Outstanding Educator
Chanda Cooper
Chanda Cooper, Education Coordinator, Richmond Soil and Water Conservation District, Columbia, South Carolina Chanda frequently uses PLT activities to teach more than 2,000 K–12 students …
Service Learning
Outstanding Educator
PLT Awards 20 GreenWorks! Grants for Service-Learning Projects
Students across the country will “learn by doing” through a variety of projects they help design and implement to conserve and improve the environment.
13 Inspiring Examples of Young Environmentalists Making a Difference
Young students don’t need to wait until they’re older to make a difference. Here are 13 inspiring stories that show what’s possible when young environmentalists take action.
Tips for Creating an Outdoor Classroom
As the pandemic has disrupted countless traditional learning environments, many have begun to move classes outdoors. But as Project Learning Tree educators know all-too-well, taking lessons outdoors offers many more benefits than just germ control!
New and Improved GreenSchools Investigations
Project Learning Tree has created a new Adult Leader Guide plus updated its GreenSchools Investigations based on feedback from students, teachers, and school administrators.
A Rising Senior Starts a GreenSchools Program
Learn how this student got her school principal to agree to starting a GreenSchools program, and what she is doing to motivate teachers and students.
GreenWorks! Grants Now Available
Do you want children to help improve the environment at your school or in your community? Apply for a GreenWorks! grant to support your project.
Students Galvanize Entire School Around Environmental Learning and Action
Tips for involving students in a green schools program from teachers at Two Rivers Magnet Middle School in East Hartford, CT.
Environmental Education Workshops for Teachers Now Available Online
We now offer online courses for early childhood, K-8, and GreenSchools. The courses include demonstration videos, planning exercises, and state-specific resources.
PLT Celebrates Five Outstanding Educators for 2016
Helping kids learn from nature is all in a day’s work for Project Learning Tree’s 2016 National Outstanding Educators. Here’s how they do it.