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Jonathan LaBonte
Maine PLT State Coordinator
Maine TREE Foundation
535 Civic Center Drive
Augusta, ME 04332
207-621-9872
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Four teachers share their experiences from students’ GreenWorks! projects to help pollinators with native plant gardens, a bee keeping operation, and constructing bat houses.
PLT supports place-based education. Read how one high school PLT teacher in Maine uses community-based investigations to give students opportunities to make real world decisions, meet community needs, and explore what is happening in their own neighborhoods as the foundation for learning cross-cutting concepts.
Technology is an entry tool that can make learning about the natural world exciting and fun. Students used technology to create a digital interpretive guide for a local trail in Maine.
Cameron Kay Sutton uses PLT to teach science at Auburn Middle School in Maine. She has inspired many students to pursue environmental science careers.
Jim Chandler is a consulting teacher in science for the Auburn School Department, Auburn, Maine, and director of the Auburn Land Lab, an environmental center.
Do you have an idea for a service-learning project to improve the environment at your school or in your community? Apply for a PLT GreenWorks! grant by Sept. 30.
96 hands-on, multi-disciplinary activities make teaching fun! Aligned with state and national standards, our practical and flexible lesson plans engage students in learning.
PLT’s GreenSchools program inspires students to apply their STEM and investigative skills to create greener and healthier schools – and save schools money.
Teaching outside year-round is a rewarding experience for students of all ages. Teachers in Maine share how to make winter outdoor learning safe and fun.
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