The "island style - systemic training for youth leadership in the environment" will design and implement systemic mwee's at the galveston independent school district (gisd) for all sixth-grade…

The Artist Boat, Inc. will receive $438,780 under a two-year Project Grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration through the NOAA Mission-Related Education Awards program. The grant will support the "Island Style - Systemic Training for Youth Leadership in the Environment" project to design and implement multi-week environmental education programs for all 450 sixth-grade students at the Galveston Independent School District's Austin campus. The project will partner NOAA, GISD staff, area non-profits, and the University of Houston to develop 20 in-class and field-based lessons centered around how the Gulf of Mexico, Galveston Bay, and Galveston Island impact quality of life. Teachers will receive a 40-hour professional development, and students will complete an environmental action project and presentation. Evaluation of the program model will also be conducted to assess impact on students and teachers. If successful, it could provide an example for engaging youth on environmental stewardship.

The "island style - systemic training for youth leadership in the environment" will design and implement systemic mwee's at the galveston independent school district (gisd) for all sixth-grade students (450 students) on the austin campus and deliver a 40-hour professional development to 23+ sixth-grade teachers. The project will utilize partners from NOAA, gisd staff, area non-profits, and the university of houston to develop, design, implement, and evaluate the program. The program will include twenty in-class and field-based lessons that will result in an environmental action project and presentation of results at a school conference, based around the driving question of how the gulf of mexico, galveston BAY, and galveston island add value to the quality of life for people and if this value can be changed. Delivery methods will include meetings to design, author, implement, deliver, and evaluate the model; summer teacher professional development and companion suppor