Outstanding Educator
Meera Varigonda
Meera Varigonda is an English Language Learners Instructional Educator in San Diego, California, who promotes sustainability and brings PLT into her bilingual middle school classroom.
Service Learning
Outstanding Educator
Outstanding Educator
Netosh Jones
Netosh Jones is a third grade teacher in Washington, DC, who works to create school gardens and promote environmental service.
Outstanding Educator
Rebecca Wolfson
Rebecca Wolfson is a music teacher at Florida Virtual School in Orlando who advocates for sustainability at schools and leads many local service initiatives.
Outstanding Educator
Beverly Smith
Beverly Smith directs the Larry Box Conservation Education Center in Brookeville, Mississippi. She facilitates the use of PLT throughout her school district.
Outstanding Educator
Gail Kovach
Gail is a sixth and seventh grade teacher at Legacy Christian School. She promotes environmental education through a camp and other projects.
Outstanding Educator
Dusty Downey
Dusty Downey is a community naturalist for Audubon Rockies who loves to engage youth in the local forest ecosystem.
Earth Team Reduces Waste, Trash Removal Costs Through School-Wide Project
The Earth Team at a California middle school diverted 40% of their school’s waste from landfills as part of a school-wide project.
Real-World Projects with Real-World Results
“No excuses, just solutions” is the motto of McKinley Tech, a PLT GreenSchool in the nation’s capital. Read about the motto in action.
Finding Ways to Save the Bay
Students in an urban Baltimore high school finds creative ways to restore the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem–learning and providing a valuable service at the same time.
A Pioneer in GreenSchools Investigations
It’s clear why this Florida school was selected to help pilot the national PLT GreenSchools program.