Document Type

Report

Publication Date

2-10-2011

Publisher

Public Lands Institute

Publisher Location

Las Vegas (Nev.)

First page number:

1

Last page number:

51

Abstract

The Hector’s Helpers program provides an opportunity to bring environmental education and foster a sense of stewardship to students. We supply a once a week hands-on curriculum which includes a litter clean-up fieldtrip. Students learn general environmental concepts such as community, conservation, recycling, and litter prevention. They will also have access to Geographic Information Systems and Podcast technology. Through the use of GIS and Podcasts we hope to get community members to collect data and prevent litter and desert dumping. The students also participated in a marketing campaign for the Adopt-A-Block initiative. By participating in the Hector’s Helpers program, the students are not only making a difference for themselves but for their school and community as well.

Controlled Subject

After-school programs; Curriculum planning; Litter; Environmental aspects; Litter prevention; Nevada; Pollution prevention; Voluntarism; Young volunteers

Disciplines

Civic and Community Engagement | Curriculum and Social Inquiry | Education | Environmental Health and Protection | Environmental Policy | Environmental Sciences | Physical Sciences and Mathematics | Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration | Social and Behavioral Sciences | Sociology | Sustainability

File Format

pdf

File Size

1800 KB

Language

English

Comments

Cooperative Agreement Number: L10AC20333

Rights

IN COPYRIGHT. For more information about this rights statement, please visit http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

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