Compost Heroes Live: Using Games to Teach Sustainability Through Experiential Learning

Sustainability can be a challenging topic to teach. Many people understand the issues, but helping them connect those issues to meaningful action is often the harder part.

In this interactive webinar, participants will experience Compost Heroes, an educational card game designed to teach composting, food waste reduction, circular systems, and environmental stewardship through play. Developed through my work in camps, team building, and sustainability education, Compost Heroes uses friendly competition, decision making, and collaboration to create learning experiences that stick.

Participants will play a facilitated online version of the game and explore how experiential learning principles are woven throughout the experience. We will discuss ways to facilitate reflection, connect gameplay to real world sustainability challenges, and help participants identify actions they can take in their own organizations and communities.

This session is ideal for outdoor educators, camp professionals, environmental educators, challenge course practitioners, university staff, facilitators, and anyone interested in using games as a tool for learning and engagement.

Participants will leave with practical facilitation techniques, debrief questions, sustainability education resources, and ideas for incorporating game based learning into their own programs.

Whether you are looking for a new environmental education tool or simply curious about how games can be used to create meaningful learning experiences, this session will provide an opportunity to experience experiential education in action.

Danny Sudman https://www.linkedin.com/in/dannysudman/
Sustainability educator, team building facilitator, and Founder of Green Camps. Danny has spent more than a decade helping organizations engage people through experiential learning, leadership development, and sustainability initiatives. His work focuses on creating meaningful experiences that inspire positive behavior change and empower people to take action in their communities.

Green Camps https://www.greencamps.org/
Green Camps is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping camps model sustainability and inspire environmental stewardship in the millions of youth and adults impacted by the camp experience each year. Through research, education, certification, consulting, and practical resources, Green Camps helps organizations build a culture of sustainability and turn ideas into action.

Compost Heroes Live https://www.compostheroes.org/compost-heroes-live
Compost Heroes Live is an interactive online experience that uses gameplay, discussion, and reflection to teach composting, food waste reduction, and sustainability concepts. Participants play a facilitated version of the Compost Heroes card game while exploring how experiential learning can be used to engage people in systems thinking, environmental stewardship, and green behavior change.

How to Play Compost Heroes https://www.compostheroes.org/how-to-play
Watch a short video overview and download the Quick Start Guide to learn the basics of Compost Heroes. These resources provide a quick introduction to the gameplay, making it easy to see how the game can be used to engage participants in sustainability, systems thinking, and experiential learning.