Education
Education is fundamental in all that we do.
In addition to educating our residents and students, Keep Pinellas Beautiful also engages and empowers them to become active environmental stewards. Our educational program provides presentations, outreach education services, and experiential learning opportunities to residents of all ages on environmental topics that are relevant to our county. We tailor the presentations to meet the needs of the group. KPB provides free presentations to schools, businesses, and civic organizations, to share our impact on our environment and offer ways to help us to keep Pinellas and our world beautiful.
Educational Presentations
KPB hosts educational presentations for schools and community organizations. These topics can be presented virtually or in person,: in-class, after-school, and/or through field trips. We even offer a whole suite of online educational videos. Our education topics coincide with KPB’s focal areas of litter prevention, waste reduction, conservation, and beautification.
Internship Program
Keep Pinellas Beautiful is looking for individuals who are passionate about engaging their community while spreading sustainable practices to join us as interns for a summer, fall, or spring semester, with opportunity to extend.
VolunTeens Program
This program gives middle and high school students the opportunity to earn community service hours through participation in KPB hands-on projects and waste reduction initiatives while simultaneously improving their community.
Youth Advisory Council
This youth leadership program provides the tools and skills for high school students to act as representatives of our affiliate among their peers and community. Students on this council create and implement KPB-sponsored programming designed to educate and engage other youth in the community in environmental stewardship.
High School Chapter
Your high school service or environmental club can partner with KPB to become a High School Chapter. Through this partnership, KPB will offer your club community service and educational opportunities to help students develop environmental awareness and learn valuable skills in leadership, problem-solving, and teamwork.
High School Summer Environmental Leadership Workshop
Are you a high school student interested in learning about the environment through your local community? Do you need something fun to do this summer? Then the Keep Pinellas Beautiful High School Summer Environmental Leadership Workshop is for you! This summertime program will engage students (entering grades 9 – 12) with hands-on skill-building activities that will empower them to become environmental leaders in their community.
Our week-long workshops are designed to help students gain a better understanding of environmental issues impacting their communities through classroom-style lessons, group discussions, hands-on activities and service projects, and field trips. Students spend the week designing a unique solution to a local environmental issue of their choosing! Students can earn community service hours for programs/scholarships while turning ideas into actions that will protect the environment.
Online Environmental Leadership Course
Are you a middle or high school student looking to learn more about your local environment and ways to make a difference in your community? Sign up for the Keep Pinellas Beautiful Environmental Leadership 101 online course today!
This course was designed to provide students with the skills necessary to become stewards of their local environment. Sessions include learning about watersheds, environmental health, and community beautification through group discussions, virtual tours, online games, and more. This course is a great opportunity to boost your resume and college applications. Students will also have the option to earn community service hours throughout the course. Upon conclusion of the course, students will receive a congratulatory package containing a course completion certificate and fun KPB gear!
Kids Can
Calling all students in grades K-5 and their families looking for opportunities to positively impact the environment around them - the Keep Pinellas Beautiful "Kids Can" Program is for you! Because kids CAN make a difference!
These bi-annual events, designed for kids (accompanied by their families), help educate youth in our community about the importance of environmental stewardship, through participating in hands-on environmental cleanups and educational activities.