Outstanding Educator
Victoria Pasco
Victoria Pasco teaches at the Science Discovery Center at Catawba Trail Elementary School in Elgin, South Carolina, and has used PLT resources since the 1980s.
Service Learning
Outstanding Educator
GreenSchools Poster to Inspire Your Class
Available online and in print, this poster provides ideas to reduce your school’s environmental footprint based on five areas covered by the PLT GreenSchools Investigations.
Tennessee Elementary School is a Green Powerhouse
With PLT activities infused across the curriculum and some amazing student accomplishments, this school is a model for others wanting to build a GreenSchools program.
PLT Awards 63 GreenWorks! Grants for Service-Learning Projects
Project Learning Tree has awarded 63 GreenWorks! grants to schools and organizations across the country to involve students in community-based environmental projects. Nearly 14,000 students …
Wetland Warriors: Arming Kids with Knowledge to Help Protect a Disappearing Treasure
An after-school outdoors educational program is teaching children ages 7-12 about biodiversity and the ecology of their local wetland and prairie.
Technical High School Students Present Business-Savvy Recommendations
Students from five trade schools show creativity, humor, and commitment to making their schools more green at Connecticut’s “Clean Trades Summit.”
STEM: Improve Your Place
Help students use Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math applications to identify ways they can improve their school or neighborhood.
Rejuvenate Your School Garden in September
A Master Gardener shares his check list of things to do in the garden in September.
Green-Infused Curriculum Wins National Recognition for High School
Students in Michigan have reduced greenhouse gas emissions, implemented a school-wide recycling program, are growing produce for their school cafeteria, among many other initiatives.
Students Restore Native Prairie in Wisconsin
Students in grades 4 through 8, along with community volunteers and supporters, came together to plant a native prairie and plant demonstration garden.