EVENT DETAILS This year, we celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day – and we are going virtual! As our primary fundraiser, this is an event to honor our planet, connect with others, and support the Eco-School Network. Your presence empowers student and parent changemakers who are inspiring...
We are excited to be able to hire THREE new 6th or 7th grade students to join us this summer to represent Metro and OSU Extension Service 4-H in the Youth Environmental Educators program! The 2020 Youth Environmental Educators (YEE) program will last eight weeks, meeting four days a week (M-TH)...
CREW LEADER POSITION DESCRIPTION Inspire the next generation of conservation leaders through environmental career exposure, job skills, interpersonal skills, and community building. As a Youth Conservation Crew Leader, you will mentor and supervise 6 youth ages 14-19 from diverse backgrounds as...
Young people across the country have caused controversy with school walkouts to demand action on the climate crisis – but they’re also forcing change inside the classroom. As thousands of students prepare to take to the streets again this month, politicians are not the only ones under the...
Portland Public Schools is creating ‘first-in-the-nation’ climate literacy curriculum! Portland Public Schools has announced a partnership with Portland General Electric to create a K-12 climate literacy curriculum that PPS coordinators say will be the nation’s first. The...
The annual Citizens’ Climate Lobby (CCL) Greater Pacific Northwest (GPNW) Regional Conference is a great opportunity for new and experienced CCL volunteers to learn, practice skills, expand our reach, and inspire one another in order to achieve powerful climate legislation in Congress....
Biomimicry is an innovation method that looks to examples in nature to solve design and engineering problems. It is a rapidly growing field of study that is charting a course toward a more sustainable world and creating exciting new STEM career pathways. This hands-on workshop will focus on how...
The 2020 RCE SDG Youth Challenge ‘Youth for the Goals’ is an exciting and unique youth-led initiative focused on delivering the SDGs at a local level. This year, the Challenge will be focusing on SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and...
The Youth Design Challenge (YDC) is a free, hands-on, project-based learning experience that provides classroom and informal educators with a new framework to introduce biomimicry and an interdisciplinary approach to science and environmental literacy. Working in teams with an adult coach,...
The National One Earth Award, sponsored in part by the Salamander Fund of the Triangle Community Foundation, provides four students whose creative works address the pressing issue of human-caused climate change with $1,000 scholarships. Additional state scholarships of $500 are available to two...
C4C is excited to announce that we are partnering with D&AD for the 2020 edition of the New Blood competition, in which we are inviting students from all around the world to send in their ideas for innovative sustainability-themed advertising campaigns with the end goal of effecting sustained,...
All K-8 grade students in the US and US territories should grab their art supplies! Help the NOAA Marine Debris program raise awareness about marine debris by creatively designing art that answers: How does marine debris impact the Ocean and Great Lakes? What are you doing to help prevent marine...