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Free Membership From Kids for Saving Earth

Summer Minor — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 19:32:54 +0000

Kids for Saving Earth is an environmental education site that offers great curriculum for teachers, mentors, and parents to teach kids more about protecting the earth. Kids can learn about animals, global warming, how their environment affects their health, and much more. The curriculum is bright, fun, and a great tool for helping kids learn more about protecting the earth. And right now, you can get a free membership.

Kids for Saving Earth is a non-profit organization that was founded as a small club by Clinton Hill, an eleven year old boy that loved the earth and could not understand why people would hurt it. After dying from cancer at a young age his parents established Kids for Saving Earth to carry on what he had begun. Years alter Kids for Saving Earth is still going strong, providing education and inspiration for kids who care about the Earth.

Solar Schools Better Equipped for Recession

Sarah Lozanova — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 20:00:34 +0000

U.S. schools spend more on utilities than books and computers combined.

Public schools spent $8 billion on utilities in 2002, up by $2 billion from 2000, and the fluctuating utility and oil prices can be daunting when planning for the future. Although natural gas and oil prices have come down significantly from their high last July, it is important to remember their recent impact.

Facing a Cleaner, Greener, and More Peaceful Future

Glenn Chickering — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 16:57:16 +0000

The world is fast becoming more complex and it’s problems of sustainability are easily keeping pace. In a world that is increasingly more interconnected how do we prepare our children to face these problems with an eye toward creative and sustainable solutions? This question is the inspiration for Facing The Future, a non-profit organization based out of Seattle, Washington. Facing the Future’s aim is to arm educators with curriculum and resources to raise student’s awareness of global sustainability issues and give them the critical thinking skills necessary to come up with solutions.

Homeschooling Through the Holidays Sale at CurrClick: Up to 85% Off

Derek Markham — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 03:49:24 +0000

CurrClick is running a super sale on homeschool and holiday titles, with prices as low as 85% off and your choice of 28 free items through December 1st.

How can you argue with free?

CurrClick was started (conceived) by two homeschooling moms, and their vision of ebooks for homeschoolers has a great mission at heart:

Our mission is to make homeschooling more convenient and more affordable to homeschoolers all over the world. We are committed to promoting homeschooling as a viable alternative to traditional schools in both America and abroad. We strive to offer excellent customer service, a stress-free shopping experience, and to providing a marketplace that rewards authors and publishers who create good quality education materials.