We're dipping into the GSUSA blog posts from January 15th again. GSUSA has chosen their top 10 Young Women of Distinction Awardees, mostly based on the quality of their Gold Award Project. (I'm assuming there are other considerations, too...)
Here's one from Mandy:
"Passionate about the health of the ocean and how youth education impacts global problems, Mandy designed an aquarium and a three-day curriculum that would expose 5thgrade students to ocean health and environmental threats to the ecosystem. Carefully designed, the aquarium and curriculum serve together, providing basic information on an assortment of aquatic topics and linking the classroom to bodies of water all over the world. Mandy is currently expanding the curriculum based on teacher request and continues to host lectures at the school. She hopes to soon expand the program to include other schools and communities."
Lovin' it! This girl found out how to connect her passion for ecology with a specific issue. She identified the root cause and gathered her team, I'm assuming. She worked with a school to provide a curriculum that can be used again, not only at one school, but at other schools in her district. GREAT sustainability! And the global impact is easy to see.
This is a prime example of what we want to encourage our girls to do: Discover, Connect and Take Action to make the world a better place!
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