Ntroduction: O Y C C
Ntroduction: O Y C C
Ntroduction: O Y C C
There is a familiar picture throughout the urban neighborhoods of Northeastern Illinois. Our children laughing and playing, their playground tattered and worn asphalt, broken glass, garbage debris and street corners, there are old abandoned buildings, congested traffic filled streets, and a hazy fog having just above their bright minds. Fishin Buddies was founded on the fundamental purpose to introduce children to nature. For two decades, we have introduced thousands of children to the wonders of the great outdoors. There is an old saying, If you give a man a fish he will eat for that day, but if you teach a man how to fish then he will eat forever. We have introduced them to the Great Outdoors, now we must show them how to protect, conserve and restore the Great Outdoors for future generations. There are serious of environmental issues facing our world today; global warming, over population, ground water contamination, waste management, air quality. We seek to create a system that will serve as a catalyst introducing youth to an environmental stewardship path and link them with those agencies, who will cultivate them along the way, who will fund their creative ideas, who will hire them and continue to educate them in their quest to nurture our air, land and water.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE covers a broad area of issues such as conservation, climate change, biodiversity, water quality,
soil contamination, ground water contamination, use of natural resources, water & air quality, green space, sustainable development and the list goes on.
TEAM STRUCTURE
THE TEAM LEADER (Earns Stipend) will serve as a leader and chaperone for the group. The team leader will have met the
students prior to the start of the YCC. Team leaders are in charge of the students and shall remain with the students throughout the YCC. The team leader will be responsible for the welfare of each of his/her Team members. Team leaders will help the students stay focused and on time for all YCC activities. The success of each team will largely depend on a competent and committed team leader. The team leader must have some back ground working with high school aged youth.
THE FIELD EXPERT will assist the team in the special project that will be presented at the Ambassador Ceremony. The field
expert will be appointed by one of the sponsoring agencies. Fishin Buddies will assign the field expert to a specific team. The field expert must be able to provide expert knowledge on the teams special project. The field expert must be able to provide direction and guidance at the special project breakout sessions. The team leader and team manager will assist the field expert during these sessions.
TRANSPORTATION will be provided to transport the teams to its scheduled daily activities from Fishin Buddies
headquarters. A brown bag lunch will be taken to the activity sites. Other activities and meetings will take place at the Fishin Buddies headquarters.