The Power of a Child’s Voice
Born and raised in Vancouver, Severn Suzuki has been working on environmental and social justice issues since kindergarten. At age 9, she and some friends started the Environmental Children"s Organization (ECO), a small group of children committed to learning and teaching other kids about environmental issues.
The Expanded Learning Time Initiative
Expanded Learning Time (ELT) is the initiative in Massachusetts which promotes the expanded learning time theory. This initiative is open to all public schools to compete for grants that would enable them to extend the learning day by approximately two hours either on a daily or seasonal basis. The goal of this redesign will equip students with the skills, knowledge, and leadership abilities required for full participation in the economic and civic life of our 21st century global economy. In a time where we are assessing the negative ramifications of the unfunded mandates under No Child Left Behind, ELT offers an alternative to the constraints of current public school policy.
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