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Green Ambassadors New World Leaders in Training
Visit the new Green Ambassadors facilities in Lawndale, California I realized immediately this program is driving Environmental Charter High School to be like no other. Maybe it was the compost corner and vegetable garden, or when plants become into biodiesel. Or the First Place winner 'floating Machine' made from 100% recycled products. Either way, this school is unique. I'm in the house in Ambassadors Verde ( Green Ambassadors website ), which is an educational program of the Environmental Charter High School.
Sara Laimonas, the founder of Green Ambassadors magnetic gave me a tour of their new facilities ECHS and the Ambassadors of green, while still in the remodeling and improvement phase. As the school is moving away from the boxes, and organizing their new classrooms that explained the sustainable plans in store for this unique Environmental Charter High School. There is an air of excitement. As already peaked in the classroom, students were busy with several projects. These students know they are doing the difference in our world for future generations. The Green Ambassador Program is comprised of an elective class taught through schools in Los Angeles, Youth Summit Green Mobile Embassy, Adventure Green with Green mentoring.
This revolutionary organization is starting to explode. The green component of the program is so strong that even during our interview that she was selling organic soft drinks students in his office. In fact, surrounded by green solutions, pendants made from wheat, recycled folders, pencils Certified Forest, even won the half environment, biodegradable diapers are stacked on his desk in the office he shares with his green partner. "This program is designed to breakdown our cultural paradigms, social and educate everyone. Especially the communities that suffer most from environmental injustices, the center of the city, usually miss the green on the advocate for education as clean and healthy environment. "Laimonas.
Green Ambassadors, a project of Environmental Charter High School, is an environmental education program that empowers young people to become agents of change in their communities and the world. The objectives of the program include: Educating and motivating youth, inspiring a whole "Green" example through open exchange of ideas and social action; To create a learning environment that will inspire new thought, helping young people develop confidence in themselves and their future, for network communities, share ideas and empower the local and global environmental solutions, to create "Green Ambassadors" markets and the world communities, inspiring hope within us all for a just, sustainable and peaceful planet.
I asked Sara what is the future he sees for the Green Ambassadors?
With certainty she said: "For all the schools that have Green Ambassadors worldwide. Who are agents of change and the voice of the environment. "
Green Ambassador elective class at Environmental Charter High School is a required course for all students to take in their 10th year degree where students receive college credit from Los Angeles Trade Technical College. Green Ambassadors have already been fulfilling its mission through of their training initiatives. These initiatives are implemented by youth who are committed to compliance with the Green Ambassadors mission, vision, values and objectives. The Green Ambassador program offers a different way of learning for young people who want to contribute to this planet.
They have been trained in The Youth One million bulbs empowering youth to imagine the possibilities. In order to mobilize the world to replace one billion standard incandescent light bulbs for energy-efficient compact fluorescent (CFL) light. Plastics are Forever is another initiative where youth empowering youth to create a sea more clean by banning plastic bags and Styrofoam (polystyrene) in Los Angeles with Algalita Marine Research Foundation, brings Your Self, Heal the Bay and other non-profit. Green Ambassadors are trained in biofuels, organic matter, biodiversity, our soil remediation, and construction building materials and structures that respect the land.
"Floatation Machine 'made of all recycled products
"Sara Laimonas has been a positive light in the movement for sustainability of recent ten years. During his career as a classroom teacher, she has led classes and school groups to create banks of the ear, convert a diesel car run on vegetable oil, create bio-diesel, and eat organic. Sara has traveled to Brazil, Colombia, Argentina, Haiti, Greece and the Galapagos Islands to find, share and learning solutions. She devotes her life to creating and nurturing eco-activists are able to share the solutions of hope. "
Green Ambassadors currently has two teachers. They are only people who are well versed in environmental studies. "He approached me with an enormous desire for a huge change." Sara shared with me. The names of these teachers Sandra Valencia is amazing who is originally from Colombia, has taught Spanish in High School over the past five years at ECHS and Dorsey High School (LAUSD). It has been an environmental activist for the past five years with the Los Angeles Biodiesel Coalition, Dorsey High School Club World Warriors. Gabriel Azenna that the statement is "green" is not just a color … but it is a state of mind. "He adheres to a pragmatic acceptance that humans can continue to prosper, but only by recognizing and embracing our integral duty as planetary stewards. Beyond the classroom, Gabriel is Director Environmental Education for the next Aid, a nonprofit organization his wife Lauren, co-founded in 2002. Gabriel also sits on the steering committee Coalition for a Sustainable Africa, a network based on the consensus of all NGOs involved in sustainable development projects on the ground in Africa.
Sarah believes that the passion behind the people who contribute to our program is based on an appreciation that are investing in young people, who see what they are doing is bigger than themselves and contribute to the environment at the same time.
I was also interested in the ethnic background of the Ambassadors Green.
