GreenSchools!
Students Lead The Way
Project Learning Tree® (PLT) GreenSchools! inspires students to take responsibility for improving the environment at their school, home, and in their community.
The nationwide environmental service-learning program helps improve students’ academic performance in STEM subjects. It provides teachers and students with the training and resources to create healthier schools – and save money.
Tools and Resources
• Register or log in to download the new PLT GreenSchools! Investigations
• Apply for a PLT GreenWorks! Grant - applications due Sept. 30
• Participate in a new series of webinars anchored by dynamic student PLT Green Teams
• Sign up to receive PLT's Branch newsletter. In the Fall issue: use GreenSchools! to engage your students in STEM as they solve environmental issues at their school
PLT GreenSchools! Blog
To read more blog posts about PLT GreenSchools! visit our blog page on the American Forest Foundation website.
ABC Television Personality Honors PLT GreenSchools! Program
June 13, 2013
Watch how one PLT GreenSchool is connecting students with their environment. Local ABC affiliate, WJLA Channel 7 in Washington, D.C., sent a producer and crew to interview and film students at Paul Public Charter School who are moving their learning out of the classroom and into the garden.
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Celebrating the 2013 Green Ribbon Schools
June 5, 2013
The U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools Recognition Awards Ceremony in Washington, D.C. honored the highest-performing green schools in the nation, 24 of which are PLT GreenSchools! For me personally, it was a wonderful opportunity to connect with and congratulate the teachers and students across the country who are the driving force behind PLT s GreenSchools! program.
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Thank you GreenSchools! partners
PLT GreenSchools! is a program of the American Forest Foundation, in partnership with our 50-state PLT network, the U.S. Forest Service, the Corporation for National and Community Service, and many other national, state, and local partners.
