California Academy of Sciences

California Academy of Sciences will establish a new youth environmental action hub to engage youth ages 14-18 in community-based environmental civic discourse and action. Project staff will create a Leadership Design Council composed of 14 teen participants to collaboratively design, plan, and implement program activities like community workshops, public events, community service opportunities, and mentorship. The museum will hire an education coordinator to coordinate program logistics and operations as well as an external evaluator to measure project results, which will be shared by staff at a professional conference. Through this co-creative engagement, the Academy will build relationships with youth and empower them to see themselves as drivers of environmental change.