He explained that began with the children in the city center, but understanding and promote world and there is a human race we are working together to create a planet where all can live. Therefore, we have 'Youth Summit' where young people across gender, racial and social barriers and are working as young people throughout the city and nation to inspire, create and share solutions for a healthy planet. "
"We are tired of the myths about children the center of the city and its apathy towards the environment! "What is unique about our Youth Leadership Clinic Los Angeles is that youth planning, youth-driven and motivated young people. Young people are encouraged to improve their local environment. "
Clearly defined on its website: "Young adults are creating their own stewardship model by teaching each other, pooling their resources, strengthening his vision of the community and inspire people to change. Young people need to see that they are influential and vital part of the community. The youth of Los Angeles are the next generation of leaders. If not included in the community when young, can not remain in the community to be future leaders. These thoughts were expressed recently by Sabina Ibarra, a young participant in the clinical leadership, Green Ambassadors, and a student at Environmental Charter High School in Lawndale, CA. "
In asking how Green Ambassadors improved their local community? Sara reflects the way we have demonstrated the technology training for bio-diesel, battery recycling community, training local primary schools on how to recycle plastics, to be a first in promoting the city council to ban plastic in our community, "Awareness Day and Earth Day to name a few. It is also responsible for the Elimination of Southern California to change dirty diesel fleets to use clean-burning biodiesel.
"Our strategy across all our programs is to provide experiences of Ambassadors Green to acquire knowledge and develop skills that will not only help them in this program, but also provide real-world items for personal, academic and professional success. Students take to the track, research and development of solutions and the market solution socially with their peers and the community general. "
The future
They did not stop there. Green Adventures are cross-cultural exchange globally. After a successful experience on land to Brazil in April 2007 with Earthwatch Education, and education of the schools there, they have been given a new horizon: Columbia. They are currently conducting a fundraiser, "Support for 10 students with the Green Adventure Program", as they create Green Ambassador Leaders in Medellin, Columbia. Medellín has created several programs aimed at bringing peace and environmental action through education. To find out more contact Sandra Valencia sandra_valencia@echonline.org Laimonas Sara 310.214.3400 ext 118. Visit
(Http: / / www.greenambassadors.org / initiatives.php Green_Mentors #)
They believe that "young people identify a problem, develop a solution, act to bring about the solution, and educate others. The most important is that young people are becoming the power to make a difference and, in turn, empowering other young people. This leads to a community that has youth that are knowledge, active, and how to make a difference. "
Sara Laimonas explain their Mobile Embassy incorporate. It will have a multimedia station and hands-on learning stations in the following themes: plastic bio-diesel, bio-plastic, solar energy and organic food. It will be used as the showcase of Green Ambassador to meet, share and exemplify the solutions for our global climate crisis.
With the assistance of experts from the Algalita Marine Research Foundation, Bring Your Own, and a grant Patagonia, the Ambassadors will transform a trailer into a Green Mobile Embassy (GME), a vessel housing models of green solutions. Mobile Embassy will to teach students across the region about the problems and how they can help alleviate environmental problems. "As we reflect your site. Jack Assadourian, owner of the Ha-Ha Café Comedy Club in North Hollywood (www.hahacafe.com) also won two school buses that becomes biodiesel for the transport of the Ambassadors Green.
Green Mentors
"The Green Ambassadors program also identifies and recruits mentors 'Green' who are college age or above. These mentors work with the Green Ambassadors to support them in their learning of environmental issues and solutions to these issues. Green mentors are benefited by developing their interpersonal skills (empowerment, networking, and registration) values the knowledge (environmental and scientific), and ecological (Biodiversity and interconnectedness.) Mentors Green Green Ambassadors help to focus on specific topics where students can create social awareness and change measurable. "
If you are a teacher, administrator, parent or student, and wants to be part of Green Ambassadors go to: www.greenambassadors.org. You can contact Sandra Valencia (sandra_valencia@echonline.org) or Sarah at 310.214.3400 ext Laimonas 118. 16 314 Green Ambassadors Grevillea Ave, Lawndale, CA 902 160 PHONE: 310.940.1626
There are several ways you can participate and make a difference in your school, community and planet. You can also go to the "Green Coalition ', a
Green Youth Coalition connects environmental clubs across Southern California through www.becoolbegree.com to create a youth movement. "
Green Ambassadors uses the EARTH CHARTER PRINCIPLES
(Www.earthcharterinaction.org)
You can get more information about Green Ambassadors and the Declaration of Mission: www.greenambassadors.org
They have communities and businesses to become part of this unique program. ExitSigns.com output signals of the environment is a zero energy emissions, zero maintenance and zero environmental damage. Fundraising Green coffee beans, California Credit Union, 41Pounds.org, Fred Leeds Properties, Smokey's Muskie Shop, Marc Laimonas Jiu Jitsu, Steaz, Peak Organic Brewing Company, Sustainable Group, Southern California Disposal seven star green event experts, Get Hip Get Green, Cuningham Group, Green attends zero waste solutions, Biodiesel America, Luis Moro Productions Algalita Research Marine Foundation are among the sponsors that have jumped on board. Official Partner Raising Green Ambassadors are my spark, green collection funds.
Green Ambassadors left me with an experience of what is good in the world. No matter what their views are in the environment, the fact is that are reducing waste. These students, instead of worrying about the plights of the inner city school problems, such as gang violence, which are creating an environment for them today for their future that will affect future generations. Not only are making a difference for your school, families and communities but are the dissemination of technology on how to be green to schools throughout the city, state, and now the countries.
I left school inspired and honored that these teens are working incredible change for my future and the future of my children.
Let's start 2008 with force, and create "Ambassadors Green for all communities to inspire hope for a just, sustainable and peaceful planet.
About the Author
Bobbi Miller-Moro writes on family issues and the environment. She is a filmmaker, artist, and mother of five. Raising her children with her husband in Los Angeles. You can learn more about her at her personal blog store at ThankGodForMommy.com and www.powerfulmothers.wordpress.com
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