The Earth Curriculum Project is the result of a collaboration of the members of the Black Rock Forest Consortium. The Project team includes Benno Blumenthal (Lamont Doherty), Kim Kastens (Lamont), Frank Moretti (Institute for Learning Technologies), Dale Chayes(Lamont), Josh Tosteson(Earth Institute), and David VanEsselstyn (Learning Technologies). There are a number of associate team members from the collaborating schools. Funding for this project has come from the Golden Family Foundation and the the Strategic Initiative Program of Vice-Provost Michael Crow of Columbia University.