Outstanding Educator
Kathleen Ogilvy
Kathleen Ogilvy, area forester with the Virginia Department of Forestry Kathleen became a trained PLT facilitator in 2008. Over the past decade, she has taken …
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Outstanding Educator
Tree Planting and Gardening Nurture Learning
A GreenWorks! grant to Coles Elementary in Virginia sparked science learning across all grades as students investigated a soil erosion problem on their school grounds.
10 Tips from a Student for a High Performing Green School
As the leader of the Green Team at my high school, I’m proud of the collaborative efforts of over 100 students, the principal, and volunteers.
Five Educators Named 2017 National Project Learning Tree Outstanding Educators
PLT celebrates five outstanding educators who use environmental education to provide children and adults with skills to meet 21st century needs.
Outstanding Educator
Tarneshia Evans
As Children’s Garden Educator at Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens in Richmond, Tarneshia plans and carries out nature activities for children and their families. Previously she …
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.
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.
Outstanding Educator
Anne Mannarino
Anne Mannarino directs Project SWIRL (Standards Within Real World Learning) at Regent University in Providence Forge, Virginia, which helps K-12 teachers of science.
Outstanding Educator
Allison Hall Kiesler
Allison Hall Kiesler developed K-5 programs as the Children’s Garden Programmer at the Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden in Richmond, Virginia.
A Culture of Environmental Stewardship
Fishburn Park students in Roanoke do indeed care for fish–as well as recycle, monitor water quality, and a whole lot more!