This is part of a speaking engagement at Georgia State University’s Cecil B. Day School of Hospitality on March 31, 2008. The private breakfast featured a dialogue about the hospitality industry’s role in sustainability and environmental stewardship. But in the midst of the dialogue, Ted stopped to talk about his creation of Captain Planet.

Captain Planet Foundation is delighted to announce that its brand-new environment-based education initiative, Captain Planet's Learning Garden Program, broke ground at Sedalia Park Elementary School in Cobb County on Monday, October 19. CPF President Ira Blumenthal, CPF Chair Laura Turner Seydel and Chairman of Cobb County School Board John Abraham all gave a few introductory remarks. Other members of the Cobb County School Board, the Cobb County Schools superintendent, the Sedalia Park Elementary School principal and teachers as well as Georgia Power, who serves as the presenting sponsor for the program, were all in attendance. Farmer D of Farmer D Organics gave a short introduction to the care of gardens before members of Ms. Duncan's Second Grade Class dug in for the initial planting.

Captain Planet's Learning Gardens Program is designed to link standard curriculum to the environmental education of young children and will integrate a traditional course of study into an outdoor classroom setting. The pilot program is now underway in select elementary and middle schools in Cobb County. The goal of the program is to provide an experience for children to connect with nature and offer a creative, nontraditional path to learning. Additionally, it will be in accordance with Georgia Performance Standards, so teachers will be able to teach their requirements while incorporating the use of the garden into their daily activities. A full garden curriculum is being developed over the course of the 2009-2010 school year. The full implementation of Captain Planet's Learning Garden Program, the on-site garden and accompanying curriculum will begin fall 2010. Captain Planet Foundation intends to execute the program nationwide over the next few years.

For more info, please visit captainplanetfdn.org.

ROBYN O'BRIEN
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Decatur Library Auditorium

Georgia Center for the Book

O'Brien, a national expert on children's health and food allergies, will discuss her important new book, The Unhealthy Truth: How Our Food is Making Us Sick -- and What We Can Do About It. The book describes her transformation into a one-woman crusader seeking to identify food allergies that affect children, and her discovery of shocking truths about toxicity in American food systems. Parents won't want to miss this program. O'Brien is the founder of AllergyKids, an organization devoting to raising awareness about food toxins. She has been featured in The New York Times and CNN.

For more information on Robyn, please visit robynobrien.com or allergykids.com.

This is a highlight video of the 2009 Earth Day Kids Fest hosted by Captain Planet Foundation and the Chattahoochee Nature Center. This video shows the remarkable talent that performed as well as the hands on activities that were available for kids to learn from. For more information on this event, please visit captainplanetfdn.org.

At Earth Day Kid's Fest 2009, sponsored by the Captain Planet Foundation and Chattahoochee Nature Center, Lil Peppi performed several of his songs for the crowd. Lil Peppi, only 10, of Miami is a super young talent with an inspiring rap calling us to protect the earth. To find out more about him, visit lilpeppi.com. For more info about EDKF, please visit captainplanetfdn.org.