FOSTERING A GREEN HEART
Supporting young people as they innovate and develop place-based solutions to the biggest challenges posed by climate change and environment.
The 2025 Green Heart STEM Challenge is Now Closed!
Finales | Atlanta Metro on April 23rd | Houston Metro on April 26th
The Green Heart STEM Challenge is a purpose-driven STEM challenge where young people explore and identify environmental issues in their communities and to design feasible solutions to address these problems. Student teams work through a human-centered design process to develop feasible solutions to the problems they have identified. Challenge submissions are delivered with a 90 second pitch video and written proposal.
The Challenge extends over the months of January – April, and is open to middle school teams of 3-5 students in specific metropolitan areas. GREEN HEART STEM CHALLENGE 2025 was focused on WIND (circular economy) and kicked off on January 13, 2025 with a special geographic focus on metro-Atlanta and metro-Houston.
Finalist Teams compete in a formal “Pitch Event” (think Shark Tank) to a judging panel of experts. Winning Teams are invited to attend the Green Heart Idea Incubator to work with mentors to develop their implementation plans; and they receive small implementation grants to put their ideas into ACTION.
Register for Houston In-Person Training on January 11, 2025
Captain Planet Foundation will be hosting an in-person training for the 2025 Green Heart STEM Challenge on Saturday, January 11th from 10am to 2pm at the HDCE Adult Learning Center. Register today!
Register for Atlanta In-Person Training on January 22, 2025
Captain Planet Foundation will be hosting an in-person training for the 2025 Green Heart STEM Challenge on Wednesday, January 22nd from 5pm-7pm at the Fernbank Science Center. Register today!
Virtual Information Sessions for Houston
Want to learn more about the Green Heart STEM Challenge? Register to join a 1-hour online information session.
Two sessions are currently scheduled for:
Tuesday, October 22nd, 2024 at 6pm EST / 5pm CST
Tuesday, October 29th, 2024 at 6pm EST / 5pm CST
Sign-Up for Updates for Future Green Heart STEM Challenges
The Green Heart STEM Challenge was inspired by the book “Living with a Green Heart” by Gay Browne; and was piloted in 2022 in Clayton County Public Schools in Georgia with funding from Accenture and private philanthropist, Susan J. Klein.
Stories of Winning Teams from the 2024 Challenge
Atlanta Green Heart STEM Challenge Finalists from DeKalb County school Turn their Solution into Reality
