| Ranking |
Good Idea |
| Description |
Powerful Choices for the Environment is an environmental education program delivered to Washington state middle school students.
Environmental educators from Puget Sound Energy partner with 18 local agencies to deliver a dynamic four-day program that works with students through a series of hands-on, inquiry-based activities that focus on local air quality, waste reduction, and energy and water use. Students develop a greater understanding of how their individual decisions affect their local ecosystem as well as the global challenges facing the environment.
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| Goal / Mission |
The program is designed to empower 6-8th grade students across the region with the knowledge that their everyday choices do make a difference. The program aims to influence how middle school students and their families think about and use natural resources in their daily lives. |
| Results / Accomplishments |
The Powerful Choices education team presented the program to 17,169 students at 90 schools during the 2008-2009 school year. The program is now in its 16th year, and participating teachers reported an overall program satisfaction rating of 4.92 out of 5.
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| Categories |
Environment / Energy & Sustainability
Environment / Air
Environment / Water
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| Organization(s) |
Puget Sound Energy |
| Source |
U.S. EPA, Clean Air Act Awards |
| Date of Implementation |
1993 |
| Location |
State: Washington |
| Primary Contact |
Powerful Choices for the Environment, EST-10W
P.O. Box 90868,
Bellevue, WA 98009-0868
1-888-225-5773
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| For more details |
http://www.e3washington.org/featured-programs/i...
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| Target Audience |
Children |
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