Environmental Action Civics – Earth Force

By Hayley Valley

September 6, 2021

Alliance for Student Action, Environmental Action Civics

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 […]

I have worked with young people who are solving problems in their communities for 25 years. Typically those young people have approached problem-solving by asking what solution makes the most sense for the most people. They are willing to work with whoever is interested in order to make progress.

Vince Meldrum

By Hayley Valley

Environmental Action Civics

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.