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Environmental Education

Trees for Tomorrow School Program

Tree Program for Schools

Keep Omaha Beautiful’s Trees for Tomorrow school curriculum is a FREE, multi-week STEM-based program for schools. The Trees for Tomorrow school program empowers and inspires students to be stewards of the environment and their community. Students will explore their urban ecosystem, learn about the benefits of trees, and study the importance of biodiversity through a variety of cross-curricular hands-on activities. The program culminates with students planting diverse tree species on their school’s property.

More About the Program

  • FREE TO SCHOOLS

    The Trees for Tomorrow school curriculum is fully funded through Keep Omaha Beautiful (KOB) and is available at no cost to schools. KOB provides tailored educational experiences, supplies and materials, trees, planting plans designed by a landscape architect, and a watering contract for the newly planted trees.

  • HANDS-ON LEARNING

    Students learn about the benefits of a healthy urban tree canopy, the ecosystem services that trees provide, the importance of biodiversity, and can even help select the trees planted on their school grounds.

  • DESIGNED FOR OMAHA

    Trees for Tomorrow school curriculum is crafted to align with Nebraska content standards, OPS’ educational “scope & sequence” guide, and the teacher’s specific curricular objectives.

  • SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS

    KOB staff works with each classroom teacher to develop a tailored scientific journal for the class. In addition to providing guidance and structure to student activities, this journal becomes a portfolio of the students’ work. The STEM-based journals include integrated science, language arts, social studies, math, and art activities.

NOTE: Before applying for the Trees for Tomorrow program, please click here to download & review KOB's considerations and questions for schools.

For more information, contact Hannah Rennard-Ganley via email or call 402-444-7780. *Note: KOB works with 1-2 schools each spring and fall, so space is limited. Applications are accepted from November through January and reviewed in February for the following school year. (Example: Applications will be reviewed in February 2027 for the 2027-2028 school year.) 

What Educators Are Saying

“You made this quarter so interactive and engaging for us! You could see it growing every week, and now all the students want to do is talk with everyone about trees! We are going to make a video next week about how to respect and honor our trees, and the kindergarten is writing us a letter about them. This has been such a rewarding experience!” - 4th grade teacher at Pinewood Elementary

“Thank you again for such a great learning opportunity for our students all quarter and a beautiful tree planting activity. I appreciate you showing our kids that they can do great things. Thank you for all of your efforts. Our students will never forget this!” - Principal of Pinewood Elementary

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