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Project Learning Tree - PLT Thinking Outside The Box About Green Jobs

Buckeye Corrugated, Inc - Lancaster , 3975 Continental Dr, Columbia PA 17512 Free Event
Free Event

Cost: FREE! Lunch will be provided. Registration is required. Space is limited.

Register Here: https://forms.gle/xL3953gdc2WAzh9p7

 

PROJECT LEARNING TREE EDUCATOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Made possible by support from the International Corrugated Packaging Foundation (ICPF)


Calling all classroom teachers, school counselors, career coaches, youth group leaders, and other formal and nonformal educators! Get ready for a fun and interactive professional development event to help you engage learners in actively exploring sustainability, from forest products to green careers.

 

WHAT TO EXPECT

Learning: Hands-on activities, modeling, and discussing successful strategies for engaging youth in exploring sustainability and green careers

 

Facility Tour: Join us for an in-person tour of Buckeye Corrugated Inc - Lancaster located in Columbia, PA to learn more about all the future career opportunities for youth in the corrugated packaging industry! The tour will take place after lunch.

 

Networking: Meet employees from the Pennsylvania DCNR Bureau of Forestry, Buckeye Corrugated (BCI), and other local teachers to plan for future career events directly with learners.

 

WHAT YOU'LL LEAVE WITH

Resources in Hand: PLT's award-winning Green Jobs: Exploring Forest Careers; PLT's Black Faces in Green Spaces: The Journeys of Black Professionals in Green Careers, detailing the career pathways of 22 Black Americans in sustainability-focused forest careers; and PLT's newest activity collection created in partnership with ICPF, Thinking Outside the Box: Exploring Careers in Corrugated Packaging

 

Continuing Education Credits: 3.5 Act 48 hours

FOR MORE INFORMATION

Contact PA PLT State Coordinator: Colleen Campion at cocampion@pa.gov

Thursday, April 30, 2026 9am to 2:30pm