Today, over 1.5 billion children are unable to go to school. Coronavirus’ impact goes beyond the health and economic crisis; it is also jeopardizing the education of students around the world.

Teachers are scrambling to offer students lessons online and parents are desperate for activities that will keep their kids engaged and connected to the outside world.

In response to this crisis, an unprecedented coalition of over fifty environmental and education experts are collaborating to launch The Earth School: 30 adventures for learners of all ages to discover, celebrate, and connect to nature. This global team came together under the guidance and support of TED-Ed and UNEP to design lessons for students of all levels and host Earth School at a time when it matters the most.

Learn More about 30 Quests for students around the world to celebrate, explore and connect with nature.

Learn More about hundreds of free educational resources for students, educators and parents/guardians

Check out this list of online activities such as Virtual Museum Tours, Virtual Aquarium and Zoo Exhibits, Online Concerts, Online Broadway Musicals and Broadway Plays, Exercise Classes and Studios (for kids and grown-ups) and more!

Many resources are free or included with streaming services you already have.

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A list of free and fun educational activities for kids such as building a paper house and castle creation.

There’s even a free download of “Architecture: It’s Elementary”

Put out by the Architecture Institute of and the Michigan Architecture Association, this amazing book contains lesson plans and activities for kids from kindergarten through 5th grade. Many can be adapted for festivals or for fun at home.

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“These [free] art projects are designed especially for kids and grown-ups to do together. All of the activities are based on works of art in the Whitney's collection. They introduce you to some of the diverse ways that artists think and work, and we hope they inspire the artist in you too!”

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“With schools closed and people spending extended periods of time in isolation, sheltering in place, or on lockdown because of the Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, Stone Soup is designing new programs and additional activities to keep you busy, engaged and creative.

Every weekday we are posting a new prompt with an activity–Daily Creativity. These prompts challenge you to make a piece of writing (a poem, a journal entry, a story outline, a review) or art, or music, or a spoken word recording, or other piece of creative work, each day.”

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The Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento is a great resource for art history facts, whether you’re looking for ways to engage your kids or just want to enrich your own day.

Check out their website for interesting art of the day stories and videos, livestreams, articles live, virtual programs like Thursday Nights In, online art classes, curator talks, and more!

“Disney's Imagineering in a Box allows you to explore different aspects of theme park design, from characters to ride development. Get ready to bring your own magic as you design a theme park of your very own!”

Storytelling: Imagineering in a Box

Strathmore Artist Papers is offering a growing list of online workshops on their website.

You can also follow them on Facebook, where they announce newly added online workshops.