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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.
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.
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…
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…
Create with Us: The Plastic Ocean Classroom Experience Guide
Help us bring Capt. Charles’ beloved book, “Plastic Ocean,” to life as we work to create the very first “Plastic Ocean” Classroom Experience Guide.
Putting yourself into the shoes of The Story of Plastic heroes: Educator Spotlight on Melissa Zaucha
It all started with ordering the Plastic Ocean teaching kit which she discovered on Algalita’s website about 8 years ago which…
Zero-waste classroom from philosophy to projects: Educator Spotlight on Jacqueline Omania
Ms. Omania taught at the Garden School for 15 years before moving to a more traditional classroom. She excelled at providing students with experiential learning…
Making plastic pollution education beautiful and meaningful: Educator Spotlight on Daryth Morrissey
Her motto these days is “Save yourselves!” She starts the year off helping her students realize that they can be the change they want to see in the world…
Teaching about environmental issues through the social justice lens: Educator Spotlight on Alex Rosas
Before teaching I worked at a non-profit focusing on supporting families and veterans experiencing homelessness and providing affordable…
College students’ PSA shows a different fate for fossil fuel plastics: Educator Spotlight on Bonnie Mitchell
When we were contacted by her about the opportunity to have her animation students create a public service announcement, or PSA, for us, we…