REDWOOD NEEDLES
REDWOOD NEEDLES
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Project Educate, a program designed and implemented via the joint efforts of a Sierra Club Population Committee and a Zero Population Growth chapter has been selected from among over 1,600 nominees to receive a 1995 Renew America Award for Environmental Sustainability. Each year the award is given to 25 environmental programs through out the United States that demonstrate leadership and excellence.
The goal of Project Educate is to ensure that public school teachers have the materials and training necessary to effectively present to students the environmental and social consequences of continued world population growth. The ZPG/Sierra coalition first designed a presentation, then tested it for one academic year and finally trained volunteer presenters to go out and "blanket" the 9th grade social studies/ world history classes. The trained volunteers do demonstration presentations to each teacherÕs class and then leave the teacher with a thorough course outline, a video and recommended follow-up activities.
Organizers wanted to create a self-perpetuating program. The volunteers are typically busy people, so the program was designed to make the most efficient use of their time, while reaching the greatest number of people. By training teachers, the impact of the program will continue to be felt for years to come.
The project was funded by a Sierra Club grant, and the teaching materials were provided by ZPG at cost. Suzanne Bastear, former chair of the Sonoma County chapter of ZPG managed the project. For more information, call Lori Goss Lawson, co-chair of the Redwood Chapter Population Committee, at (707) 545-6126, or see Renew America's Environmental Success Index on the World Wide Web via the Internet at http://solstice.crest.org/renewamerica.
--Lori Goss Lawson
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