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9 Ways to Help Teens Take Local Action on Global Environmental Issues
Adapted from The Teen Guide to Global Action: How to Connect with Others (Near & Far) to Create Social Change by Barbara A. Lewis. Small actions can have a big impact. While tackling large environmental issues such as climate change … Continue reading
Water and Energy: A Critical Combo
by Cathryn Berger Kaye, M.A., coauthor of Make a Splash! and Going Blue! This year, World Water Day has a most important theme: Water and Energy. Do these two topics belong together? Absolutely! Along with commercial agriculture, thermoelectric energy generation … Continue reading
Service Learning Goes Blue
This week, the 23rd Annual National Service-Learning Conference: Our World, Our Future is taking place in Minneapolis. We are excited to be there for many reasons. Service learning experiences can tie kids to their communities in new and meaningful ways … Continue reading
Posted in Character Education, Service Learning & Volunteerism
Tagged Earth Day, empowerment, environment, teens, water, water quality
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