Environmental Leadership Program
Restoring Connections
From the University of Oregon website: "The Environmental Leadership Program (ELP) is a collaborative, interdisciplinary service-learning program housed in the University of Oregon Environmental Studies Program. We match student teams with non-profit organizations, governmental agencies and businesses to address local environmental needs. Our students gain leadership, communication and professional skills by engaging directly in applied problem-resolution while providing valuable assistance to our community partners."
I was apart of a team with six other undergraduate students called Restoring Connections. Over the course of six months we learned the many components of environmental education, which helped us design and implement a curriculum with the goal of connecting students of Adam's Elementary School to their local environment. Our mission is to encourage children to spend less time plugged in to their electronics and spend more time exploring and learning about the natural world. We accomplish this by increasing their awareness of environmental issues, providing knowledge about these issues, fostering attitudes that promote respect and compassion for the environment, equipping them with skills to address these issues, and ultimately encouraging action of personal involvement in environmental solutions. This program began in 2014 and will continue for years to come, bringing the same groups of Adam's students to Mount Pisgah Arboretum in Eugene, Oregon from kindergarten up until fifth grade.
Restoring Connections works in collaboration with community partners Adams Elementary School and Mount Pisgah Arboretum.
Visit our team's website to learn more about our approaches and methods, full curriculum, community partners, team members, and more!
I was apart of a team with six other undergraduate students called Restoring Connections. Over the course of six months we learned the many components of environmental education, which helped us design and implement a curriculum with the goal of connecting students of Adam's Elementary School to their local environment. Our mission is to encourage children to spend less time plugged in to their electronics and spend more time exploring and learning about the natural world. We accomplish this by increasing their awareness of environmental issues, providing knowledge about these issues, fostering attitudes that promote respect and compassion for the environment, equipping them with skills to address these issues, and ultimately encouraging action of personal involvement in environmental solutions. This program began in 2014 and will continue for years to come, bringing the same groups of Adam's students to Mount Pisgah Arboretum in Eugene, Oregon from kindergarten up until fifth grade.
Restoring Connections works in collaboration with community partners Adams Elementary School and Mount Pisgah Arboretum.
Visit our team's website to learn more about our approaches and methods, full curriculum, community partners, team members, and more!
From left to right: Rachel Rechtman, Kathryn Lynch (project director), Kassandra Hishida (project manager), Phoebe Lett, Kiley Graham, Meagan Hamilton, Lillian Thomas, Miranda Taylor-Weiss, and Quinn Haaga
