Kelly Scott from the Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Georgia Museum of Agriculture and Historic Village received the 2017 Georgia Project Learning Tree Outstanding Facilitator award at the recent Georgia Forestry Association annual conference.

Scott serves as the Agriculture and Natural Resources Supervisor at the Museum where she oversees the Destination Ag program, the state’s premier agriculture literacy program.  PLT is an award-winning environmental education program which provides educators with industry recognized environmental education curriculum resources that can be integrated into lesson plans for all grades and subject areas.

Garrett Boone, Director of ABAC’s Georgia Museum of Agriculture, lauded Scott’s accomplishments.

 "Kelly's efforts continue to have a positive influence on the culture of Ag and Natural Resources education,” Boone said.  “She is an invaluable member of the Museum team, and I am honored to be on that team with her."

Scott was selected for the award based on her significant contributions to promoting and training preservice and current educators on using the PLT curriculum. Since 2017, she has planned and implemented workshops impacting 44 educators from across Georgia.

Coordinating all aspects of the workshop experience from the logistics to soliciting the support of other PLT facilitators, Scott has ensured that attendees have a great experience and leave with practical skills and experiences they can implement in their classrooms or learning environments.

PLT workshops are offered as part of Destination Ag’s outreach efforts, along with other environmental education curriculums including Project WET and Project WILD. Destination Ag is an experiential learning program that connects agriculture and natural resources to children’s daily lives and educates them on career opportunities within these industries.

Children participate in hands-on experiences and learn where their food, fiber, and other natural materials originate. Since its inception in 2016, Destination Ag has served over 12,000 local students through on-site and outreach programming.