Virginia students make their school’s air safer
When Mary Breslin’s seventh-grade science class at George Washington Middle School in Alexandria, Virginia, met for the first time in fall of 2018, several students noticed something strange: a mushroom growing out from underneath the baseboard in their classroom. No one in the class, including Ms. Breslin, had ever seen a mushroom growing out of […]
To create environmental voters, we must create environmental citizens first.
Does exposing kids to nature instill the values of protecting the environment? Do kids who take nature walks on a field trip grow up to be environmentalists who vote? In actuality, no. (Sorry). We’re not saying exposure to nature is pointless. There are many psychological benefits, plus most of us simply enjoy it! But we […]
What is Environmental Action Civics?
Environmental Action Civics is an approach to teaching that helps young people learn by connecting their lessons to their own experiences and communities, and by practicing the skills and dispositions of citizenship. Students investigate their community, identify issues they care about, develop plans to improve the community, and put those plans into action. We often […]
Youth are Critical to the Environmental Movement
Watch our CEO Vince Meldrum make the case for youth involvement in the environmental movement. Let us know your thoughts below.