MOBILITY LIVE HACKATHON – CPF PROJECT #1
Company:
Captain Planet Foundation
The mission of the Captain Planet Foundation is to give the next generation of environmental
stewards an active understanding and love for the natural world in which they live. Our vision is
to have generations of environmentally literate citizens who embrace their power to sustain the
air, water, land, and natural systems upon which all life depends. Our unique program of
funding and supporting hands-on environmental projects is designed to encourage innovative
initiatives that inspire and empower children and youth around the world as they work
individually and collectively, creating environmental solutions in their homes, schools, and
communities.
Through its four main program areas, CPF invests in high-quality, solution-based programs that
empower youth to become environmental stewards and global environmental change-makers.
Those four programs include:
1. Small Grants Program – Funding for formal and informal educators who are providing
hands-on environmental education projects for youth in all 50 U.S. states and over 20
countries around the globe;
2. Project Learning Garden – Encouraging teachers to use school gardens as an onsite
learning laboratory, connecting students to food origins, and helping kids develop an
early palate for fresh fruits and vegetables and an affinity for natural systems.
3. Project Endangered Species – Encouraging students to act on their natural empathy to
help species that are endangered or threatened in the places where they live.
4. Captain Planet Leadership Center & SAGES – Providing educators with the best
practices, curriculum, and project protocols for youth environmental stewardship
projects. Through the Leadership Center, CPF has partnered with the Georgia
Department of Education on a project called SAGES which provides a pathway through
the GA revised performance standards in science that is based on the K-12 Framework
for science education and Next Generation Science Standards.
Description of the Project:
A common goal across all Captain Planet Foundation (CPF) programs is to get kids outside where they
can connect with nature, learn about the world, and make a difference. Captain Planet Foundation offers
the Small Grants program to provide funding for teachers to engage students in active learning and give
kids a chance to design and carry out environmental stewardship projects. For example, kids whose
school is near a creek might test the water and figure out a project that could improve water quality. Or
kids might learn about species that are at risk in their area, such as monarch butterflies, and decide to
plant milkweed to replace disappearing habitat.
We need a platform with API/ protocol, optimized as a mobile app for field work, that would make it
easy for students to report data that measures the outcomes of their projects, and that the collective
Presented by TAG, Mobility LIVE, and Promote Georgia’s Technology Industry Task Force
MOBILITY LIVE HACKATHON – CPF PROJECT #1
impact of all student projects, in various categories such as tree planting, invasive plant removal, etc.
A complete list of those metrics is in development and will be available to contestants.
Wireframes / Screenshots (if any):
n/a
Technical Stack / Architectural Diagram:
We would like this app to be available primarily through schools, which are often using larger screen
devices such as tablets. Ideally both Mac And Android compatible.
API Integrations (if any):
N/A
Non-Functional aspects:
Presumably, this data will be entered as a class, so we will need the ability to create accounts for
teachers or schools (or maybe we don't?)
Project Contact:
Courtney Kimmel – Courtney@captainplanetfdn.org
or
Karan Wood – karan@captainplanetfdn.org
Open Teleconference for Q&A:
Wednesday, 9/16 @ 2pm EST
Thursday, 9/24 @ 1pm EST
Presented by TAG, Mobility LIVE, and Promote Georgia’s Technology Industry Task Force