Creating a new generation of heroes for our planet
The moment young people learn about human impacts on the environment and the plants and animals that are threatened and endangered by those impacts, their empathetic instinct and desire to act is strong.
Project Hero catalyzes that empathy into action by leading students on Quests to explore their world and design solutions that address the root issues contributing to the extinction crisis.
Project Hero is a free, web-based learning tool and framework that engages young people in project- and problem-based learning and deepens their connection to community.
Current Quests
Pollinator Quest
Quest issued by Captain Planet Foundation
Location: US
Target Grade Bands: 3rd-4th
Ecosystem: Pollinator Species
Grants Available
MN Freshwater Quest
Quest issued by Wilderness Inquiry
Location: Minnesota
Target Grade Bands: 5th-8th
Ecosystem: Freshwater systems of Minnesota
Grants Available
Soil Quest
Quest issued by Kiss the Ground
Location: US
Target Grade Bands: 5th-8th
Ecosystem: Soil Ecosystems; Climate
Grants Available
Quest for Wolf Coexistence
Quest issued by Turner Endangered Species Fund
Location: Western US
Target Grade Bands: 8th – 12th
Ecosystem: Ecosystems with wolves as keystone predators
Quest for the Longleaf Pine Ecosystem
Quest issued by US Forest Service
Location: Southeastern US
Target Grade Bands: 5th-8th
Ecosystem: Longleaf pine ecosystem
Grants Available
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