Top 10 Benefits of Environmental Education
Enthusiasm for learning. Empowered to make a difference. Improved health and academic performance. Just some of the benefits of EE for youth, educators, schools, communities.
High School (9-12)
Students Proliferate Native Plants in a New Greenhouse
Invasive species are degrading natural ecosystems across the country. As a science teacher at Carmichaels High School in Pennsylvania, I wanted to design a service-learning …
Outstanding Educators
Cheri Goggin
Cheri Goggin is a science teacher at Berkshire Junior/Senior High School in Burton, Ohio. She uses GreenSchools Investigations to make learning fun for her students.
Outstanding Educator
Meera Varigonda
Meera Varigonda is an English Language Learners Instructional Educator in San Diego, California, who promotes sustainability and brings PLT into her bilingual middle school classroom.
Real-World Projects with Real-World Results
“No excuses, just solutions” is the motto of McKinley Tech, a PLT GreenSchool in the nation’s capital. Read about the motto in action.
Finding Ways to Save the Bay
Students in an urban Baltimore high school finds creative ways to restore the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem–learning and providing a valuable service at the same time.
A Look Back at 20 Years of GreenWorks!
A photo slide show illustrates 20 years of PLT GreenWorks! projects.
Students and Teachers Make It Happen
A Kansas high school teacher inspires her students–and they inspire her–to seek ways to go green.
Gardens, Gutters, Gophers, and GreenSchools
PLT GreenSchools investigations provide a firm foundation at Walden Community School in Winter Park, Florida.
Voices of F. L. Schlagle’s Green Team
PLT GreenSchools results in a greener environment–and confident, self-assured students–at a Kansas high school.