Environmental Youth-Adult Partnerships Symposium
February 19-20, 2010
Fletcher’s Meadow Secondary School, Brampton ON
EcoSource and PEYA will host youth and adults working together on environmental actions through organizations and schools across Ontario at PEYA’s seventh annual EcoBuzz Conference at Fletcher’s Meadow S.S. on February 19th, and the EYAP Provincial Symposium on the night of February 19th, and Saturday, February 20th.
EcoBuzz Conference
The EcoBuzz Conference is an opportunity for your organization to experience a youth environmental conference in another community. Full EcoBuzz details can be found here. You can register for your Friday, February 19th workshops there.EYAP Provincial Symposium
This gathering is an opportunity for organizations and individuals involved in youth-adult partnerships to:- Network and meet other youth and adults working on environmental programming
- Learn from other sectors on successful YAPs
- Enhance skills in YAPs
- Strategize ways to enhance YAPs across Ontario
Symposium Content
Based on an initial survey of youth and organizations working on environmental actions, the following common themes were identified:Common Interests:
1) Evaluation of youth programming
2) Sustaining youth interest
3) Youth policy at your organization
4) Facilitating opportunities for youth participation in policy making
5) Youth leadership training
6) Workshop co-facilitation between youth and adults
We look forward to discussing these and other strategies with you, and building capacity for Youth-Adult Partnerships across Ontario!
Draft Schedule
When |
What |
Friday, February 19, 2010 |
|
9:30am – 4:45pm |
EcoBuzz Conference |
5:30pm |
Dinner |
6:30pm |
Meet and Greet EYAP Symposium Participants |
8:30pm |
Return to hotel |
Saturday, February 20, 2010 |
|
10am |
Programming |
12:30pm |
Lunch |
1:30pm |
Programming (with breaks!) |
5:30pm |
Dinner |
6:30pm |
FUN! And Closing |
8:00pm |
Return to hotel |
Saturday, February 20, 2010 |
Departure |
Registration
We ask that all adults attend with at least one youth representative to keep a 1:1 youth-adult ratio at the Symposium. Please register here!Contact
EYAP is a project of EcoSource (www.ecosource.ca) and the Peel Environmental Youth Alliance (www.peyalliance.com)For more information, please contact:
Stephanie Crocker, Youth-Adult Partnerships Program Manager, EcoSource
905.274.6222 or scrocker @ ecosource.ca
Or
Liz Kreitner, EYAP Youth Representative
itstime4change @ gmail.com
