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YouthCaN NYC 2008 Conference For sets of students later than 12 please register for workshops in the larger spaces as indicated by the **. If you have a large group and can break them up into groups of 12 or less, you can sign up for some of the workshops in smaller spaces.
Session 1 ** Millennium Development Goals - Only with your Voice! ** Queens High School for the Sciences at York College, New York, USA In 2000, the United Nations developed a set of eight goals to be achieved by 2015, such as halving poverty and ensuring environmental sustainability. These goals were proposed to meet the needs of some of the poorest countries in the world. By educating students about the MDG’s they too can take action in achieving these goals for a better world. Linder Theater – 1st floor Ages – 13-17
** Relight NY ** Relight NY, New York, USA Relight NY is tackling global warming and improving our environment by supplying low income families in NYC with compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) to replace incandescent bulbs. This helps families save money reduces carbon emissions and waste. We hope to inspire all New Yorkers to switch to CFLs. Changing a light bulb to a CFL is an easy way all people, especially kids, can decrease their ecological footprint and live more sustainably. We care about global warming because our generation will inherit this climate crisis and we want to start solving it now. Kaufmann Theater - 1st floor Ages – 10-18
** COEP: No Child Left Inside ** Miami Country Day School, Florida, USA Experience our treks across the USA from a hikers’ perspective through our Comprehensive Outdoor Education Program (COEP). We will share our school’s adventures about our academic curriculum and weekend treks, as well as our adventurous summer program, through the use of digital photos and “stories from the trail.” Learn some hands-on camping tips, survival skills, popular campfire recipes, and facts about poisonous plants and venomous reptiles and insects. People Center Theater – 2nd floor Ages – 9-15
** Texas Institute for Young Scholars Winning Projects ** San Angelo Independent School District, Texas, USA The 2008 winners of the Texas Institute for Young Scholars competition will showcase their Research on aspects of the global water crisis. Teams worked with university experts to plan and implement solutions to such issues as fresh water shortage, the effects of water solution on animals, and irrigation vs. water conservation. Orientation Center – 4th floor Ages – 6-18 years
What’s In That Water? Elementary Workshop Montessori School, Delaware, USA Elementary Workshop Montessori School, Delaware is part of the Adopt-A-Wetland Program. This is our third year in the program. This year we have been doing regular water testing of the Gambacorta Marsh in New Castle, Delaware. We would like to share with you what we have studied about the marsh and give the opportunity for you to test water. Why do people test water? What do they learn from these tests? Please bring some water from your local area to the workshop and we will test the water together and share the results. Hall of Human Origins Classroom – 1st floor Ages – 9-14 Country School Meet City Schools through Green Connections Windham: Ashland-Jewett, Catskill Center, New York, USA Ever wonder where you water comes from? Join us at Central School and the Catskill Center on a visual journey of water form the Catskills to NYC. Hear how students from the Catskills and NYC explore water stewardship and conservation thru their year long connection which involves visits, letters and various studies. Rose Center Classroom 1 – 2nd floor Ages – Any
Solar Solutions: How to cook everything under the sun! Miami Country Day School, Florida, USA From melting crayons in a classroom to saving lives and the environment in developing countries- come and explore the wonders of solar cooking. Join the fun and learn to catch those sun rays in recycled lamp shades, binders and shoeboxes. Calder Lab – 2nd floor Ages – 9-15 YouthCaN – Mediterranean, Video Conference YouthCaN – Lebanon w/ YouthCaN-NYC, New York, USA Share in a live video conference filled with explorations of life, jam packed with environmental issues that face students in Lebanon! Ask them questions about their studies and share some of your experiences as well. People Center, Back Classroom – 2nd floor Ages – Any The Decline and Climb of the Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle Groesbeck Elementary, Texas, USA Having been on the endangered list for some time, this presentation will demonstrate how the Kemp’s Ridley turtle is beginning to make a comeback after years of hard work by several organizations and student groups in Texas. Viva La Tortuga! Room 319 Classroom – 3rd floor Ages – 10-16 Session 2
** “Poison Paradise” – Danger in Storage ** Academy of Mount St. Ursula, New York, USA Did you know that 2.47 billion pounds of toxic air emissions were released over the state of Michigan in 2002? Did you now that this affected a total population of 90 million people? Saving our planet is of paramount importance. There are several harmful toxic materials originating from both industrial and non-industrial processes, factories etc which need to be stored properly, otherwise they can become a “poison paradise” Linder Theater – 1st floor Ages – 10-16 ** Who Done It? The Mystery behind the Carbon Footprint ** The New York Botanical Garden, New York, USA Did you know that everyone has a carbon footprint? How big is yours? Help us piece together this puzzle and determine who is guilty or innocent. Kaufmann Theater – 1st floor Ages – 10-16 ** Looking at Global Warming ** Elizabeth Barrett Browning School, New York, USA Join us for presentations about building a flood-proof home, using greenhouse gases to transform Mars, Global warming and Marine Ecosystems and Alternate Energy Sources People Center Theater – 2nd floor Ages –8-18
Recycle Paper Making! YouthCaN, NYC, New York, USA Learn how to make hand made recycled paper from the scraps you have at home. We will teach you the paper making process and show