O24u : Environmental Education

O24u Environmental Education : serves 8-14 year old children in after school programs and classroom settings throughout Los Angeles County with fun, hands on learning activities that instruct and empower children with knowledge about the environment and their personal responsibilities. Funded by grants and donations, the program served over 10,000 children in FY2009-2010.

O24u Environmental Education program includes fun hands-on activities that empower children to make a change for clean air in their homes and communities. O24u, and all BREATHE LA programs, are provided free of charge to the children and communities served. It takes only $18.00 per child to provide an engaging environmental education experience with O24u.  Donate now to ensure this vital and valued program can continue to serve Los Angeles area schools, after school programs and communities.

O24u Module topics include

• air pollution

• environmental changes

• health effects of air pollution

• toxic indoor environments

• alternate fuels

• renewable energy

With O24u, children learn to:

• use non-toxic cleaners in their homes

• reduce, recycle and reuse

• advocate for clean air

O24u is available for your school or community today

• Facilitator Guide and Workbooks online and in print
• Train the trainer format with BREATHE LA support and materials

BREATHE LA O24u Online program includes:

• Facilitator Guide and Workbooks online provide integrated online and hands-on approach
• BREATHE LA support and materials

If you would like to offer O24u in your school or community, contact us today.
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What O24u Environmental Education is all about

O24u is BREATHE LA signature environmental education program, an after-school young scientist enrichment program for low-income children living in areas impacted by high levels of air pollution in Los Angeles County. Children are engaged in environmental awareness with an emphasis on fun. Whether it is recycling, conserving energy, planting trees, or monitoring air quality, BREATHE LA O24u program activities help students develop responsible behaviors that can have a lifelong impact and contributes to pollution reduction.

Partners include Long Beach Unified School District, Boys and Girls Clubs, LAUSD Beyond the Bell and YMCAs.

O24u Program Goals:

• Increase Knowledge
• Change Attitude
• Change Behavior
• Raise Awareness

O24u Outcomes:

Children who participate in O24u learn to:

• Identify actions harmful to the environment

• Identify specific harm that has occurred to their local environment and ways in which such environmental harm can be reduced or reversed

• Implement individual behaviors such as recycling soda cans and paper

• Feel empowered to make others aware of the issues surrounding their local environment

• Talk to parents/family and friends about recycling or starting a recycling program at school

• Advocate for clean air and a greener world

BREATHE LA O24u is for kids who care about the air!