning Garden Grant Contest! We had so many incredible contest entries, that we decided to award 5 schools instead of 2- one from each borough! We look forward to bringing Project Learning Garden to the following winning schools: P.S. 311, Lucero Elementary … Read more
On December 9th the U.S. Congress passed a renewed version of the National Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 entitled the Every Student Succeeds Act. This is the federal government’s main legislation supporting public K-12 education and replaces the 2001 No Child Left Behind. Importantly, the new Act contains language that makes support of … Read more
Melanie Laurent, “visionary” radiant alongside a former companion of Jane FondaPosted: December 10By PurePeople.com The climate conference (COP 21) continues in full swing in Paris. At 48 hours until the deadline, as negotiators of 195 countries pledged to continue discussions around an ideal agreement for the planet, Mélanie Laurent continues to show her dedication to the environment. The French star, … Read more