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Tag: 21st century skills

International Youth Day: The Power of Young People

Posted on August 11, 2017January 17, 2019 by Kristen Mueller

The power of young people has never been more evident – or important – as it is today. In honor of International Youth Day, I want to take a look back at some of the remarkable change driven by Earth Force young people. Back in 1999, the United Nations endorsed this day as a dedication[…]

Posted in Civic Engagement, Earth Force News, Service-Learning, Youth Engagement Tagged 21st century skills, action civics, civic engagement, civics, education, environment, environmental action, environmental education, international youth day, youth, youth engagement, youth voice

A GREEN Series: School Districts Investment Makes Program Soar in Texas

Posted on November 28, 2016December 22, 2016 by Kristen Mueller

Guest Post: Jan Sneddon, Director of GM GREEN at Earth Force We have so much to be thankful for here at Earth Force. Through this GM GREEN Series, I’ve had the opportunity to reflect on the unique people and places that make this program tick. Last month, we met a long-time Detroit educator who is[…]

Posted in Civic Engagement, GREEN, Service-Learning, Uncategorized, Water Education, Youth Engagement Tagged 21st century skills, Arlington Independent School Districts, civic engagement, community, education, environment, General Motors, GM GREEN, Grand Prairie Independent School District, Mansfield Independent School Districts, River Legacy Living Science Center, Texas, youth voice

26% of Eligible Voters Voted for Trump

Posted on November 9, 2016December 6, 2016 by Vince Meldrum - Earth Force President/CEO

I am traveling today, and everywhere I go I see the same headline: Trump 49% / Clinton 48%. But those numbers don’t reflect the reality of American civic society. Just about 59,450,000 voted for Mr. Trump – which is roughly 26% of the 231 million eligible voters in the U.S. Whether you are excited about[…]

Posted in Action Civics, Earth Force, Youth Engagement Tagged 21st century skills, civic engagement, community, education, election, Election 2016, students, Trump, youth, youth engagement, youth voice

STEM Education Core to Creating an Engaged Populace

Posted on November 7, 2016 by Kristen Mueller

Last week, I read a great article discussing why science education is important for democracy. We’ve explored this topic before on the Earth Force blog, talking about why civic skills matter in STEM education. The author of the piece, Arthur Camins, argues that, “Great science and engineering education engages students so that they develop the[…]

Posted in Civic Engagement, STEM, Youth Engagement Tagged 21st century skills, civic engagement, democracy, education, Election 2016, learning, science, STEM, students, youth, youth engagement, youth voice

A GM GREEN Series: Long-time Educator Dives into Project-Based Learning

Posted on November 2, 2016November 4, 2016 by Kristen Mueller

In September, we traveled to Langley, British Columbia to explore the strengths that the Langley Environmental Partners Society brings to GM GREEN. This month, we’re heading to Detroit, MI to meet a dynamic educator and partner who have teamed up to do big things through GM GREEN. Longtime educator Tracy Ortiz from Clippert Academy has[…]

Posted in Civic Engagement, Earth Force News, Environmental Education, GREEN, STEM, Water Education, Youth Engagement Tagged 21st century skills, civic engagement, Detroit, education, environment, environmental education, General Motors, GM GREEN, learning, Michigan, school, service-learning, teaching, youth, youth engagement, youth voice

A GM GREEN Series: Youth Deepen Their Environmental Impact in Langley, BC

Posted on September 17, 2016September 17, 2016 by Kristen Mueller

On the 25th anniversary of GM GREEN, Earth Force formally expanded the program into Canada, welcoming seven new Canadian communities, many with unique climates, environmental challenges, and educational approaches. One such community is Langley, British Columbia, sitting on the edge of urban and rural landscapes. Langley is located on the border of Washington state, just[…]

Posted in Civic Engagement, Earth Force, Environmental Education, GREEN, Service-Learning, Water Education, Youth Engagement Tagged 21st century skills, Canada, civic engagement, community, education, environmental education, General Motors, Global Rivers Environmental Education Network, GM GREEN, Langley, STEM, students, youth, youth engagement, youth voice

Engaging Youth is Like Making a Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich

Posted on September 1, 2016 by Kristen Mueller

Getting youth to be engaged in their communities and the environment is a lot like making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. You just need three quality ingredients: knowledge (the peanut butter), skills (the jelly), and motivation (the bread.) I think most of us can remember making a really great peanut butter and jelly sandwich[…]

Posted in Civic Engagement, Earth Force, Earth Force News, Service-Learning, STEM, Youth Engagement Tagged 21st century skills, action civics, civic engagement, civic skills, education, environment, environmental education, peanut butter and jelly, servoce-learning, STEM, youth, youth engagement, youth voice

The Role of Community in Environmental Change – A GM GREEN Series

Posted on July 12, 2016July 13, 2016 by Kristen Mueller

Guest Post: Jan Sneddon, Director of GM GREEN Our partnership with General Motors takes us to amazing communities – from Kapuskasing, Ontario to Spring Hill, Tennessee; Baltimore, Maryland to Langley, British Columbia. Over the past 27 years, we’ve met some outstanding people and organizations that make these communities ripe for bringing youth to the table[…]

Posted in Action Civics, Civic Engagement, Earth Force, Environmental Education, GREEN, Water Education, Youth Engagement Tagged 21st century skills, community, education, environment, environment education, General Motors, learning, partnership, school, urban waters, water education, watershed, youth, youth voice

Celebrating World Environment Day with Environmental Action

Posted on June 3, 2016 by Kristen Mueller

World Environment Day is coming up this Sunday, June 5, and serves as an opportunity for us all to reflect on how we are being an “agent of change” when it comes to the environment. World Environment Day (WED) is the United Nations’ most important day for encouraging worldwide awareness and action for the protection[…]

Posted in Civic Engagement, Climate Change, Earth Force News, Environmental Education, Service-Learning, STEM, Uncategorized, Water Education, Youth Engagement, Youth Summit Tagged 21st century skills, civic engagement, environment, environmental education, rain barrels, rain gardens, waste reduction, World Environment Day, youth, youth engagement, youth voice

Why Students Need to Think Big: Fostering Creativity

Posted on May 16, 2016December 13, 2016 by Kristen Mueller

I was talking with a Wells Fargo volunteer at the Denver Youth Summit last week, and he said something that stuck with me: Every student needs to learn to think big. An Earth Force student wanted to create a ‘trash trap’ to put in Cherry Creek, the local river, to help filter trash out of[…]

Posted in Action Civics, Civic Engagement, Environmental Education, Service-Learning, Water Education, Youth Engagement, Youth Summit Tagged 21st century skills, civic education, civic engagement, civic skills, creativity, education, environment, environmental education, inquiry-based learning, KIC-NET, service-learning, youth engagement, youth voice

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