Our Whole Group - Redesigning the Future 2012

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                                                                                                                                                           Photo by Dr. Seth Holzman

Redesigning the Future: Environmental Summit for High School Students 2012


After breakfast this morning, the last day of the summit before we head home tomorrow, Dr. Seth Holzman ("Is Nature What We Think?") took our group photo. He set up the tripod and got ready as we had scrambled eggs, grits, biscuits, gravy, and cereal (not all together).

We're all wearing our Redesigning the Future t-shirts and giving our best early morning smiles before meeting our focus groups for the last time. Well, we do meet later in the day, but that is to get ready for our "What We've Learned" festival. All the groups from "Environmental Education Through Theatre" to "Sacred Spaces: Global Heritage and Conservation" have displays, hands on stations, or open mic sessions (or a combination).

Another busy but exciting but busy day at the summit . . . Be sure to click around and find out all the exciting things we've been doing this week.  

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  1. justrobin1July 13, 2012 at 11:48 PM

    I've learned so much at the summit that I can't wait to take home and use. It was so great getting to meet everyone,and I wish you all the best of luck with your action plans! Awesome blog guys,thanks for all of the hard work!

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