Spotlight Category

Students from Summit Atlas High School hold up signs to send a message to U.S. Senator Patty Murray, asking her, Hannah says, “to stand up for our generation’s right to good jobs and a livable future."

Recognizing Youth Leaders and Action

Posted on May 26, 2022June 10, 2022

Every year, EarthGen awards medals to students for their commitment to making their communities a healthier place to live and learn. EarthGen Medalists are individuals or groups who have shown leadership […]

Abbott Construction volunteers pose in front of newly built raised beds.

Abbott Construction Celebrates Sweet Sixteen

Posted on April 27, 2022April 27, 2022

Seattle-based commercial construction company Abbott Construction works with a lot of great community organizations, so when they arrived at Sand Point Elementary School’s Day of Service in 2013, nobody knew […]

Silas High School teacher Breanne Willard and her three studetns wear Kraken jerseys and stand with the Seattle Kraken's rink behind them.

Tacoma Students’ Community Action Recognized at Seattle Kraken Game

Posted on April 27, 2022April 27, 2022

Local environmental action took center stage as Silas High School in Tacoma and EarthGen were honored at the Seattle Kraken game on April 20 as Starbucks Community Stars. Nearly 60 […]

Oyster farm on the beach with many large metal cages full of oysters

Using Shellfish to Teach Climate Change

Posted on July 2, 2021July 6, 2021

Shellfish are an important traditional food source with cultural significance for coastal Native people and the foundation of an iconic industry for Washington state. The shellfish industry here generates hundreds of millions […]

A group of 2 students and 2 teachers stands smiling at the camera with green medals around their necks.

Announcing the 2021 Green Medalists

Posted on May 19, 2021July 9, 2021

EarthGen’s Green Medalist program honors individuals or groups who have shown leadership in sustainability, inclusion, and resilience within their school community. These characteristics were more important than ever this school […]

A high school students stands in front of a rain barrel display.

School Spotlight: Platinum Certified La Center High School

Posted on April 2, 2021July 12, 2021

La Center High School is the first school to earn Platinum Certification in Clark County and holds the distinction of being one of very few Platinum certified schools in the […]

Image showing a wall of virtual post it notes filled with positive comments about the COVID and Climate Change training.

Connecting Lessons of COVID and Climate Change

Posted on March 31, 2021March 31, 2021

A new virtual training, COVID and Climate Change helps teachers explore the relationships among climate change, COVID, and social injustice. This professional learning workshop, a collaboration between EarthGen and ESD […]

Group of kids at protest all behind a large banner sign that reads Kids Want Climate Justice. There are many other large signs in the air of the earth and fists.

Climate Justice League Brings Equity to Science Education

Posted on January 13, 2021May 12, 2021

With guidance from EarthGen, Educational Service District 112, and many community partners, a pioneering group of educators formed the Climate Justice League in 2020 to apply a social justice lens […]

Outdoor Learning Lab at Bemiss Elementary, rain garden and sensory pathway are in the center of the image and learning platforms with benches and the school building in the background.

Spokane Outdoor Classroom Makes Nature Accessible

Posted on October 20, 2020January 24, 2021

Access to nature helps kids grow, which is why educators from Bemiss Elementary reached out to EarthGen.

Everett area middle school teachers gather around a model that helps them simulate the enhanced greenhouse effect at an EarthGen Energy Matters training.

Connecting Energy Matters and Climate Change

Posted on September 18, 2020March 11, 2021

When Everett middle school students asked their teachers about climate change and how they could make a difference, their teachers reached out to EarthGen for help.