Sunday, November 30, 2008
By Harold Gwin
YOUNGSTOWN — Identifying and resolving environmental problems in the city will be the task of some 500 city school sixth graders.
The school district, in conjunction with Youngstown State University, has secured a three-year, $60,000 grant from Earth Force, an environmental education agency, and the Global Rivers Environmental Education Network to finance a Watershed STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) Initiative.
The pupils will be challenged to identify specific environmental concerns and then map out civic plans of action to resolve them.
The program will give them real-world experience, said Karen Green, administrative assistant to the superintendent of schools. It connects what they learn in the classroom with some hands-on outdoor activity, she said.
The initiative will focus on civic engagement, said Cathy Constance, K-12 supervisor of science for the city schools.
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