Captain Planet Foundation’s Planeteer Alliance is developing its second Element Summit Series this summer – the weekend of July 28-30. This year young Planeteers will turn the tide on plastic pollution and discuss themes like plastic pollution and circularity during the global, all youth-led and youth-hosted, WIND Summit Series. Planeteer WIND Summits are taking place … Read more
What better way to celebrate and honor Earth Week than to showcase young changemakers in action right here in Clayton County, Georgia! On April 18th, over 250 students from Clayton County Public Schools came together to present their ideas and designs for advancing climate justice in their community. These students were selected from a larger … Read more
The evening was hosted by Atlanta News First’s One on One host, Monica Kaufman Pearson, with musical performance by DejaBlue Grass Band VIEW PHOTOS HERE ATLANTA, GA (March 19, 2023) – Last night, Captain Planet Foundation, the global non-profit dedicated to empowering youth to be changemakers for the environment, held their annual Gala at Flourish … Read more
Captain Planet Foundation is partnering with the Emerson Collective Youth Collective and George Washington University’s Honey Nashman Center, to offer summer internship program focused on sustainability and environmental justice in Atlanta. This summer internship program is being hosted by Captain Planet Foundation in collaboration with Emerson Collective and George Washington University. NGO Partner Details Captain … Read more
In 2022, Captain Planet Foundation celebrated 10 years of Project Learning Garden by launching a special Garden Rejuvenation Grant Fund! Generously funded by Turner Foundation, Cox Enterprises, and FedexCares, the fund provides up to $1000 in new garden beds, soil and amendments, composting stations, garden sheds, irrigation systems, and/or other materials that bring a garden … Read more
Captain Planet Foundation is excited to be partnering with Clayton County Public Schools, with support from philanthropist Susan Klein and Accenture, to inform and empower students to explore and take action for Climate Justice in Clayton County. The CCPS Climate Justice Challenge & Summit: Green Heart Edition is a design challenge for 5th – 12th … Read more
The Atlantan recently interviewed Jerome Foster II, our 30th Anniversary Gala Young Hero for the Earth Award winner. He is unapologetic, passionate and focused in his pursuit for environmental justice for all. The 19-year-old serves as White House Climate Advisor, and his mission centers around ensuring that Black and Indigenous communities reclaim sovereignty over lands … Read more
Our President and CEO, Leesa Carter-Jones, recently sat down with the Coolperx podcast, Scaling Sustainability, to talk all things Captain Planet Foundation and the huge role youth have in scaling a future with sustainability at its center. Click the links below to listen to the episode on the podcast platform of your choosing!
Among 25 problem-solving young people from across the country, three of our own were selected as Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes last month! The Barron Prize honorees are Chloe Mei Espinosa, who created Skip the Plastic Straw, an initiative to end the use of plastic straws at large corporations and elsewhere, and Ella Galaski-Rossen … Read more
Unity is strength…when there is teamwork and collaboration, wonderful things can be achieved. Mattie Stepanek One of those wonderful gifts of collaboration for us is Project Learning Gardens. It started with just a handful of gardens 8 years ago and know we’ve fostered these outdoor learning labs at nearly 600 schools across the globe. The … Read more