FOSTERING A GREEN HEART
Supporting young people as they innovate and develop place-based solutions to the biggest challenges posed by climate change and environmental injustice.
Registration for the 2025 Green Heart STEM Challenge is Now Open!
Closes December 13
The Green Heart STEM Challenge for Environmental Justice challenges young people to explore and identify environmental justice issues in their communities and to design feasible solutions to address these problems. Student teams work through a human-centered design process to develop equitable and 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 anywhere in the world. GREEN HEART STEM CHALLENGE 2025 is focused on WIND (circular economy) and kicks off on January 13, 2025 with a special geographic focus on metro-Atlanta and metro-Houston.
Finalist Teams compete in a formal “Pitch” (think Shark Tank) to a judging panel of experts. Winning Teams are invited to attend the Green Heart Idea Incubator to work with mentors on implementing their solutions. And, have the chance to receive small implementation grants to put their ideas into ACTION.
Register for Houston In-Person Training on November 16, 2024
Captain Planet Foundation will be hosting an in-person training for the 2025 Green Heart STEM Challenge on Saturday, November 16th at the HDCE Adult Learning Center. Register today!
Register for Atlanta 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-2pm 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 for Environmental Justice 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 Klein.