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Adirondack Youth Climate Summit

The Adirondack Youth Climate Summit is a transformative opportunity for students to understand the effect that their actions have on the world around them. Students will make essential connections between their lives and the natural world, while acquiring critical thinking skills, leadership experience, cooperative abilities, a sense of community, and an enduring passion for the environment and a sustainable global future.  The Adirondack Youth Climate Summit brings together a diverse set of nearly 200 high school & college students, teachers, and faculty from 30 schools across the Northeastern U.S.. The Summit combines informative plenary sessions and workshops in an engaging atmosphere during this powerful 2-day educational experience. It is a catalyst in leading to changes in the lives, schools and communities of young people striving to change the world. The Summit is aligned with Common Core and the Next Generation Science Standards.