Project Learning Tree uses trees and forests as windows on the world to increase students’ understanding of the environment and actions they can take to conserve it. Since 1976, PLT has reached 138 million students and trained 765,000 educators to help students learn how to think, not what to think about complex environmental issues.

HOW PLT WORKS:

The PLT program is characterized by three equally important components:

high-quality instructional materials for grades PreK-12,
carefully designed professional development, and
an extensive distribution and support network.

PLT’s instructional materials for early childhood through grade 12 can be used with students in formal school settings and with youth in nonformal settings. Our hands-on activities make teaching and learning fun. They connect children to nature, engage students in learning, improve student achievement, and grow 21st century skills – including the ability to think critically and solve problems.

The materials are distributed along with professional development through in-person workshops or online courses. More than 20,000 educators attend PLT workshops annually. Some materials can be purchased directly from shop.plt.org.

“My favorite part of the PLT investigations is that they allow students to take an active leadership role in their future while reinforcing the importance of their ‘voice’.”

— Traci Knight Ingleright, Alabama PLT Educator of the Year

Workshop Types:

Early Childhood
PreK-8
PreK-12
Secondary
Pre-Service
Teacher Conservation Workshops
- Alabama’s Amazing Forests
- Forest to Faucet
- Resource to Recreation