EcoVillage Wins 2025 Educators Pick Best of STEM® Award for Environmental Science
Indian Hill, OH (September 3, 2025) — Greenacres Foundation is proud to announce that EcoVillage, a collaborative environment education program developed in partnership with JASON Learning and the Indian Hill Exempted Village School District, has been named the Best of STEM for Environmental Science in the 2025 Educators Pick Best of STEM® Awards.
The Educators Pick Best of STEM® Awards are the only national STEM honors program created by educators, for educators, and judged by a distinguished panel of STEM professionals. Each year, thousands of STEM teachers across the country evaluate and select innovative resources that are transforming teaching and learning in today’s classrooms.
EcoVillage stood out for its unique, hands-on approach to environment education. Designed for grades 3–5, the program challenges students to design and build a sustainable community from the ground up—making decisions about natural resources, businesses, and civic life. By combining environment education, entrepreneurship, and civics, EcoVillage encourages systems thinking, creativity, and responsible stewardship.
What began as a community favorite, in-person field trip at Greenacres has now expanded into a free, nationally accessible digital curriculum through JASON Learning’s online platform. Since launching in June 2025, EcoVillage has been available for educators nationwide to integrate into their classrooms at no cost.