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The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and TED-Ed initiated to launch Earth School, a 30-day virtual adventure through nature, as a response to the global health crisis caused by the COVID-19.

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School is in session! Introducing #EarthSchool, an immersive nature adventure from TED-Ed, @UNEP and partners. Dive into 30 Days of videos, quizzes and challenges that will leave you marveling at our planet and ready to take on the future. Tag a friend or family member to join you on this adventure and start the challenge today! Learn more at ed.ted.com/earthschool. #earthday

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Earth School provides free high-quality educational content to help students, parents, and teachers at home to stay connected to nature while schools around the world are suspended due to the pandemic.

Covering real-world concepts, the learning site contains five “Quests” per week that features videos, reading materials, and activities which will be translated into 10 languages.

Each week has a theme:

• Week 1: The Nature of Our Stuff
• Week 2: The Nature of Society
• Week 3: The Nature of Nature
• Week 4: The Nature of Change
• Week 5: The Nature of Individual Action
• Week 6: The Nature of Collective Action

In addition to TED-Ed's own content, Earth School will feature videos from notable media organizations including National Geographic, BBC, and PBS LearningMedia.

According to the UNEP press release, the Earth School is the biggest online learning initiative in its history.

The Earth School is available for free on TED-Ed's website.

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