Boeing Funds BREATHE LA O24u Environmental Education

BREATHE LA O24u Environmental Education Breakfast Briefing Friday July 17th had something exciting on the menu. James E. Herr, Senior Manager of Boeing California Region Global Corporate Citizenship presented BREATHE LA with a check for $50,000.

The funds, provided by Boeing Charitable Trust, will provide BREATHE LA O24u Environmental Education Program ‘Train the Trainer' implementation in Long Beach WRAP (Winners Reaching Awesome Potential) a consortium of afterschool providers serving approximately 10,000 students.

The funding will also help to establish a mentoring partnership with the Los Angeles County Environmental Charter High School (ECHS) in Lawndale to prepare teens to teach O24u to elementary school students starting in Spring 2010.

The Breakfast Briefing was attended by friends, board members and community members who enjoyed O24u hands on activities including making smog catchers and solar cookers for warm weather s'mores. All O24u hands on environmental activities and educational guides can be accessed and downloaded on BREATHE LA website and can also be experienced as interactive learning fun through O24u Online Environmental Program.

Couldn't attend? Support O24u with a safe, secure online donation. It takes only $24.00 to fund one child's O24u learning experience.  Learn more about O24u history and our plans to expand the program to serve all children who would benefit from O24u. Be sure to add your name to our e-newslist to get the latest news on our BREATHE LA environmental education activities.

 

The $24.00 per child for O24u provides:

• Curriculum
• Pre/Post Test Data Analysis
• Activity Supplies
• Management, training, ongoing support

O24u was developed by BREATHE LA in 2003 and is designed to engage students in fun and interactive activities that teach them about air quality issues and what youth can do to make a difference. O24u standards-based curriculum is available in print and online and is aligned to California Environmental Education Initiative.

Each child who takes part in BREATHE LA O24u after school program receives their own Activity Book.


O24u Activity Books focus on these topic areas:

• Air Pollution and Environmental Changes
• Health Effects of Air Pollution
• Toxic Indoor Environments
• Kids Can Make a Difference for Clean Air
• Reduce, Recycle, Reuse
• Alternate and Renewable Fuels

Activities include:

• Create Your Own Alternative Energy
• Smog Catchers
• Plan Your Own City
• Monitor Air Quality
• Test for Water ‘Pollution'
• Clean Air Board Game
• Ask & Tell the President