you the tools needed so that you can make your own paper at home, or use this environmental project to educate others about resources and recycling! Hall of Human Origins Classroom – 1st floor Ages – Any FRESH – Know your Food! Friends of High School of Environmental Studies, New York, USA Go back to the roots of your meal with FRESH (Food, Resources, Environment, Sustainability, Health) a fun club at the High School of Environmental Studies. Have you ever thought about how your food lands on your plate? Learn how each and every mile your food travels impacts the earth. Find out how each item you eat affects your body. Discover how your food is produced. Start out on the path of becoming a food holistic intellectual. Rose Center Classroom 1 – 2nd floor Ages –13-18 The Environmental Effects of Consumerism HS for Law and Public Service, New York, USA The price that we pay for electronics, jewelry, and other consumer goods are just a fraction of the true cost in terms of environmental and human impact. We will examine some common consumer goods that are often used and discarded without a second thought to see if they are worth their true cost. Be prepared to rethink your spending habits. Rose Center Classroom 2 – 2nd floor Ages –12-Any Growing Solutions to World Hunger Problems Miami Country Day School, Florida, USA Very little land is actually usable for agricultural proposes around the world. Learn effective ways to increase crop production in many of the poor regions of the world. While you are here, create your own tropical oasis by talking home a Florida palm tree. Calder Lab, 2nd floor Ages – 8-15
YouthCaN Egypt – Video Conference YouthCaN – Egypt w/ YouthCaN-NYC, New York, USA Come share in the exploration of environmental issues that face students in Egypt! Ask them questions about their studies and share some of your experiences. People Center, Back Classroom – 2nd floor Ages – Any
From Plastic to Canvas: Reducing the use of plastic bags in our school Baccalaureate School for Global Education, New York, USA Our Project is creating, designing and selling canvas bags as an alternative to millions of plastic bags filling landfills and polluting our planet. Learn how to raise awareness about this issue in your school. Room 319 Classroom – 3rd floor Ages – 12-17
Session 3
**Four Rivers, One World ** HSAI, New York, USA Come learn about observations and information about Hudson River, in comparision to other rivers in Nepal, India and Bangladesh. Students have monitored and tested the water in and around Hudson River watershed. Linder Theater – 1st floor Ages – ANY
** Contaminated Sediment in NY Harbor: Problems and Solutions ** The Urban Divers, Harlem River Ecology Center, New York, USA One of the biggest environmental challenges in New York Harbor lies beneath it…underwater. A Youth Intern from the Urban Divers Estuary Conservancy’s Harlem River Ecology Center will give insight into the problems, and models for solutions. The project will also tap upon a few related underwater research projects conducted by The Urban Divers over the course of 10 yrs of providing its resource and services to NY Harbor. Kaufmann Theater – 1st floor Ages – 12-Any
** Air Pollution in NYC ** Birch Wathen Lenox School, New York, USA The students of BWL will share the research they have been conducting on air pollution in NYC. Through a PowerPoint presentation the students will walk thought their findings about particulate matter, ozone and acid rain levels in 7 different locations around the city. People Center Theater – 2nd floor Ages – Any
Green Connections P.S. 78Q, New York, USA Come learn about Green Connections, a program that brings together kids from NYC and the Catskill mountains. Find out where NYC gets its drinking water from and how it gets here. See how important trees are to the urban environment. Rose Center Classroom 1 – 2nd floor Ages – 8-15
LaTeen Journalists Chronicle the Building of a "Green" School Casey Middle School, Colorado, USA Students at Casey Middle School in Boulder Colorado have joined together with LaTeen Magazine to work as journalists investigating and writing about the redesign and building of a new Casey Middle School. The building has been awarded LEED Certification (LEED stands for Leaders in Environmental and Energy Design). In this session come find out how you can learn to write like a journalist and get the word out about important pro-environmental projects in your area. Rose Center Classroom 2 – 2nd floor Ages – 10-18
Rainforest of the Sea Miami Country Day School, Florida, USA Join us as we explore coral reefs, the rainforest of the sea!!! Together, we will dive into the underwater world to learn about the importance of the delicate ecosystem. Discover the numerous forms of life that inhabit coral reefs. Find out why coral reefs are in danger and see what YOU can do to help to provide reef relief! Become a scientist, artist, earth conservationist, and most importantly an educator. Calder Lab – 2nd floor Ages – 6-11
Green Ribbon School– Video Conference St. John’s Episcopal School, Texas, USA The Green Ribbon School Pilot Project gives students the opportunity to assess the “greenness” of the environments in which they spend many hours of the week - their schools. This is the second phase in the development of a program (The Green Ribbon School Award) to recognize schools worldwide which meet certain environmental standards. The goal of the project for this year is to determine (through the input of participating schools) whether the criteria developed by middle school students during the 2006-07 school year are all inclusive and yet attainable by schools throughout the world. This session will show how you can participate in the Green Ribbon School Project People Center, Back Classroom – 2nd floor Ages – 12-18
Students from the High School for Environmental Studies (HSES) will give a presentation on the school’s award winning recycling program using PowerPoint and a materials demonstration. Participants will then develop their own plan for recycling in their respective schools. Room 319 Classroom, 3rd floor
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