Grantee: Clarkdale Elementary School – Austell, GA Project Title: Learning Garden Grant Type: Project Learning Garden The Clarkdale Elementary School garden in Cobb County was part of the Captain Planet Foundation Project Learning Garden pilot year in 2012. With full support from Principal Marjorie Bickerstaff, the garden flourished, and all students participated in the Project Learning Garden lessons taught … Read more
Congratulations to the 5 Grand Prize Winners of the DOLE Packaged Foods, Key Food and Captain Planet Foundation Learning Garden Grant Contest! We had so many incredible contest entries, that we decided to award 5 schools instead of 2- one from each borough! We look forward to bringing Project Learning Garden to the following winning schools: P.S. 311, Lucero Elementary … Read more
On December 9th the U.S. Congress passed a renewed version of the National Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 entitled the Every Student Succeeds Act. This is the federal government’s main legislation supporting public K-12 education and replaces the 2001 No Child Left Behind. Importantly, the new Act contains language that makes support of … Read more
Melanie Laurent, “visionary” radiant alongside a former companion of Jane FondaPosted: December 10By PurePeople.com The climate conference (COP 21) continues in full swing in Paris. At 48 hours until the deadline, as negotiators of 195 countries pledged to continue discussions around an ideal agreement for the planet, Mélanie Laurent continues to show her dedication to the environment. The French star, … Read more
School environmental groups help with Cooper City projectBy Fallan Patterson Concern for burrowing owls living in the unstable sand under the sidewalk outside Cooper City’s Forest Lake Park recently prompted 80 volunteers to create six safe artificial nests. Utilizing a $2,000 grant from the Captain Planet Foundation, students and parents from Griffin Elementary School, members … Read more