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
School environmental groups help with Cooper City projectBy Fallan Patterson Concern for burrowing owls living in the unstable sand under the sidewalk outside Cooper City’s Forest Lake Park recently prompted 80 volunteers to create six safe artificial nests. Utilizing a $2,000 grant from the Captain Planet Foundation, students and parents from Griffin Elementary School, members … Read more
Posted: OctoberBy earthchannel.com Checkout this great half-hour feature that People TV (channel 24 in metro Atlanta) did about Champion Middle School’s CPF Project Learning Garden garden towers. It stars Kyla Van Deusen and Ain Chike from the Project Learning Garden program. Watch Video Here
Chef Hugh Acheson is on a Mission to Save Home EconomicsPosted: November 10By Andre Gallant / www.modernfarmer.com Almeta Tulloss strides between two rows of school desks and attracts the eyes of more than a dozen eighth-grade students with a commanding voice: “If you were an entrepreneur and were going to make a product with carrots, why would … Read more
EPA Awards Environmental Education Grant to Captain Planet Foundation in Atlanta, GAPosted: November 11By Dawn Harris Young Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the Captain Planet Foundation as a recipient of an Environmental Education Grant. The Atlanta-based non-profit was selected in the latest round of awards under the Environmental Education (EE) Grants Program.” The … Read more
Nardin gardens teach lessons in sustainabilityNardin gardens teach lessons in sustainabilityPosted: November 7By Scott Scanlon / The Buffalo News – News Refresh Editor As the fall warmth lingered into November, so too did some of the kale, plum tomatoes and Swiss chard in the edible garden outside the west end of Nardin Academy. A perennial “pollinator” garden … Read more