Green Options » positive pester power http://greenoptions.com/tag/positive-pester-power Posts tagged 'positive pester power' Wed, 24 Sep 2008 22:33:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en “Too Cool for School” Enrichment Programs http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/09/24/%e2%80%9ctoo-cool-for-school%e2%80%9d-enrichment-programs-activate-youth/ http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/09/24/%e2%80%9ctoo-cool-for-school%e2%80%9d-enrichment-programs-activate-youth/#comments Wed, 24 Sep 2008 22:33:14 +0000 Amy Jussel http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/09/24/%e2%80%9ctoo-cool-for-school%e2%80%9d-enrichment-programs-activate-youth/ Teachers and parents donning polar bear heads is inherently fun and effective in getting the attention of the K-8 crowd. If you can snag just ONE assembly hour to kick off this grassroots green program for climate change, KIDS can take it from there, bringing home Cool the Earth influences for micro-change into every household.

Social change agents have learned the hard way that adapting kid-friendly programs into ‘core curriculum’ is a time sink, whereas schools embrace participation as ‘enrichment,’ since it’s no hassle for teachers, ‘apolitical,’ and take place in an informal, volunteer environment with programs that are ready to run.

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