Alliance for Climate Education

Alliance for Climate Education, or ACE, is the national leader in high school climate science education.[1] ACE is a 501(c)3 nonprofit that provides free multimedia assemblies on climate science and solutions to high schools.[2] Since 2009, ACE has reached more than 700,000 students at more than 1,200 high schools nationwide.[3] ACE is currently active in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Atlanta, New England, Washington, DC, Northern California and Colorado.[4]

Programs

Assembly

ACE provides free in-person assemblies at high schools nationwide. The assembly has garnered positive reviews from teachers, administrators[5] and media,[6] and is noted for its dynamic multimedia content and effectiveness in connecting with hard-to-reach teen audiences. A 2010 study showed that the ACE Assembly contributed to a 58% improvement in climate science understanding.[7]

Action Teams

After the assembly, ACE helps students start or improve Action Teams, or environmental clubs, at school.[8] Projects consist of anything from starting a recycling club to solarizing the school district. More than 25,000 students have joined more than 700 ACE Action Teams nationwide.[9]

For example, in February 2011, the Action Team at West High School, in Torrance, CA, led a drive-through electronic waste recycling event which saved more than 26,000 lb of ewaste and earned the school $2,600.[10]

Special Events/Partnerships

In Winter 2011, ACE partnered with Protect Our Winters to present Hot Planet/Cool Athletes, a winter tour of high schools in mountain communities. ACE presented their climate presentation in tandem with prominent professional winter athletes, including two-time Olympic gold medalist Seth Wescott, Olympic silver medalist Gretchen Bleiler and five-time X Games gold medalist Nate Holland. Athletes added to the presentation by discussing tangible local impacts of climate change on their careers and local communities.[11]

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://acespace.org/about
  2. ↑ http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,2030099,00.html
  3. ↑ http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/02/13/BAB91HM37Q.DTL
  4. ↑ http://acespace.org
  5. ↑ http://acespace.org/buzz
  6. ↑ http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/02/13/BAB91HM37Q.DTL
  7. ↑ http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,2030099,00.html
  8. ↑ http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,2030099,00.html
  9. ↑ http://www.acespace.org/action-teams
  10. ↑ http://www.scpr.org/blogs/environment/2011/03/08/morning-greens-tackling-coal-e-waste-and-polluted-/
  11. ↑ http://coloradoindependent.com/72902/x-games-athletes-bleiler-wescott-take-on-climate-change-in-hot-planetcool-athletes

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