Local Programs
Lowcountry Earth Force offers CAPS, GREEN and Earth Force After School programs to the Lowcountry.
Join our network
Become an Earth Force educator, and you become a part of our growing network of educators working in schools to bring the Earth Force process to the young people in our communities. This innovative and award winning program allows your students to accomplish and learn things they never thought possible. As an educator, there is no financial cost to participate in our programs but there are many rewards!
Enhance your Professional Development
For educators attending our training workshops, Earth Force is approved to grant continuing education credits. For students, the Earth Force framework builds youth leadership, citizenship and community problem solving skills. To help with the process, our office offers a wealth of resources and guidance, including nationally recognized teacher plans and student materials, grant writing workshops, and on-going personalized support.
We assist educators throughout the Lowcountry area implement the Earth Force six step Community Action and Problem Solving model in their classes and after school programs. We offer extensive trainings and on-going support to educators, as well as others who work with youth. In addition to the professional development opportunities, we bring the following options for support to educators:
Co-teaching and assistance facilitating the Earth Force six step process. This includes regular phone calls, emails, personal visits, and any other help an educator may need.
Assistance meeting South Carolina education standards though Earth Force projects. Our staff will plan with you to ensure that the hands-on learning your students will undertake will allow you to meet content standards. We will help to make the process both academically rewarding and fun for both the educators and students.
Mini-Grants for students and educators. Earth Force classes can write grants to Lowcountry Earth Force to help them carry out their well researched and carefully planned service projects. We typically offer 5, $100 grants to help with materials and supplies.
Earth Force materials. We furnish you with a Teacher Manual, Student Manuals and Student Tip Cards for your class.
An invitation to our Annual Youth Summit. This is an opportunity for all of our educators, students, and community partners to meet and share project stories as well as celebrate our successes. This event is typically held in April of each year.
Assist in securing expert speakers and guests to visit the classroom. Our extensive community partnerships also allow us to offer educators excellent community resources to bring into their classrooms. Once a class selects an issue, students can invite guest speakers and experts from the community to teach the students what they may know about the particular issue, and in the process, the students become experts themselves.
To find out more about Lowcountry Earth Force, please call us at (843)720-8525. We’d love to get you and your students started on making sustainable changes to the environment and your community.