please join us on friday, may 17!

The Garrison School invites middle school students and teachers from the mid-Hudson Valley to participate in the Youth Climate Summit at the Garrison School on Friday, May 17, 2019 from 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. This event is FREE. Breakfast and lunch are provided.

This one-day event will bring together students to learn about ways they can address climate change locally, regionally, nationally, and globally. The summit will combine informative plenary sessions and workshops in a fun atmosphere for a powerful educational experience. We'll provide knowledge and tools to empower young people to drive climate action in their communities.

Students will have the opportunity to choose from a variety of workshops and experiences. View the schedule of events and speakers below.

The Youth Climate Summit concept was dreamed up in 2008 by student Zach Berger and The Wild Center in the Adirondacks. Now, the Wild Center hosts an annual Summit and helps schools and communities to develop their own Youth Climate Summits.

workshop examples:

Mushroom Inoculation and Fungal Climate Solutions with John Michelotti of Catskill Fungi
Tune into what fungi are. Inoculate a kit to take home and grow your own mushrooms. Learn how fungi are part of the climate solution and how you can help them save the world. 

Composting Workshop with Nicole Porto of Hudson Valley Seed
Learn how garden and food waste can be recycled by nature into an important resource - compost! Brainstorm ways to reduce the garbage your lunch household sends to landfills.

thanks to our generous sponsors!!

catskills youth climate summit
october 9-10, 2018

Garrison School 7th- and 8th-grade students participated in leadership training on environmental stewardship at the Catskills Youth Climate Summit at Frost Valley YMCA in Claryville, NY on October 9-10, 2018. The summit was organized by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Delaware County and an advisory group of science teachers and students from South Kortright and Margaretville Central Schools, teachers from Andes School and Manhattan Country School, and The Wild Center’s Youth Climate Program.

schedule of events

PictureStudents at the Adirondack Youth Climate Summit.
Registration: 8:30-9:00 a.m.
Keynote : 9:00-9:45 a.m.
Workshop Session 1: 10:00-10:45 a.m. (5-6 workshops to choose from)
Workshop Session 2: 11:00 a.m.-11:45 a.m. (5-6 workshops to choose from)
Lunch: 12:00-1:00 p.m.
Greenlight Award Winners Presentation: 1:00-2:00 p.m.
Climate Action Plan Overview: 2:00-2:30 p.m.
Climate Action Breakout: 2:30-3:30 p.m.
Closing Session re Climate Action Plan: 3:30-4:00 p.m

speakers & presenters

JOCELYN APICELLO

Jocelyn Apicello lives and works on Longhaul Farm with Jason Angell and  their two young children, practicing sustainable living and agriculture, including running a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program and diversified, free-range livestock program. Click here to read more.
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JOHN MICHELLOT

The owner of Catskill Fungi, John Michellot empowers people to grow edible fungi though outdoor educational mushroom classes, cultivation courses, and private consultations. He produces health supplements from mushrooms grown on his family farm in the Catskill Mountains. Click here to read more.

DANIELLE EISEMAN

Danielle Eiseman is the Program Manager and postdoctoral researcher for the Cornell Institute for Climate Smart Solutions. Her current research focuses on community climate action planning and climate change policy development. Click here to read more.

LARRY MONTEGUE

Larry grew up in the Adirondacks in New York. While in middle school, he started reading Thoreau, Emerson, and Whitman, and writing his own nature poetry. As a big fan of hip-hop, his nature poetry quickly turned into rap with an environmental bent. Click here to read more.

dazzle ekblad

Dazzle Ekblad is a climate policy analyst in the Office of Climate Change at the New York State Dept. of Environmental Conservation. She focuses on management of the Climate Smart Communities (CSC) program. Click here to read more.

nicole porto

Nicole Porto, Garden Educator & Garden Manager with Hudson Valley Seed, was turned on to farming through her service learning experiences at small organic farms throughout the world. Nicole uses the Garrison School's garden to teach students about plants, healthy eating, mathematics, and science. Click here to read more.

lindy Labriola

Garrison Youth Climate Summit keynote speaker Lindy Labriola is a summa cum laude graduate of Amherst College, where she studied English and Geology. She founded the school's first environmental magazine, and spearheaded the Amherst Carbon Pricing Campaign. Click here to read more.

dorna schroeter

Dorna Schroeter recently retired after 37 years as the coordinator of the Putnam Northern Westchester BOCES’ Center for Environmental Education. While at BOCES she taught environmental and sustainability programs. One of those programs was Biomimicry, her specialty. Click here to read more.