During the Spring 2023 Projects in Environmental Education course, CSU Monterey Bay students will be collaborating with a class at Los Arboles Middle School. We will be developing and implementing sustainability projects with the students in order to increase their knowledge about climate change and empower them to take action. This directly relates to our goals of increasing environmental literacy and creating sustainable communities.
On our first visit, the students from Los Arboles played icebreakers with us, and then led us on a tour of their outdoor classroom and some of their favorite places on campus. Overall, they seemed unsure of us and reluctant to speak up, but I’m hopeful that they’ll grow more comfortable talking to us in future visits. I’ve worked with a lot of younger kids in my work as an Interpretive Student Aide, but this is the first time I’m collaborating with youth for a longer project. This is a really exciting opportunity to practice applying what we’ve learned about building sustainable communities. I’m hoping this process will help me continue to grow my communication and leadership skills. I’m interested in learning what the students already know about climate change and their local ecosystems, and I look forward to seeing what they have to teach us, too. I hope that the process of the students imagining and creating changes will help deepen their connection to their environment. Ultimately I hope we can make sustainability fun, and reinforce the idea that we all have the power to shape our communities and the planet for the better.
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