EE Helps Build Future Leaders
Hands-On Learning
Hands-on learning through interactions with our physical environment and real-world applications develops problem-solving skills.
Time Outdoors
When students learn outdoors, all their senses are engaged, contributing to heightened focus and improved cognitive ability.
STEM Skills Development
Students develop skills in leadership, critical thinking, problem-solving, and more with science-focused, experiential learning that enhances teamwork, planning, and experimentation.
Improve learning outcomes inside and outdoors
Explore dynamic indoor and outdoor learning experiences that build teamwork and critical thinking skills, improve student performance, and foster healthier classrooms. Discover activities and lesson plans.
Find Activities
Our fun, hands-on lessons for all grade levels make teaching and learning fun, no matter the class subject or setting.
Teaching materials for Grades K-8
PLT provides educators with high-quality professional development, hands-on activities, and a multi-disciplinary supplemental curriculum that can be easily integrated into lesson plans for all grades and subjects.
Academic Standards
Standards provide benchmarks for what students should know and be able to do by grade level. PLT’s real-world, multidisciplinary lessons help students reach those benchmarks by focusing on practices, concepts, and core ideas.
Educator Training and Resources
Succeed with educator training that integrates nature-based STEM curriculum across core subjects to create engaging, real-world lessons for students, and empower teachers to develop the next generation of environmental decision-makers. Take your professional development to the next level.
Continuing Education Credits for Foresters
Discover local workshops organized by PLT’s state programs. Training is tailored to your state’s standards, native plants, and environment. Continuing Forestry Education credits are also offered in some states for in-person workshops.
Training for Teachers and Educators
PLT offers in-person and blended high-quality professional development events. PLT’s professional development is planned and conducted by locally trained facilitators and customized for specific grade levels, topics, and settings.
Online Courses
PLT’s online courses are grounded in best practices for online adult learning and teacher professional development. They prepare formal and nonformal educators to integrate PLT instructional materials into their instruction with self-paced modules.
Connect to nature and nurture skills for the future
Connect with the environment to improve your child’s complex thinking skills, boost academic performance, and positively impact mental and physical health. Browse learning materials.