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2012 Autumn | Education & Outreach, Natural Science & Restoration

Using Education to Change Perspectives and Promote Environmental Ethics in Children

Student(s):

Iris Albert

Program or Department(s):

  • Program on the Environment
  • University of Washington

Site supervisor(s):

Stacy Feagan

Partner(s):

  • Seattle Parks and Recreation

  • West Seattle YMCA

Faculty advisor(s):

Kern Ewing, School of Environmental & Forest Sciences, University of Washington

As part of West Seattle YMCA’s summer camp, my intern-ship integrated environmentally based education in, and restoration of, Lincoln Park in West Seattle. As part of the summer camp program, I used lessons, games, activities, and a variety of other methods to illustrate how an under- standing of ecological values can promote and reinforce positive and responsible behavior when interacting with the environment. Weekly site preparation within the park allowed the children to help prepare a section for fall planting. I constructed a survey that helped gauge the public’s view on environmental education and how it compares to other disciplines.