GreenWorks!

GreenWorks! Grant Program

Project Learning TreeŽ (PLT) is an award-winning national environmental education program for educators and their students in grades PreK-12.  

GreenWorks! Esurance Initiative

HSBC and GreenWorks! Transform DC Schoolyard

PLT GreenWorks! Grant Guidelines and Application - Deadline April 30, 2008

GreenWorks! is the service-learning, community action program of PLT that partners PLT educators, students, and communities in environmental neighborhood improvement projects. GreenWorks! blends service activities with the academic curriculum and addresses real community needs as students learn through active engagement.

GreenWorks! environmental action projects link classroom learning and the real world. By combining the environmental knowledge and resources of PLT with community action initiatives, GreenWorks! action projects make a difference in how young people think, in their sense of responsibility toward their communities, and in their understanding of their relationship to the environment.

Do you have an idea for an exciting service-learning or community action project for your students but you don't have enough funds to implement it? Why not apply for one of PLT's GreenWorks! grants? GreenWorks! offers educators the opportunity to apply for grants to implement community action and service-learning projects. Across the country, PLT trained educators teaching in both formal and non-formal settings are eligible to apply for and receive GreenWorks! grants.

GreenWorks! projects should address an environmental issue and involve students from pre-school to high school in hands-on community action. The GreenWorks! program also encourages participants to form partnerships with groups, businesses, or organizations within their communities to help implement and sustain their GreenWorks! projects. Some examples of past grant projects include habitat restoration, watershed improvement, outdoor classrooms, and energy conservation.

PLT provides a guidebook with practical pointers for getting a GreenWorks! project off and running. You can also apply for a GreenWorks! grant to help get you started on your project.

Many PLT activities in both the PreK-8 and secondary curriculum guides lend themselves to GreenWorks! projects.

GreenWorks! projects are fun, benefit the community, and, perhaps most importantly, reinforce the learning that takes place in the classroom.

PLT GreenWorks! Guide