We all know what kind of parents send their kids to hug trees over their summer vacation.
Via YCC:
Role-playing in a mock-United Nations climate summit fills some summer weeks for a handful of youths exploring grand issues they’ll face down the road as adults.
Each year, a few elementary school students from around the world attend the dynamic earth systems class at the Johns Hopkins summer camp held at Stanford University. There they study a variety of topics, including oceanography, plate tectonics and atmospheric science. And then they hold a mock United Nations climate summit. Camp instructor Turtle Haste says the students’ quickly learn the complexities of the issue.
HT: Tom Nelson