Redesigning Our Future

Having a Blast at the Environmental Center Summit Hosted at Catawba College It's been a busy week for sure at "Redesigning Our Future" (a camp for high school students) with an environmentalism theme. We hit breakfast at 7:30 a.m., and the lights aren't out until long after sunset. But, we've had a great time and learned a lot. Catching Our Breath for Just a Minute These young ladies take a quick break before heading off to a focus group which range from dance and blogging to economics and sacred spaces. We asked a random group of students waiting out on the brick yard what they considered one highlight to date at the summit. My Favorite Part About the Summit So Far . . . Robert (Virginia) - "Kayaking on the reserve was a lot of fun." Chas (Virginia) - "I loved dominating the Ecolympics with my team :-)" Savannah (North Carolina) - "Learned lots of awesome things and made a lot of awesome friends." Ce...

How to Drink the Environmentally Friendly Way By Emily Pieper On the first day we arrived here at Redesigning 2012 , each of us received a plastic cup (seen in the center of the photo above) to use throughout the week. What's neat about these cups is that they are reusable, and they can hold any kind of drink. This was a great idea, because every hour in America approximately 2.5 million plastic bottles are thrown away! Not only do these nifty cups help us stay hydrated throughout the day, but they allow us to be environmentally friendly in the process. The insulated, reusable drinking cups were donated for the "Redesigning the Future" summit for high school students by Rowan Regional Medical Center .

Doc Hendley Interview at the Environmental Summit for High School Students 2012   by Austin Fisher Q: What have you learned about yourself and the world through helping others? A: About myself, I have learned that even someone like me can have an impact in the world. About the world, I have seen that many people are worse off in this world but live a simpler, happier life that I think is better than our own and it is hard to come home and see us, who have it all, just be miserable with our lives rather than just enjoy life like people who have less. Q: Through this process that you have created, how have your ambitions changed and what is your vision now in the world for Wine to Water? A: My ambitions have only grown to be that I want to help more and more people. In four years, I have helped 25,000 people around 13 countries through my organization and I only wish to see it grow. By five years, I want to have helped 1,000,000 people worldwide. Q: Have y...

Help Us Redesign the Future on Twitter High school students from across the nation are Redesigning the Future this summer at the National Environmental Summit. Join us on Twitter to hear about all the things we are learning this week or use #redesign2012 to tweet up with campers, counselors, staff, and faculty from July 9-14, 2012. Oh yes, I'm tweeting that for sure. We know how to use out technological gear, and we are going to use it to make a difference. You can too.