CAPTAIN PLANET FOUNDATION AND DELTA AIR LINES ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP WITH CONTEST TO BRING PROJECT LEARNING GARDEN TO SEATTLE, ATLANTA, AND NEW YORK CITY SCHOOLS
Nominations are now open to enter schools to receive an educational garden!
ATLANTA, GEORGIA (December 8, 2021) – Captain Planet Foundation and Delta Air Lines today announce their partnership with a Project Learning Garden contest to bring gardens to elementary schools. The contest will be open to submissions in Seattle/Tacoma (10 schools), Atlanta (2 schools), and New York City (2 schools) where Delta employees will volunteer time to help students install and plant the gardens at all schools selected under this program.
The multi-faceted national partnership between Captain Planet Foundation and Delta Air Lines aims to provide more teachers with an outdoor learning laboratory so that children can apply learned concepts in a garden as part of their education. This expansion is expected to reach nearly 10,000 students and create countless opportunities for growing minds.
“Gardens should be an integral part of our educational ecosystem,” says President and CEO of Captain Planet Foundation Leesa Carter-Jones. “We are thrilled to be partnering with our friends at Delta Air Lines to integrate school gardens into the instructional day so that we can connect children with project-based learning, natural systems, and help them develop an early palate for healthy foods.”
PLG Grand Prize Package Includes (valued at $5,000):
- Five raised garden beds or garden expansion (for schools with an existing garden).
- Access to CPF’s online garden-based lessons, spanning content areas and grade levels.
- Materials and supplies to support project-based lessons and garden-based activities.
- Fully-equipped Mobile Cooking Cart w/ Vitamix blender to prepare garden-fresh recipes.
- Online professional development and training for teachers.
- Strategy for summer garden maintenance or participation in Project Giving Gardens.
- Delta Employee volunteer opportunities.
Project Learning Garden (PLG) was established 10 years ago to support inquiry-based, immersive learning experiences in STEAM education for students of all levels and ages. In conjunction with applied principles of project-based learning, gardens provide teachers and students with outdoor laboratories where students have hands-on learning experiences, making many lessons taught relatable to students’ lives. To date, Captain Planet Foundation has partnered with 534 elementary schools in 40 states to install learning gardens.
This partnership brings to life Delta’s mission to support the communities where they live, work and serve while having a positive impact on the environment and supporting education. Delta Green Up employees will have the opportunity to help install, plant or harvest the gardens, and one school in each market will be selected for a special media day and tasting event.
A total of 14 schools will be chosen to receive the Grand Prize Package under Project Learning Garden. Registrations are now open at CPF.org to those who are 18 years-old, an official of the School on whose behalf the Entrant is entering the Contest (i.e., an individual with the authority to legally bind the School) or otherwise associated with such School. The application deadline is January 14, 2022. Click here for full eligibility requirements and official rules.
ABOUT CAPTAIN PLANET FOUNDATION
Based on the critically-acclaimed animated series Captain Planet and the Planeteers, CPF was co-founded in 1991 by media mogul Ted Turner and series executive producer Barbara Pyle as a corporate foundation of TBS. In 2002, Captain Planet Foundation separated from TBS and became a 501(c)3 public charity, with the mission to work collaboratively to engage and empower young people to be problem solvers for the planet. CPF executes its mission both as a grantmaker and as a program operator.
Over the past 30 years, more than 1.6 million children have directly participated in CPF’s programs, which have funded 3,250+ projects, impacting 10.5 million young people. CPF’s operating programs include:Project Learning Garden which has provided 530+ U.S. elementary schools with onsite learning laboratories and healthy food access; Project Herowhich is a nationwide, web-based learning platform for K-12 students to save locally threatened and endangered species & ecosystems; Project Giving Gardens which puts school gardens and young urban gardeners to work in the summer months to provide fresh, organically-managed produce to food banks and food pantries; and Planeteer Alliance, a global network of young people who are putting their passion and impatience for change into ACTION for the planet.
ABOUT DELTA AIR LINES
Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) is the U.S. global airline leader in safety, innovation, reliability and customer experience. Powered by our employees around the world, Delta has for a decade led the airline industry in operational excellence while maintaining our reputation for award-winning customer service.
Today, and always, nothing is more important than the health and safety of our customers and employees. Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Delta has moved quickly to transform the industry standard of clean to ensure a safe and comfortable travel experience for our customers and employees.
With our mission of connecting the people and cultures of the globe, Delta strives to foster understanding across a diverse world and serve as a force for social good.
The world’s most-awarded airline, Delta was recognized as No. 1 in customer satisfaction among airlines in the J.D. Power 2021 North America Airline Satisfaction Study – a prestigious honor that underscores the professionalism, care and humanity of the Delta people. Delta has also been recognized as a Fortune’s top 50 Most Admired Company in addition to being named the most admired airline for the tenth time in eleven years. Additionally, Delta has ranked No. 1 in the Business Travel News Annual Airline survey for an unprecedented 10 consecutive years and named one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies Worldwide for the third time in four years.
