Education
TFF provides important products and services in consumer and public education on the value of fair trade, biodiversity conservation and sustainable development.
Ecology and Discovery Kits
Cool Stuff from Hot Places!
TFF creates, produces and markets educational kits to assist teachers in hands-on learning.
TFF creates, produces and markets educational resources to assist teachers in hands-on learning. Classroom Ecology and Discovery Kits on rainforests (and other topics), include a variety of experiential tools for educators for many grade levels. These resources are made available through educational supply companies, and directly to teachers at conferences and via the internet.
Key Benefits:
- Hands-on Learning;
- Experimental activities;
- Made with natural, recycled and real rainforest materials.
Pricing
| Description | SKU # | Retail Price |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical Ecology Kit (TEK) | 45-1-100 | $16.95 |
| Classroom TEK | 45-1-150 | $49.95 |
| Discovery Kits: hands-on cool stuff. Design your own and pick from hundreds of items in our "Rainforests Bin": books, tapes, CDs, bugs, crafts and seeds. comes with curriculum and lots of resources. | 45-1-700 | starting at $295.00 |
Curriculum Sheets
Curriculum, activity, and experiment sheets were designed to use with TFF educational products, kits and many fairly traded indigenous crafts.
They were written by students and graduates of the Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University, with feedback from teachers, scientists and friends working in the environmental education field. Any suggestions on how we can improve our curriculum or your experiences using it would be greatly appreciated.
Curricula are in PDF format and can be eventually downloaded from our website. It is copy-written and we ask that a $2.95 donation be made for each copy. In this way, we can continue to serve you, while making some great hand-on educational products. We are always looking for teachers and educators to work with on development of new curriculum and would be willing to help market and sell any curriculum you feel is pertinent to our mission in sustainable livelihoods. Please contact us on opportunities to work together.
Key Benefits:
- Designed for all age groups
- Uses Topics, Story Line and Follow-up System
- Benefit 3
Pricing
| Title | SKU # | Price |
|---|---|---|
| The Rainforest Bug Business | ACT-01 | $2.95 |
| Tropical Treasure Hunt | ACT-10 | $2.95 |
| Rainforest Rubber | ACT-05 | $2.95 |
| Musical Instruments of Madagascar | ACT-12 | $2.95 |
| Jungle Junk | ACT-02 | $2.95 |
| Rainforest Peoples | ACT-04 | $2.95 |
| Rainforest Nuts! | ACT-03 | $2.95 |
| The Ideal Tree for Me | ACT-06 | $2.95 |
| Seeds, Seeds Everywhere | ACT-07 | $2.95 |
| Seeds in a Bag | ACT-08 | $2.95 |
| 101 Seeds Survival Game | ACT-11 | $2.95 |
| Reach for the Sun | ACT-09 | $2.95 |
Fundraisers, Promotion, and Events
TFF offers a wide variety of fair trade products for use as fundraisers or personalized promotional sand corporate gifts that ?give? in many ways. TFF is also available to participate in community events to educate on issues of fair trade, biodiversity conservation and sustainable development.
Key Benefits:
- Socially responsible, culturally sensitive and environmentally sustainable products
- Educational Learning Opportunities
- Sell well because they are fashion sensitive and staples
Fundraisers Pricing
| Description | SKU # | size | Fundraiser Price | Suggested Retail Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jungle Chocolate | Yach. | 3oz. | $2.00 | $3.50 |
| Papaya Pepper Flavors of the Rainforest | PP | 8oz. | $3.00 | $4.50 |
| Market Bag, Assorted colors | MAR40 | medium | $15 | $30-40.00 |
Promotional and Corporate Gifts
TFF offers your organization the opportunity to make a difference in their gift or promotion program. Pick from thousands of great, fair trade gifts, home accessories, and educational products, which can be customized with a name or logo drop and/or educational hang-tag. Contact us for more information or to request samples.
TFF’s Booth at the NC State Fair, Raleigh (2003)
Community Workshops and Presentations
TFF conducts numerous workshops and presentations for schools and community groups.
Our trained staff can set up exhibits, sell fundraising items and conduct multimedia presentations, using hands-on crafts, video and curriculum. Slide shows, PowerPoint presentations and lectures are available on a variety of topics from “Concepts of Ecology in the Old Testament,” to “Globalization and Fair Trade,” to “Changing our Consumptive Value System.” These are dynamic presentations , guaranteed to get the blood flowing, and everyone to feel good and get active.
Key Benefits:
- Fun
- Environmentally Sensitive and Culturally Diverse
- Really fun!
Event Participation
TFF has participated in dozens of educational events, providing opportunities to share information and have it?s mission supported. TFF has had a booth for the last 7 years at The North Carolina State Fair in Raleigh, NC and opened several retail outlets over the years. TFF has participated in several University annual Spring and Fall campus events as well as Durham, Raleigh and Chapel Hill Earth-day events. TFF has also exhibited at annual National Science Teacher Association, North Carolina Science Teacher Association, NAAEE and EENC conferences. TFF has made numerous presentations to schools, university classes and community groups.
Pricing
| Description | SKU # | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Rainforest Workshop | WORK-01 | $100/hour |
| Fair Trade Workshop | WORK-02 | “ |
| Sustainable Livelihoods Workshop | WORK-03 | “ |
A stipend or donation based on $100 per hour is suggested, which can be waived if TFF fair trade crafts or educational products are sold or purchased.
TFF Multi-media Presentation PH.D. Dissertation Party Zoo Atlanta, Georgia
TFF Booth At Duke University’s Octoberfest, 2003
Ecotours
Our ecotours are designed to introduce participants to issues of biodiversity conservation and sustainable development. Tours visit ecologically and culturally diverse countries. The goal is for participants to actively join in the dialogue regarding the sustainable management of our global resources. By participating in our tours, you can help create socio-economic interactions that promote more sustainable resource use through low impact tourism.
Key Benefits:
- Exciting tours to some of the world’s “last great places”
- Opportunity to interact with world-class artisans and watch them conduct their craft
- A chance to connect and make difference by generating revenue in support of these people and places.
Pricing
| Description | SKU # | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Belize: Mayan Ruins, Rainforests and Reefs (10 days-airfare included) also available: Costa Rica and Ecuador |
TFF-ECOT-BEL | $2400 |
| Madagascar: Lemurs, Crafts and Biodiversity (14 days-airfare included) |
TFF-ECOT-MAD | $4500 |
| Cuba: Cultural and Biological Diversity (10 days-airfare not included) |
TFF-ECOT-CUBA | $2500 |