GREEN RIVER—On June 20, ExxonMobil representative John Knoll, Staff Regulatory Specialist, presented a $2,000 check to Wyoming Project Learning Tree (WyPLT). Lucy Diggins-Wold and Hazel Scharosch, steering committee members for WyPLT, accepted the check on behalf of the nonprofit organization.
ExxonMobil has been a long-time supporter of WyPLT and their mission to promote balanced natural resource curriculum. “The activities from this curriculum can be place-based, which really helps educators and students tie real-world issues to home,” said Diggins-Wold, also a lead facilitator for PLT’s educator workshops.
“ExxonMobil supports programs that encourage teachers, students, and communities to take an active interest in their natural resources,” said Knoll. “Their curriculum, especially their new Wyoming supplement drives home the concept of place-based education.”
Project Learning Tree® (PLT®) is the environmental education program of the American Forest Foundation and has been promoting balanced environmental education since 1976. WyPLT is the state sponsor for PLT® and distributes the award-winning curriculum guides through workshops. The guides are full of fun, hands-on, ready-to-use activities that engage students in learning about the environment. The guides are geared toward pre-kindergarten through high school level students.
For more information about WyPLT please contact state program coordinator Jessica Halverson at 307-283-2954 or Jessica.Halverson1@gmail.com or visit their website.
