Illustrating the impact of deforestation in the Mount Aureol area of Freetown, Sierra Leone.
iEARN Sierra Leone, Freetown, Sierra Leone
In this project students of YouthCaN iEARN Sierra Leone, will showcase through in depth description and photographs, music and art, their research on the causes of environmental disasters caused by deforestation, and will use technology to demonstrate the way it can be possibly protected.
4th Floor Orientation Center
Ages 10 to 22 years

Session 2

Alternative Scenarios: Energy choices for the 21st century
High School for Environmental Studies, USA
In our project we researched energy sources (renewable, alternatives, more efficient sources, etc.) and the amount of carbon dioxide they emit in the atmosphere. We then created 3 alternative scenarios for energy usage in the electricity sector, all of which reduce carbon dioxide in the atmosphere over a number of years.
Room 319, 3rd Floor
Ages 13 years to college

Young reporters for the environment
Tartu Nature House, Tartu, Estonia
Our workshop consists of several different activities:
Group work - workshop participants will form groups to discuss and describe the main environmental or social problem in their county, town, school etc.(~15 min).
- 1 or 2 students from each group will introduce this problem to the other participants.
- 1 student of the same group will write down the same problem on the computer. We will create a newsletter during the workshop! This newsletter will be added to the YouthCaN Reporters web page!
People Center Front Terrace
Ages: 14 to 18 years

Living on Earth
Harbor Science & Art Charter School, USA
Living on Earth is a National Public Radio program helping sponsor students in inner-city schools to create environmentally oriented radio pieces about local issues. Students use technology to edit their pieces into radio format. Come hear what the youth have to say!
Calder Lab., 2nd Floor
Ages: 9 to 15 years

The Sunshine Kids Share Solar Solutions with Environmentally Friendly Solar Cooker Secrets
Miami Country Day School, USA
Students will dramatize the harmful affects of cutting trees for fire wood and cooking with charcoal. They will demonstrate solar cookers and provide hands-on material so audience members can create their own cookers. Contacts to help provide solar cookers in Haiti and Afghanistan as well as recipes and scientific explanations of devices will be shared.
People Center Theater, 2nd Floor
Ages: 8 to 17 years

Video Conference with GlobalEyes in Japan
JEARN, Global Eyes and Kwansei Gakuin University
Will be connecting with us by video conference from Sanda City in Japan to share their Environmnetal demonstration and projects. Come share in the exploration of environmental issues that face students in Japan. Ask them questions about their studies and share some of your experiences.
People Center Back, 2nd Floor
Ages: 14 - 18 years

Ecological Footprint
Brooklyn Technical High School
In this project, the students measured their own footprint in the world community through the resources they consume. With this in mind, they developed plans and ideas to reduce their consumption.
Rose Center Classroom, 2nd Floor
Ages: 15-16 years old

Seeking the Answer
The Birch Wathen Lenox School, USA
Students have created a film, which addresses the question “why do we continue to destroy our environment despite all we know?” This film is based on the 3 day environmental learning program the students have been participating in at the Queens College Center on Long Island since it inception.
Linder Theater, 1st Floor
Ages: 12 to 18 years

Biological Weapons - Anthrax
Saugerties High School, USA
An informative presentation on Anthrax. The presentation includes a Powerpoint presentation, a game with prizes, a skit acting out the effects of anthrax and an informational brochure.
Kaufmann Theater
Ages: 12 to 19 years

Casey Nature Trail
Casey Middle School, Boulder, Colorado, USA
Our group is building a nature trail for the student body and the community of Boulder to come see native Colorado fauna and flora. The trail will be located on the eastern side of the school campus. We also hope that by creating this nature trail, it will bring the surrounding community and the whole Boulder community together with Casey Middle School.
4th Floor Orientation Center
Grades K-12

Session 3

More Then Just Ice
Academy of Mount Saint Ursula, USA
What comes to mind when you hear the word Alaska? If you can only come up with the word ice, than you need to be informed. The consequences of Alaska being used as an oil drilling site will be discussed with emphasis on its environment.
Room 319, 3rd Floor
Ages: Any

Updated! Exploring Environmental Issues of Slovakia, Central and Eastern Europe
Open Society Foundation, Slovak Republic
Our worhshop is divided to 3 parts
Part I
Exploring Beauties of Slovakia and One national park
Part II
Bats of Slovensky raj national park.
Bat research at the most important localities and to study new sites at the area of Slovensky raj National Park to propose measures for protection of bats.
Part III
International Enivoronmental Camp.
Intruducing great international youth event in Central Europe. The iEARN camp is designed to bring together students from many countries in Central Europe to discuss environmental issues, compare perspectives on the evironmental encouragecross-cultural communication and friendship while improving English skills.
Calder Lab., 2nd Floor
Ages: 15 - 19 years

STUFF
Miami Country Day School, USA
How do french fries, hamburgers, Coke, computers, newspapers and coffee effect our environment? Miami Country Day School students are studying how the manufacturing and distribution of these products have an ecological effect and what solutions are available to act more responsibly.
People Center Theater, 2nd Floor
Ages: 2-6th grade

Ethics in Action: Recycling--Educational Outreach
Ethical Cultural Fieldston School--Lower School, USA
Students studied a variety of environmental problems and their effect on the local community environment. They decided to work on a recycling project at our school. They have met with the maintenance staff and the high school environmental club who conducted a similar campaign in earlier years. They have also been collecting data on recycling habits and awareness. They plan on presenting in classrooms in grades 4-6 to spread awareness about recycling in school and the greater community. As well as redesigning the recycling signs so that they are more appropriate for younger age children.
People Center Back, 2nd Floor
Ages 10 years and up

The Reintroduction of Screech Owls in New York City
Urban Park Rangers/ Partners In Ecological Research ( PIER ), USA
Participants will learn about the reintroduction of Screech Owls in Central Park, the Urban Park Rangers’ Biodiversity Team’s “Project X.” This past fall, the Biodiversity Team released 16 Screech Owls into Central Park in an effort to reestablish a breeding population. We have been studying and following the work of the Biodiversity Team. We will share our research about the importance of Screech Owls (and other Raptors) in the Park ecosystem, and the owls are being monitored. We will discuss and display one of the Screech Owl Boxes being used to enhance Screech Owl habitat in the Park, and how and where the Biodiversity team has chosen to place the boxes.
Rose Center Classroom, 2nd Floor
Ages: All

Gowanus Canal Restoration Project
High School for Environmental Studies, USA
We have taken the studies of the Gowanus Canal, which we worked on last summer, and developed a phyto-remediation scheme for the enhancement of the canal which we have put together on a web site for a national competition.
Linder Theater, 1st Floor
Ages: 16-18 years

New Description! Environmental Theatre
New Youth Conservationists (NYC), USA
A play using symbolism to illustrate issues that affect the environment. The NYC group consists of high school students from the five boroughs in New York City. The youth got together and created a play that will highlight important issues of conservation while showcasing the members wacky senses of humor. It is our hope that the audience will come away learning at least one new thing they didn't know about conservation. The set design was made using recyced materials. At the end, we will have a little quiz with prizes to see how much the audience learned.
Kaufmann Theater, 1st Floor
Ages: 8-12 years

Cancelled due to travel difficulties Water Pollution Local Cleaning Systems
Ogre Grammar School, Latvia
Gives the example of how to make the environment better, if everyone planted a tree what a mighty forest that would be.
Rose Center Classroom, 2nd Floor
Ages: 17 years and up

Cancelled due to travel difficulties Water - a Drop of Life
Dervish Club, Uzbekistan