Breaking news: We reached our goal! Additional funding will be used to make available our innovative experiential education to NYC public school students  and visitors directly on Governors Island—once it is safe to do so.

In 2019, Earth Matter NY began a collaboration with M.S. 371, the School of Earth Exploration and Discovery Harlem (SEED Harlem). Opened in 2020, this small, innovative, public middle school is rooted in project-based learning, outdoor experiences, hands-on approaches, and community engagement. We are like soul mates!

Earth Matter is rising to the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic by partnering with cutting-edge curriculum lab HYPOTHEkids to find new ways to connect with the young minds at SEED Harlem. Together we will develop and deliver online and open-source teaching resources focused on environmental and food justice, viewed through the lens of composting, Earth Matter’s area of expertise for over a decade.

With 70% of NYC students now attending school via computer, and the end to the Covid-19 pandemic still months away (at best), access to high-quality online resources for both teachers and students is critical.

As leaders in the greening and composting communities, Earth Matter feels duty-bound to ensure that locally-focused curricula around composting and important, interconnected issues—nutrition, sustainable urban agriculture, and food and social justice—is widely available. 

Your donations will help Earth Matter create an exciting online curriculum that will benefit not only SEED:Harlem, but students across New York City and the globe; young minds eager to learn about their role in the movement to save the planet, starting from the ground up.