May 8, 2008, Thursday, Spokane Community College  (9:00 am - 1:15 pm)

11th Annual
Spokane Youth Environmental Conference
May 8, 2008

The annual Spokane Youth Environmental Conference (SYEC) is a one day, high-energy event for students in grades 7-12, to showcase their environmental science projects.   This year’s conference theme is Climate Change Connections.

The Conference is designed to:

  • Encourage students to do real scientific investigations.
  • Provide students a forum to share their projects with their peers. Through oral presentations and visual poster exhibits, students learn from each other about environmental issues and about concrete actions each individual can take to help address these issues.
  • Enable students, through their active participation, to demonstrate their mastery of the Science and Language EALRs.
  • Work toward meeting the Grade Level Expectations for math, reading and science.
  • Complete culminating projects for seniors.

2008 Conference - Climate Change Connections

Since “Climate Change” is such a hot topic nationally, conference organizers are bringing it to a local level.  Changing climate will impact how we live, work and learn.  This year, students are encouraged to tie in “Climate Change Connections” to their evironmental science project, when possible.  For more information on how to participate in the conference, visit the “How to Participate” page.  Visit the climate change page for more information on global warming and the science behind it.

A draft conference agenda is available.  A final agenda will be posted in April.

 

 

Conference Organizers

Conference Educator Advisors

  • Jonathan Hanson, Educational Service District 101
  • Jami Ostby-Marsh, West Valley Outdoor Learning Center
  • Mindy Poindexter, Freeman Middle School

Conference Donors
The conference is made possible by the generous support of local businesses and organizations, listed below. For Information about being a sponsor, click here.