Youth Environmental Leadership and Learning Initiative
This youth educational program for high school youth trains environmental advocates/ambassadors to promote environmental protection in NPU-V community. The curriculum covers the following areas:
• Place Matters;
• Solid Waste;
• Brownfields and Remediation;
• Non-renewable and Renewable Energy,
• Toxic Chemicals and Human Health;
• Urban Waters and Toxic Chemicals;
• Air Pollution and Asthma; and
• Environmental Justice.
YELL helps students learn though developing as leaders in protecting the environment and human health. After developing a pilot program for Carver School of Health Sciences and Research in Atlanta, the program was presented to Georgia State Upward Bound student in summer of 2013
RESOURCE LINKS:
• YELL Youth Environmental Leadership and Learning PDF