We will make our best effort to get you into your desired workshops, but space is limited and substitutions may be made.
Session 1
YouthCaN Mediterranean - Video Conference
YC Lebanon with YC New York
Come share in the exploration of environmental issues that face students in Lebanon. Ask them questions about their studies and share some of your experiences.
People Center Back, 2nd Floor
Ages: Any
Breathe Easy
Academy of Mt. St. Ursula, New York, USA
Come see our presentation and find out why you're not "breathing easy." The presentation includes power point, a skit, and interactive activities.
Linder Theater, 1st floor
Ages: 14-18
Dolphin Lab
East Woods Schools, New York, USA
For the past 13 years East Woods students have spent a week at the Dolphin Research Center in the Florida Keys studying dolphins and the environment. Join them as they share this experience.
Kaufmann Theater, 1st floor
Ages: 11 and up
Solar Solutions
Miami Country Day School, Florida, USA
Solar Solutions: The answer to our energy problems comes up every morning! Learn how solar cooking is saving lives and helping the environment. Special bonus: LEARN TO BUILD YOUR OWN SOLAR COOKER
Calder Lab, 2nd floor Ages: 8-18
KIDS RULE! kids reach unite lead educate
H. O. Whitehurst/Grosbeck Elementary School, Texas, USA
In collaboration with the City of Groesbeck, these students are working to "clean up" the town, along with key communities and business people. A recycling station is being developed, as well as beautification efforts are being targeted.
People Center Theater, 2nd floor
Ages 8-12
Restoring Life to an Urban Corner
The New York Botanical Gardens, New York, USA
We will present a video documenting the ongoing effort of a community to maintain the cleanliness and quality of a street corner. We will also conduct an interactive activity that demonstrates how urban pollution affects the soil.
Room 319 Classroom, 3rd floor.
Ages 10-15
Energy Now and in the Future
High School for Environmental Studies, New York, USA
HSES students will demonstrate and display simple solar ovens and other alternate energy devices that they have constructed and will present their ideas on America’s energy future. Workshop participants will construct their own solar ovens!
Rose Center Classroom, 2nd floor
Ages 8-15
Session 2
Aberdare Youth Environment Project
Coleg Morgannwg Aberdare Campus, Wales, UK
The character of our valley has been heavily influenced by its coal-mining past and associated heavy industry. Since the mines closed, there has been a significant fall in population and the area continues to be blighted by large areas of former industrial land, some of it still contaminated.
People Center back, 2nd floor
Ages 14 and up
Nuclear CON-fusion
The Dalton School, New York, USA
A presentation on research of the pros and cons of nuclear energy. We will include an open discussion with the audience.
Linder Theater, 1st floor
Ages 10-18
Whitehall Boat Building in Inwood Hill
Urban Park Rangers/PIER, New York, USA
This year in PIER we have been working in New York Restoration Project on building a 14' Whitehall Row boat. Our presentation will be about what we have been doing and a history of the whitehall boat and why it is so important in the history of the Harlem River
Kaufmann Theater, 1st floor
Ages 12-17
Solar Sleuths
Miami Country Day School, Florida, USA
Students will explore solar energy and its benefits. They will share and present machines that operate on solar energy. They will discuss the importance of this renewable resource.
Calder Lab, 2nd floor
Ages 8-13
What do we do with our trash?
Elementary Workshop Montessori School, Delaware, USA
Students are researching different types of trash and how they are recycled and the impact that it has. We are situated fairly close to one of 3 landfills in the State of Delaware and it is currently proposing to be allowed to enlarge its operation. We are planning to learn about the process and meet with our representatives and weigh in on this subject. The students will have prepared a slide show on what they have researched and we will have presentation about our efforts in Dover as well.
People Center Theater, 2nd floor
Ages any
Raising Trout
Winston Preparatory School, New York, USA
Raising Trout: Students are in charge of regularly measuring samples of the fish, taking water quality tests, organizing the data, and keeping the tank clean. In the Spring, students release the trout into a stream north of New York City.
Room 319 Classroom, 3rd floor
Ages 12-18
Planetary Notions
Stuyvesant High School, New York, USA
Planetary Notions is student publication filled with different sorts of environmental journal writing, stories and projects. We will present a PowerPoint presentation to introduce our audience to our publication. We hope that members of the audience will join us by writing for next year’s Planetary Notions.
Rose Center Classroom, 2nd floor
Ages Any
Session 3
Creatures and Features of NY/NJ Harbor Estuary, New York, USA
The Urban Divers Marine Conservation and Scientific Diving Inc.
Discovering what lives beneath the Estuaries of New York. This presentation will share the discoveries of student divers in the waters around New York City.
Linder Theater, 1st floor
Ages 5-18
Beauty in the Beasts
The Elisabeth Morrow School, New Jersey, USA
Our students will illustrate terrestrial and aquatic indigenous animals of the temperate northeastern United States. They will present their illustrations and discuss the life histories of these animals: their physical description, habitat, range, feeding habits, niche, and value to the ecosystem. If there is time, the audience could sculpt these animals using "model magic" .
Kaufmann Theater, 1st floor
Ages 9-12
The Artist and the Environment
Miami Day Country School, Florida, USA
Artists have always been ahead of the game telling us through their artwork about the importance in protecting our environment. Learn who these artists/environment are, about many of their methods and techniques and do some statement making artwork yourself. Playacting, interviews and commercials will keep things lively and encourage you to let the artist in you create while getting your message out.
People Center Theater, 2nd floor.
Ages 8-13
Our Community Shoreline Ecology and Water Quality
Academy of Environmental Science, New York, USA
Our workshop will explore the issue of floatable water pollution and water quality monitoring. We will also share our study of macro-invertebrates and animals that live in our local aquatic community.
Room 319 Classroom, 3rd floor
Ages 11-16
Help A Mother Out: What would the world be like without trees?
Prospect Park Alliance Youth Council, NYC, USA
We would like to put on a presentation educating elementary age school children about the importance and purpose of greenspace in a big city setting. This will be followed by a hands-on project to further illustrate and reinforce our main points.
Rose Center Classroom, 2nd floor Ages: 6-12
The Danger of Plastic Bags
Aptech Computer Education, Uganda
The project looks at plastic bags and their danger to the environment. Most people don't realize how poisonous and dangerous Plastic bags are to the soil, plants, animals and as well to human beings.
People Center Front, 2nd Floor
Ages 10-19
Workshop cancellations:
Ecology in the Production of Glass
Gimnazija Dobri Daskalov Ecology Class, Macedonia
Vending Machine in Japan
Global Eyes in Kwanseigakuin University, Japan
Endangered Wetlands - Changed to a display table
Staten Island Academy, New York, USA
