Around the World and Back Again…

Andrea just returned from UN biodiversity meetings in Nairobi, visiting an orphanage in southern Kenya that The ChariTree Foundation first partnered to support environmental education with in 2011, and attending the UNICEF Leading Minds think tank in Florence to discuss climate change solutions for kids. She is also querying a … Read more

Earth Day Printables for Little Tree Planters

Planting a tree is already such a fun project for children, and now you can take it a step further and turn it into a little party! The ChariTree Foundation worked on this darling project with Chickabug in an effort to get more children outdoors to plant their first tree. … Read more

Discover the Best 24 Earth Day Books for Children | Earth Day 2024

Are you searching for the ideal book to celebrate Earth Day with your children and teach them about preserving the environment? Look no further! Author and Children’s environmental education advocate and author, Andrea Koehle Jones, has curated a list of her top 24 fun and inspiring fiction and nonfiction books worth exploring with your kids on Earth Day and every day.

Talking to kids about climate change (by Andrea Koehle Jones)

Help your children be part of the solution  By Climate Journalist ANDREA KOEHLE JONES (EcoParent Magazine) When is the right time to talk to your kids about climate change? The answer is simple: the time is now. According to Tzeporah Berman, environmentalist, author, and the international program director of Stand.Earth, … Read more

Climate Anxiety and Kids (by Andrea Koehle Jones)

5 Tips to support children and youth with their ‘Eco-Anxiety’ By Climate Journalist ANDREA KOEHLE JONES The climate crisis is causing an increase in psychological distress in children and teens around the world. One of the most devastating impacts of unchecked climate change is climate anxiety: a chronic fear of … Read more

The Wish Trees: New learning resource for teachers

A new teaching resource for The Wish Trees: How Planting Trees Can Help Make the World a Better Place includes discussion prompts and student activities for K-Grade 2. If your students want to learn about trees, there’s no better way than planting Wish Trees. The idea, inspired by the children’s … Read more