Last chance! Our Holiday Sale Ends Tonight
We’ve extended our 2019 Holiday Sale by one day! You have until midnight Dec. 3, to save 25% off select PLT curriculum and online courses.
Read More »Take Our 4-Minute Survey and You Could Win a $50 Gift Card
Whether you’re new to PLT or have used PLT resources for many years, we want to hear from you! Complete a short survey to enter to win a $50 Amazon gift card.
Read More »PLT Launches Green Jobs: Exploring Forest Careers Curriculum
Suitable for use with youth aged 12-25, four hands-on instructional activities help youth research different forest-sector jobs, and practice managing and monitoring forest resources. Can be used in settings ranging from community youth programs and school classrooms, to college and career prep, to field trips and forest tours to help youth discover careers in sustainable forestry and conservation.
Read More »New PLT Activities Pilot Tested
We have completed a pilot test of five new PLT activities for grades K-8 with both formal and non-formal educators across the county.
Read More »Carbon & Climate Curriculum Wins 2020 Teachers’ Choice Award
Project Learning Tree’s Carbon & Climate curriculum for grades 6-8 has been selected a Learning magazine 2020 Teachers’ Choice Award for the Classroom winner.
Read More »New Tree Campus K-12 Program of the Arbor Day Foundation
A new recognition program of the Arbor Day Foundation provides a simple framework and resources for using trees as a learning tool for students.
Read More »PLT Activities Can Now Help Scouts Earn Their Merit Badges
PLT collaborated with the Boy Scouts of America to correlate PLT activities to the requirements for many Cub Scout Adventures and Scouts BSA merit badges.
Read More »PLT GreenSchools Honored as 2019 Green Ribbon Schools
The awards acknowledge students, teachers, and administrators who reduce their school’s environmental impact and utility costs, improve health and wellness, and incorporate effective sustainability education.
Read More »Highlights from PLT’s 2019 Conference
Over 100 participants from the United States, Canada, Mexico, Chile, and Japan attended the PLT Coordinators’ Conference held May 6-9 in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Read More »PLT’s Leadership in Education Award
PLT’s Leadership in Education Award recognizes those who make significant contributions to advance PLT programs and initiatives at the state or regional level.
Read More »Forests and Water: Advisor Training for Envirothon 2020
This day-long workshop in Raleigh, NC on August 1, 2019 will prepare teachers/advisors who will coach high school student teams in the 2020 Envirothon competition.
Read More »PLT Seeks Educators for Focus Groups
Will you be attending the NSTA conference in St. Louis, Missouri in April? Join one of our focus groups to tell us how PLT might better meet your needs and we’ll give you a $50 Amazon gift card.
Read More »Three Cheers for Trees on International Day of Forests
Here are 8 ideas for things to do with students and youth to explore and celebrate the gifts we receive from trees. Share your photos on social media for the chance to win a prize!
Read More »24 Environmental Service-Learning Projects Funded by PLT’s GreenWorks! Grants
Nearly 5,000 students, from kindergarten to high school, are helping to design and lead a variety of projects to green their schools and improve forests, watersheds, and wildlife habitat.
Read More »Cómo vincular a los niños con la naturaleza: Actividades en español
Gracias al U.S. Forest Service [Servicio Forestal de Estados Unidos], muchas actividades de PLT ahora están siendo traducidas al español, tanto para maestros como para padres.
Read More »PLT Seeks Educators to Pilot Test New Activities
PLT is updating its flagship curriculum, the PreK-8 Environmental Education Activity Guide. We’re seeking educators to pilot test five new activities. Stipends are available, apply by March 8, 2019.
Read More »Superintendents Environmental Education Collaborative
SEEC is a partnership between School Superintendents and PLT, NAAEE and Upstream Alliance that’s working to educate superintendents across the US on the benefits of environmental education to encourage more schools to integrate environmental education into the classroom.
Read More »Green Schools Conference & Expo
Teachers, students, school and district staff, educational leaders, building industry professionals, non-profit partners and others who are passionate about making green, healthy schools a reality are invited to attend.
Read More »New Webinar Series: Transforming Schools with PLT GreenSchools
Our new series of free webinars will provide teachers, administrators, and students valuable information and ideas on how to implement PLT’s GreenSchools Investigations.
