School Garden Teaches Lessons on Composting and Water Conservation
The sustainable school garden project has yielded a rich harvest of home-grown vegetables, increased knowledge of potential food choices, and experiential learning opportunities.
Higher Education
Outstanding Educator
Alan Sowards
Alan Sowards develops and teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in science education at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas.
Outstanding Educator
Annie Oxarart
Annie Oxarart is an environmental education program coordinator at the University of Florida in Gainesville, who led Florida’s GreenSchools pilot program.
Outstanding Educator
John Hunt
John Hunt is a professor in the Teacher Education & Leadership program at Mississippi College in Clinton, Mississippi, and is committed to environmental education.
PLT Awards 63 GreenWorks! Grants for Service-Learning Projects
Project Learning Tree has awarded 63 GreenWorks! grants to schools and organizations across the country to involve students in community-based environmental projects. Nearly 14,000 students …
Outstanding Educator
Robert Raze
Robert Raze is a professor at St. Petersburg College in Tarpon Springs, Florida, where he uses PLT to prepare pre-service teachers for their careers.
Exploring Forestry as a Career
A forester explains what the life of a forester actually entails and how she inspires students to explore jobs that will take them outside.
ELM: Environmental Learning Multiplied, in Denver
Multiplication often results in ending up with more than you had at the start. That’s what happened with Environmental Learning Multiplied, or ELM, a program that took place at Sloan’s Lake Park in Denver.
A Look Back at 20 Years of GreenWorks!
A photo slide show illustrates 20 years of PLT GreenWorks! projects.
Outstanding Educator
Cindi Smith-Walters
Cindi is a biology professor at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro and has trained thousands of educators in PLT programs.