News Release Archive
ENVIRONMENT--INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR NS YOUTH
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Eight Nova Scotia young people will have the opportunity of
experiencing summer a little earlier this year as the Nova
Scotia Youth Conservation Corps announces the 1996
Environmental Leadership Program.
In its fourth year, the Environmental Leadership Program
(ELP) allows young Atlantic Canadians to learn first hand
the concepts of sustainable development, environmental
management, and economic issues from the perspective of a
developing nation.
The program is implemented in three phases all of which
combine focus on both practical and theoretical components
and aim to foster the understanding that environmental
problems hold no boundaries.
On May 1, 14 participants from Nova Scotia and
Newfoundland/Labrador will enter the first phase of the
program. They will be briefed on environmental issues,
cultural adaptation and group dynamics.
The next phase occurs in Costa Rica where, with supervision
from Canada World Youth, emphasis is placed on developing
leadership while engaging in environmental activities. In
addition, the participants will reside with host families
exposing them to daily Costa Rican lifestyle.
The third phase of the program takes place in the
participant's home community. In 1995, crews were located in
Antigonish, Sydney, Kentville, Sackville, and Halifax
working with community groups and associations promoting
environmental awareness using skills acquired in Costa Rica.
One criteria for the third phase is that crews are required
to facilitate at least 10 environmental workshops within
their community. Last year, over 3,500 Nova Scotians
attended workshops held at local daycamps, schools,
community centres and parks.
Past participant Jason Jolley said the program has benefited
him in many ways. "We learned diverse new ways to deal with
these problems. This helped us gain a more global
perspective on not only the environment, but on life in
general," he said.
Applications for the ELP will be accepted until 4 p.m.,
Feb. 6, 1996, contacting the Nova Scotia Youth Conservation
Corps at P.O. Box 2107, Halifax B3J 3B7.
The Environmental Leadership Program is a unique program
developed in by the Nova Scotia Youth Conservation Corps,
Canada World Youth and the Conservation Corps Newfoundland
and Labrador.
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Contact: William Smith 902-424-5071
Firdaus Bhathena 902-424-4924
trp Jan. 24, 1996 - 9:35 a.m.