Read More »Teaching with i-Tree Family Activities
Four new easy-to-do activities using free online tools help parents, children and teens learn together about the many ecosystem services that trees provide.
Read More »Teachers’ Choice Award-Winning Curriculum on Special Offer
From Friday, Nov 23 through Monday, Nov 26 save 25% on all our e-units. Go to shop.plt.org and enter the code EUNIT2018 upon checkout to receive the discount.
Read More »Teaching About Climate Change
Climate change may be the single biggest challenge that faces our planet today. PLT has several resources for middle and high school students to explore both the scientific and the social aspects of climate change.
Read More »Top Marks! PLT’s Energy in Ecosystems Wins Teachers’ Choice Award
Project Learning Tree’s Energy in Ecosystems curriculum for grades 3-5 has been selected a Learning ® Magazine 2019 Teachers’ Choice Award for the Classroom winner.
Read More »Advice from Your True Nature
To celebrate our partnership, Your True Nature is offering a 30% discount on all Advice items for members of the PLT community AND an additional 10% of all purchases will be donated to PLT.
Read More »Video: PLT Takes Teaching Outdoors
Teachers, kindergartners and 5th graders share their experiences using PLT activities like Every Tree for Itself, Tree Cookies, Renewable or Not, and Web of Life while on a field trip to Gully Branch tree farm in Georgia.
Read More »Highlights from PLT’s 32nd International Coordinators’ Conference
The 2018 Project Learning Tree International Coordinators’ Conference was held June 4-7 in Cody, Wyoming. Now in its 32nd year, our annual conference provides professional …
Read More »PLT’s Leadership in Education Award
PLT’s new Leadership in Education Award is designed to recognize individuals and partners who have made significant contributions to support PLT programs and initiatives at the state-level. Join us in celebrating this year’s winners and honorees who represent our diverse network and all those who help sustain and grow PLT state programs.
Read More »PLT GreenSchools Honored as 2018 Green Ribbon Schools
The awards acknowledge the students, teachers, and school administrators who are working to improve the sustainability, health, and safety of school facilities; ensure nutrition and fitness practices; and engage students in real-world learning.
Read More »Summer Institutes for Teachers
This in-depth professional development includes critical thinking, lesson planning, time outdoors, and lots of resources to incorporate teaching about forests and forestry into your classroom.
Read More »PLT Publishes New Curriculum, Teaching with i-Tree
Three hands-on activities engage middle and high school students in STEM as they analyze the environmental benefits and calculate the dollar value of trees.
Read More »International Day of Forests is March 21st!
To celebrate International Day of Forests 2018, here are some ideas for students to learn how trees make cities greener, healthier, happier places to live.
Read More »PLT Awards 28 GreenWorks! Grants for Service-Learning Projects
Project Learning Tree has awarded 28 GreenWorks! grants to schools and community organizations across the United States for environmental service-learning projects.
Read More »Treemendous Science!, PLT’s New E-Unit for K-2, is Now Online
Whether you regularly use the outdoors as a classroom or tend to hesitate every time you take your class outside, this unit is an invitation to increase the quantity and quality of your K-2 learners’ contact with nature and trees.
Read More »Online Professional Development: A New Twist on PLT’s Training Model
Almost everyone who attends a PLT in-person workshop praises the experience. In our continual efforts to innovate based on educator needs, PLT offers online professional development for our new e-units, PreK-8 Environmental Education Activity Guide, Environmental Experiences for Early Childhood, as well as GreenSchools.
Read More »PLT Launches New E-Units
Energy in Ecosystems for grades 3-5, and Carbon & Climate for grades 6-8. These new units are available online to educators across the country, just in time to plan for the upcoming school year.
Read More »Project Learning Tree and the Sustainable Forestry Initiative Forge New Future Together
In an exciting move that positions PLT for future growth, the Sustainable Forestry Initiative Inc. (SFI) announced today that PLT has been transferred to SFI Inc. from the American Forest Foundation.
Read More »PLT GreenSchools Honored as Green Ribbon Schools
Congratulations to the students, teachers, and school administrators for their dedication to environmental education and healthy, sustainable schools.
