GROWING UP GREEN

from Nancy Stiefel

What:  Social Justice Film “Growing Up Green”

When:  Sunday, April 12, 7:00 PM

Where:  Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, located at the corner of 27th Avenue and 16th Street in Vero Beach

The documentary Growing Up Green profiles a unique, statewide, hands-on environmental education program in Michigan.  Both rural and urban schools across the state work to increase academic performance by involving students in local efforts to improve the environments they inhabit.

This coordinated statewide approach to "place-based education" presents a national model for increasing student involvement.  The programs make education more relevant, while also encouraging students to become lifelong stewards of the environment.

Following the 30 minute film, Graham Cox and Richard Baker, members of the Pelican Island Audubon Society, will share information about their environmental education programs for students in Indian River County.   This program is free and open to the public.  Donations to offset the screening fees for the film are gratefully accepted.  The Fair Trade Corner will be open one-half hour prior to the film.