In this issue: There were 21 PLT service events on the Presidential Inauguration Day of Service; a middle school teacher shares which PLT activities she uses in the outdoors; PLT GreenWorks! projects are taking place across the country, including a beachfront cleanup in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
International Educators Institute: Where Teachers Learn—and Have the Experience of a Lifetime
By Paula Tarnapol WhitacreWorld-class scenery, behind-the-scenes tours, and local interviews are combined with reflection, peer-to-peer leadership development, and learning about the world’s forests.
Read More >News & Updates
 | Showcase Environmental Education at a School in Your CommmunityBy Vanessa Bullwinkle Will your students be participating in an outdoor activity to celebrate Arbor Day and Earth Day? Are you planning an environmental education event with a school in your community during the month of April?Read More > |
 | Environmental Education and Community Service Combine to Improve Student LearningBy Vanessa Bullwinkle Project Learning Tree awards 58 grants for service-learning projects. Read More > |
On the Ground
 | Presidential Inauguration Day of Service Engages Students with Communities on Environmental ProjectsBy Vanessa Bullwinkle Honoring a nationwide call for community service, Project Learning Tree organized twenty one environmental service events around the country, including one in the nation’s capitol that launched a model community GreenSchool initiative.Read More > |
 | Take the Trash Out By Vanessa Bullwinkle Thirty high-school students from St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands educate and involve their community in keeping their beautiful beachfronts clean.Read More > |
Educator Tips
 | Every Child OutdoorsBy Susan Ward A middle school teacher in South Carolina uses a variety of PLT activities to take her students outdoors. Read More > |
Tools
 | EE Resources -- Winter 2009By Jaclyn Stallard Grants, online tools, guides, and websites.Read More > |
