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Reflections on Our 2024 Wayfinder Society Community Awards Celebration
Last month, we concluded the school year with the 2024 Wayfinder Society Community Awards Celebration! Watch the event recording and join us in celebrating progress and community.
Introducing the 2024 Wayfinder Society Student Mini-Grant Cohort
Here’s to the 2024 Wayfinder Society Student Mini-Grant Cohort and their incredible contributions to the plastic pollution movement!
Inspiring Tomorrow’s Leaders: Educator Spotlight on Clay Elliott
Clay Elliott has been an educator in the Anaheim Union High School District for 25 years and currently teaches at Oxford Academy.
School Gardens for a Plastic Free Future: Spotlight on Pam Rydzinski
Ms. Pam Rydzinski is our March Educator Mini-Grant awardee. She teaches at March Middle School in Moreno Valley, California.
Join Students Across the Globe During The Journey Together Action Challenge
During the month of April, students from all over the globe are invited to participate in our Journey Together Action Challenge to compete with other changemakers…
Inspiring Environmental Education: Educator Spotlight on Kay Benitez
Ms. Benitez is our February Educator Mini-Grant awardee. She teaches at North Hollywood High in their Zoo Magnet program in partnership with the LA Zoo.
Educating Tomorrow’s Minds: An Educator Spotlight on Elise Holston
Elise Holston is a science teacher at Palisade Glacier High School in Big Pine, California who leads a 6-week plastics unit that covers bioplastics…
Making Connections: Infusing the Hawaiian Language into Student-Led Sustainability Initiatives
Michelle Pieper is a Hawaiian language teacher at Nanakuli Intermediate and High School in Waiʻanae, Hawaiʻi on the Island of Oahu, who shares her…
Meet the Visionary Educators Behind the “Plastic Ocean” Classroom Experience Guide
We invited educators to help us create classroom lessons inspired by our keystone book, “Plastic Ocean”, written by our founder Captain Charles Moore…
Empowering Your School: A Comprehensive Approach to Sustainability with Ruth Lisha
Ruth Lisha is a parent and Community Teacher on Special Assignment who has championed sustainability at her school in Long Beach, California by…
Leading Plastic Pollution Prevention in Nigeria: Educator Spotlight on Clinton Ezeigwe
Clinton Ezeigwe is an environmental justice educator who initiated the Preventing Marine Plastic Pollution in Nigeria (PREMPPiN) project that is focused on using…
Maintaining Balance During Challenging Times: A Review of Andrea Bell’s Talk
Last week, we held our first of a series of talks with Andrea Bell, an Ecopsychologist and Licensed Clinical Social Worker. This series will explore the concept of ecopsychology…
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