Environmental Stewardship and Education

By Ryan Abraham

For the Academic Symposium, I presented a poster on “The Use of Children’s Literature to Encourage Environmental Stewardship.” The project focused on the benefits of creating a children’s book to teach children how to be good stewards to the environment. The primary benefit of focusing on educating children is their neuroplasticity, which allows children to learn and unlearn habits more easily than adults. Using children’s literature, specifically a picture book, would serve to ensure the child’s engagement with their education.

Being able to present my work at the Academic Symposium allowed me to realize how far I have come during my time as a student, as it allowed me to present my research to the entire school, a scale which I had never dreamed of before. The opportunity to present my work amongst my peers felt like a full-circle moment as the first half of my senior year came to a close.