What is Project Learning Tree (PLT)?

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Project Learning Tree is an award-winning environmental education program designed for teachers and other educators working with students in grades primary through 12.

PLT uses the forest as a "window" into the natural world, helping young people gain an awareness and knowledge of the world around them, as well as their place within in it.

Project Learning Tree is a grass roots volunteer program that works in conjunction with local school districts and the Provincial Department of Education. Provincial coordinators and a steering committee guide the development of the program and select and train workshop leaders. PLT has been adopted for use within  6 Canadian provinces:  Nova Scotia,  British Columbia, Manitoba, Quebec, New Brunswick,  and Prince Edward Island .

Research and Field Surveys show PLT to be effective as a teaching tool to supplement existing curricula in virtually any area of knowledge.

What are the Benefits?

Students:   learn how to think, not what to think, about our complex environment.
Teachers:  discover activities that help teach science, mathematics, language arts, social studies, and other subjects. Receive a ready-to-use PLT guide which actively involves students in the learning process.

What is in the Project Learning Tree Guides

PLT provides ready-made lessons and activities that can be used to supplement existing curricula.
PLT activities are action-oriented and can be used in any order and require little, if anything, in the way of equipment.

Project Learning Tree Activity Sampler  Within your classroom you can:

ADOPT A TREE...use all of your senses to investigate your tree and see how it changes throughout the year.
GO...on a school yard safari
DISCOVER...the secret ingredients in soil.
INVESTIGATE...the value of wildlife to a community
DESCRIBE...all the many roles wood and paper products play in our lives
CREATE...a collage using only materials from the environment.
DEBATE...as a group of interested citizens trying to decide how to manage a piece of forest land acquired by your community.
TEST...the effects of overcrowding on plant growth.

How do I get Involved?    Contact :  N.S. Forestry Association