Find the resources that will support the next generation of caretakers for our planet...EarthTeamEarthTeam (http://www.earthteam.net) has a stated mission to create a new generation of environmental leaders by introducing into the classroom and the community environmental experiences that are so active and engaging that they inspire dedication to a healthy environment. With a focus on the San Francisco Bay Area, over 2,000 students at roughly 60 schools were involved in EarthTeam's programs during 2006-2007. Cool the EarthCool The Earth (http://www.cooltheearth.org)) is a ready-to-run program that educates K-8 students and their families about global warming and inspires them to take simple actions to reduce their carbon emissions. Running in 100 schools in Northern California, the program is successful because it’s fun and empowering for the kids, and their enthusiasm is contagious! Cool the Earth Inc's mission is to educate children and their families about climate change and motivate them to take simple, measurable energy conservation actions that reduce their carbon footprint. The program is designed to ensure that environmental considerations become an integral part of participant’s everyday living by motivating families and children to take actions over the entire school year. CTE is successful because it is optimistic, action-oriented, and has measurable results. With a program training and tracking system on the web, the program is now easily replicable throughout the country. Focus the NationFocus the Nation for K-12 is a national educational initiative on global warming solutions for America that will culminate January 31st, 2008 in symposia held simultaneously at over a thousand colleges, universities, K-12 schools and other institutions. Focus the Nation provides a high school model20on their web site (http://focusthenation.org/HSmodel.php) Free the Planet!Free the Planet! (http://www.freetheplanet.org) has a stated mission to expand and strengthen the student environmental movement, provide resources for student activists, and work with students to win campaigns for strong environmental protections. Among activities undertaken by Free the Planet! are the following: - expanding the student environmental movement by recruiting students who are concerned about the environment to take action, networking student activists with each other and the larger environmental movement, and providing fresh opportunities and ideas for activists.
- providing resources for student activists through their Project LEAD Training, Activist Advising program, How To Free The Planet!: Trainings and Briefings for Environmental Action, action guides, and other materials.
- working with students to win campaigns for strong environmental protections by providing them with the resources to work on national campaigns together and guides to running effective on-campus campaigns.
On their web site, the last listed accomplishments and newsletters were dated 2004, and no membership numbers are provided online. Go-Green InitiativeGo-Green Initiative (http://www.gogreeninitiative.org/) is a simple, comprehensive program designed to create a culture of environmental responsibility on school campuses across the nation. Founded in 2002, the Go Green Initiative unites parents, students, teachers and school administrators in an effort to make real and lasting changes in their campus communities that will protect children and the environment for years to come. No membership numbers are listed on their web site, but they do claim that schools in 46 states and the District of Columbia, Africa, Asia, Canada, and Europe have adopted the Go Green Initiative. Green TeacherGreen Teacher (http://www.greenteacher.com) is a non-profit organization which publishes resources to help educators, both inside and outside of schools, to promote global and environmental awareness among young people from elementary through high school. The organization’s primary activity is the publication of Green Teacher, a quarterly magazine full of teaching ideas from successful “green" educators. Each issue of Green Teacher offers perspectives on the role of education in creating a sustainable future, practical cross-curricular activities for various grade levels, and reviews of the latest teaching resources.
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