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Green Ambassadors, a project of Environmental Charter High School, is an environmental education program that empowers youth to be agents of change in their communities and world.
Green Ambassadors, a project of Environmental Charter High School, is an environmental education program that empowers youth to be agents of change in their communities and world.
Contact: [email protected] 310 214 3400 www.greenambassadors.org
1. GetConnected
1. GetConnected
2.Recycle Organics
2.Recycle Organics
3.Encounter
Water
3.Encounter
Water
4. Eat Green
4. Eat Green
5. Natural Living
5. Natural Living
Mission: Green Ambassadors, a project of Environmental Charter High School is an environmental education program that empower youth to be agents of change in their communities and world.
Goals:•Service and Project Based Learning•Each unit leads the youth to be experts in a Green Solution, which allows them to create a community event, making more green ambassadors around this green solution
Ways to be a Green Ambassador: 1.Event Producers
2.Event Presenters
3.Filmmakers “ How to Series”
4.Photo Story
5.Marketing Material
6.Social Marketers
7.FUNdraisers
8.Public Relations
9.Elementary Lesson Plan
10.Game
Community members are inspired to make a difference in their own
lives through GA program
Community members are inspired to make a difference in their own
lives through GA program
Through events they gain knowledge and skills to
bring back green solutions to their own
homes.
Through events they gain knowledge and skills to
bring back green solutions to their own
homes.
Elementary School: Green Ambassadors adopt an elementary class and teach the
same green solution to a younger audience
Elementary School: Green Ambassadors adopt an elementary class and teach the
same green solution to a younger audience
The School that works with GA can adopt the green solution creating a stronger sustainable
The School that works with GA can adopt the green solution creating a stronger sustainable
University Students: work as green mentors and
help facilitate the class, field trips, presenters, and help promote the Green Ambassador community
event
University Students: work as green mentors and
help facilitate the class, field trips, presenters, and help promote the Green Ambassador community
event
Community: Local sustainable business support the green ambassadors by being guest presenters
Community: Local sustainable business support the green ambassadors by being guest presenters
Green Ambassador Program: High School adopts Green Ambassadors
into their curriculum through a teacher
• Engage: (3-4 weeks)– Issues: What happens if….?– Solutions: Train ambassadors in one of the 5 solutions
• Equip: (3-4 weeks)– Tools to have an event where Green Ambassador are split into 10 different
groups to create an event around the solution.
• Empower: (1 week)– Create an event and invite the community to take on the solution– Deliver the solution to an elementary class that has been adopted.
1. Systems Thinking
Engage:
2. Making Soil
Engage:
3. Conserving Water
Engage:
GrowIngFood
Engage:
5. Living Green
Engage:
Equip: Ways to be a Green Ambassador: 1. Event Producers
3. Filmmakers “How To Series” 4. Photo Story
2. Event Presenters
Equip: Ways to be a Green Ambassador:
5. Marketing Materials
7. FUNdraisers 8. Public Relations
6. Social Marketers
Equip: Ways to be a Green Ambassador:
9. Elementary Teachers10. Game Leaders
Empower: Through an event
Sample Curriculum:
3. Empower•Make a composting event happen for community•Measure results•Reflect on experience
1. Engage (4 weeks): • Issues of soil destruction•Solution of soil restoration
2. Equip:•Create a marketing plan and talking points about composting•Train in creating an event through the green ambassador curriculum
Results from Event
Reflection: Improve what you have done.
Steps to Being a Green Ambassador
7 Steps to putting on a Green Ambassador Event
1. Study a G.R.E.E.N. Solution and the Issues that lead to them (links them to the green solutions)
2. Determine who you will market your solution to for your Green Ambassador Earth Positive Event. (6Ms)
3. Fill out your PLAN worksheet. Remember for every event you are responsible for brining 2 audience members) (link for them to download)
4. Complete your Green Ambassador Project that will lead to an event (list the projects and give a link to them)
5. Have your event6. Tally your results and write your reflection about the event7. With the money you raised, deliver the solution and the lesson to the
elementary classroom
Curriculum: http://www.greenambassadors.org/curriculumContact: Sara Laimon [email protected] 310-214-3400
