Grantee: Miami Dade County School Board – Miami, FL Project Title: Accelerating the Growth of Corals Grant Type: ecoTech Description: 7th grade students at Rockway Middle School learned the importance of accelerating the growth of corals and how to test the quality of ocean water, the important aspects of good water quality, the essential aspects … Read more
by Ty Tagami / The Atlanta Journal-Constitution We want to send a huge wave of congratulations and appreciation to Little Ones Learning Center, one of our Project Learning Garden all-star sites. Wande Okunoren-Meadows and her team have been engaged in a long dispute with their local government to keep their farm stand open and available … Read more
Our own Ocean Hero, Robbie, who we all first met at Ocean Heroes Bootcamp in 2018, has been turned into a Marvel Superhero!!! Follow his work protecting National Parks on Disney+ Marvel’s Hero Project and in his beautifully illustrated comic book. Dive into Robbie’s story here. In honor of Robbie, the Ocean Heroes Bootcamp co-founders … Read more
Fareway and Dole Packaged Foods, LLC began their second annual Learning Garden contest for elementary schools in five states to learn more about nutrition and science. The contest will grant two elementary schools in Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, Nebraska, South Dakota, with a Captain Planet Foundation Learning Garden and it will run until March 4. The … Read more
CPF is so proud of Atlanta-based Hannah Testa, our 2015 Young Superhero Awardee and a 2nd year Ocean Heroes Bootcamp Squad Leader, for using her strong voice in support of the Break Free from Plastic Pollutions Act. Break Free from Plastic Pollutions Act February 11, 2020, U.S. Senator Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Alan Lowenthal (D-Calif.), … Read more
Fareway and Dole Host Second Annual Learning Garden Contest for Elementary Schools By whotv.com / Taylor Musgrove Win a learning garden for your elementary school! Is your school located in Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, Nebraska, and South Dakota? Enter the Captain Planet Foundation, Fareway, & Dole Packaged Foods Learning Garden contest TODAY! Contest ends March … Read more
Captain Planet Foundation is proud to be a supporting organization of the Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act. February 11, 2020, U.S. Senator Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Alan Lowenthal (D-Calif.), along with U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and U.S. Representative Katherine Clark (D-Mass.) introduced the groundbreaking legislation that tackles the plastic pollution crisis … Read more
How we made Captain Planet and the Planeteers by George Bass / The Guardian “Never in our wildest dreams did we think our over-the-top storylines about floods and food shortages would come true” – Barbara Pyle, Co-creator of Captain Planet and the Planeteers Read Full Article
June 26-29th 2020 / Vancouver, Canada Apply Here / Deadline – March 31st, 2020 About Ocean Heroes Ocean Heroes Network and Bootcamp is a radical collaboration between 14 ocean conservation organizations and was conceived by Captain Planet Foundation and Lonely Whale. This program has already trained over 600 young ocean activists from 30+ countries to stand … Read more
In the Rocky Mountain Wolf Quest students will be challenged to research and debate the various positions around the reintroduction of wolves to the Southwestern Rockies. The Quest will lead them on a journey of Uncovering and Exploring the facts and perceptions behind wolves and their reintroduction, and how wolf reintroduction would effect the people … Read more