Kennedy Learning Garden

Healing Harvest created and coordinates the greenhouse, learning garden project as part of the sustainable agriculture program at Kennedy Alternative High School in Cottage Grove, Oregon. This is a well-established site with an outdoor garden area with 3,300 square feet of planting space, as well as over 1,000 square feet of fully equipped professional-quality greenhouse … Read more

Our Youth, Our Environment, Our Planet

Giving Point and Alpharetta High School join together to teach students about environmental stewardship Grantee: Giving Point– Atlanta, GA Project Title: Our Youth, Our Environment, Our Planet Grant Type: ecoSolution Description: The “Our Youth, Our Environment, Our Planet” project was born from a partnership between GivingPoint and Alpharetta High School in Roswell, GA to address a critical need to … Read more

CAPTAIN PLANET EXEMPLAR AWARD 2011

In 1966 Sylvia Earle received her Ph.D. from Duke. Her dissertation “Phaeophyta of the Eastern Gulf of Mexico” created a sensation in the oceanographic community. Never before had a marine scientist made such an extensively detailed study of aquatic plant life. Since then she has made a lifelong project of cataloging every species of plant … Read more

Robbin’s Surprise

Principal Robin Robbins was very surprised when Captain Planet showed up at Burgess-Peterson Academy to present her a check from the Atlanta Families’ Awards for Excellence in Education (AFAEE). This year, the Atlanta Families’ Awards recognizes 10 outstanding teachers and school leaders in the Atlanta Public Schools (APS) system. Each winner is awarded $7,500, which … Read more

CAPTAIN PLANET SUPER HERO FOR EARTH AWARD 2011

Emmy Award Winner, Television Personality and lifelong champion for the Planet, Jeff Corwin Since his early childhood, Jeff Corwin has worked for the conservation of endangered species and ecosystems around the globe. Presently, Jeff is Executive Producer and Host of Ocean Mysteries which is being broadcasted nationally on ABC. In addition to exploring the state … Read more

CAPTAIN PLANET YOUNG SUPER HERO FOR EARTH AWARD

Eric Estroff, activist and student leader, has served as the Green Schools Alliance’s National Student Coordinator since 2009. He is also the U.S. Department of the Interior and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s appointed Green School Program Coordinator for the GSA’s Student Climate and Conservation Congress (Sc3). The mission of the Sc3 is “to empower … Read more

CAPTAIN PLANET GREEN SCHOOL AWARD

Creating great stewards of our next generation – Arabia Mountain High SchoolArabia Mountain High School (AMHS) is the first public school in the state of Georgia to achieve LEED Certification, obtaining the Silver Certification. AMHS hosts the Dekalb County School System’s Environmental Energy and Engineering Program, and has used the Environment as an Integrated Context … Read more

Captain Planet Foundation’s Annual Benefit Gala Brought In the “Green”

Over $855,000 Raised for Children and the EnvironmentATLANTA – December 19, 2011 –As one of the largest environmental fundraising events in the Southeast, the Captain Planet Foundation (CPF) presented its annual Benefit Gala at the Georgia Aquarium, Friday, December 9, 2011. At the conclusion of the evening, over $855,000 was raised to help fund CPF’s … Read more

Atlanta Based Program Creates Young Change Makers

Atlanta Regional Commission creates teen program to give students a crash course in policy change Grantee: Atlanta Regional Commission Project Title: Youth Leadership Training Grant Type: ecoSolution Description: The Model Atlanta Regional Commission (MARC) youth leadership program brings together 10th and 11th grade students from public and private schools in ten counties that represent the Atlanta region. As a part … Read more