California is the birthplace of the school garden movement, with ground zero located at King Middle School in Berkeley. This school partnered with Alice Waters and the Chez Panisse Foundation to turn an asphalt waste land into a thriving Edible Schoolyard that has become central to the way King Middle teaches and learns and an … Read more
Waiting for a miracle won’t save the earth. But making a miracle happen? That’s easy. Join us in supporting the powerful work of the meaningful maker movement among African youth. Have you ever stopped to think what you could build to make your life and the lives of others happier, cleaner, and healthier? One group of Kenyan … Read more
In partnership with ArcelorMittal, Captain Planet Foundation rolled its Planeteer Club program into: Deanna Davenport Elementary and the Boys & Girls Club at Canutillo Elementary in Vinton, TX; South Haven Elementary, Central Elementary, and Crisman Elementary in Portage Township Public Schools (Burns Harbor, IN); and Mound STEM School (PreK-8) and the Boys & Girls Club Broadway … Read more
The Captain Planet Foundation is proud to be one of the many Atlanta Science Festival sponsors. As a sponsor we will host an educators workshop and interactive booth at the Exploration Expo in Centennial Olympic Park. We hope to expand the communication around science education and engage the public in activities related to STEM education. … Read more
First of 12 Captain Planet School Learning Gardens Opens in Ventura County -Posted January 29, 2014 / http://www.vcstar.com The Captain Planet Foundation (CPF), a nonprofit organization dedicated to inspiring the next generation of environmental stewards, has created its first Learning Garden in Ventura County with help from Food for Thought Ojai and Agromin. The garden is at Rio Del … Read more
Contest Seeks to Reward Environmental Stewards in Schools Across the Country with $5,000 cash prize (January 29, 2014) – DOLE Fruit Bowls® and Captain Planet Foundation are teaming up to host the “DOLE Fruit Bowls & Captain Planet Foundation’s Learning Garden Challenge.” The contest will recognize schools (K-8) that have established school gardens that provide … Read more
“Once, I went to the house of a family of one of my students for dinner, and brought with me a healthy salsa with lots of vegetables. The adults all looked at it like it was from another planet, but my student immediately asked, “Where is the food Miss Phoebe brought? I love things she … Read more
Captain Planet Foundation and The Nature Conservancy are excited to offer a unique school garden program to middle schools in Atlanta Public Schools and DeKalb County Public Schools! The Nature Works Everywhere Gardens will give ten lucky recipient middle schools the training and resources necessary to use their school garden as a learning laboratory. With … Read more
A grant from the Captain Planet Foundation helped students from The Drop-In Learning Center plan and plant a Peace Garden, using native and butterfly-friendly plants. The garden was planted in Riverside Park in New London, CT, an 18-acre park located in a neighborhood with a high percentage of residents living in multi-family housing, with limited … Read more
Thanks to a Captain Planet Foundation grant, Rehoboth Children’s Home Inc.’s (RCHI) youth in Tarlac, Philippines were able to completed the Community Bottle Blocks and Model Eco-Learning Center project. Students educated their fellow students and community members about a more environmentally friendly way to manage non-biodegradable waste through the creation of “bottle blocks”. A bottle bock is … Read more