Read More »Highlights from PLT’s Annual Conference
The 2017 Project Learning Tree International Coordinators’ Conference was held April 24-27 in Louisville, KY. Now in its 31st year, our annual conference is designed …
Read More »PLT’s New Online Units for Grades K-2, 3-5, and 6-8
Designed to be easy for teachers to access and use, these self-contained units of instruction are fully online.
Read More »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.
Read More »PLT Awards 20 GreenWorks! Grants for Service-Learning Projects
Students across the country will “learn by doing” through a variety of projects they help design and implement to conserve and improve the environment.
Read More »Help Your School System Access Federal Funding to Incorporate Environmental Education
There is historic new federal funding available for environmental education through the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). Invite your school superintendent to learn how to apply for this funding and why.
Read More »New and Improved GreenSchools Investigations
Project Learning Tree has created a new Adult Leader Guide plus updated its GreenSchools Investigations based on feedback from students, teachers, and school administrators.
Read More »GreenWorks! Grants Now Available
Do you want children to help improve the environment at your school or in your community? Apply for a GreenWorks! grant to support your project.
Read More »Environmental Education Workshops for Teachers Now Available Online
We now offer online courses for early childhood, K-8, and GreenSchools. The courses include demonstration videos, planning exercises, and state-specific resources.
Read More »Summer Programs for Educators
Every summer, PLT programs across the country offer multi-day teachers’ tours and week-long forestry institutes. Learn more about what to expect and find a tour.
Read More »Nature Activities for Families
Project Learning Tree has published many more “Connecting Kids to Nature” family activities as well as a new set of “Green Your Home” checklists.
Read More »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.
Read More »PLT Seeks K-2 Teachers to Review New Science Unit
Project Learning Tree has drafted a new K-2 instructional unit, founded on NGSS Performance Expectations. Stipends are available for teachers selected to review the content.
Read More »GreenSchools for Early Childhood
Five GreenSchools Investigations develop the skills of younger learners while teaching young children about their environment and how they can make a difference.
Read More »Burst into Spring with Project BudBurst and PLT!
Get your students to contribute to scientific research by joining thousands of others in gathering environmental and climate change information from across the country.
Read More »Early Childhood Online Training
This self-paced online course includes access to PLT’s e-guide designed for ages 3 to 6, plus demonstration videos, simulations, and planning exercises.
Read More »New Members Join PLT’s Governing Body
Project Learning Tree would like to thank outgoing members from its Education Operating Committee and welcome new members who are dedicated to PLT’s mission.
Read More »Project Learning Tree Turns 40!
Back in 1976 the first PLT workshops were held in ten western states. Since then PLT has trained more than 675,000 educators across the country through in-person workshops. But, we’re keeping pace with change and now also offer environmental education on demand.
Read More »New Federal Education Law Supports Environmental Education
The overhauled federal education law promotes environmental education as a way to provide students with a well-rounded, 21st century education. It includes funding to grow environmental literacy in K-12 public schools.
Read More »PLT Awards 24 GreenWorks! Grants for Service-Learning Projects
Nearly 4,000 students across the country will participate in community-based environmental projects.
Read More »GreenSchools Online Course
Project Learning Tree continues to develop new online professional development opportunities for educators that are carefully designed to create effective learning experiences.
Read More »New Online Lessons Ready for Pilot Testing
Project Learning Tree is in the process of creating several new online lessons designed specifically for classroom teachers in Grades K-2, 3-5, and 6-8.
Read More »PLT Professional Development Workshops Now Online!
Do you want a refresher course, or know someone who wants training in environmental education but can’t make it to an in-person workshop?
Read More »Tree Story: The Game that Plants Real Trees
Do you remember Tamagotchi? Well, the interactive virtual pet just got a major upgrade!
Read More »GreenSchools Poster to Inspire Your Class
Available online and in print, this poster provides ideas to reduce your school’s environmental footprint based on five areas covered by the PLT GreenSchools Investigations.
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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 …
Read More »NGSS: What Do the New Standards Mean for Environmental Education?
Environmental education can play an important role in teaching science to today’s youth, according to Stephen Pruitt who helped develop the Next Generation Science Standards.
Read More »A Look Back at 20 Years of GreenWorks!
A photo slide show illustrates 20 years of PLT GreenWorks! projects.
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