Ellen’s Work Blog
June 2024
One thing I have learned after 25 years of work on AMP: when in doubt, go ask kids for their input.
As I work my way to the end of the ramp section, installing pieces created on our collaborative projects across the country, I am looking ahead to a giant project scheduled for next year with eight schools in Connecticut. The AMP Regeneration Project will address the most critical challenge ahead for all Americans, for all nations around the globe: what are we doing to save the planet?
We have invited some of the most knowledgeable scholars on environmental justice to work with middle school students, but these kids will own this project. They will make decisions about the most critical topics to address and select the most effective and creative way to illustrate the environmental challenges we face.
I reached out to Paul Hawken who has been an AMP advisor for over 15 years. Paul is a giant in the world of environmental justice and has written many books on the subject, his latest: Regeneration. Paul lives in California but offered right away to assist in any way he could. He has promised to answer questions from the kids as they begin work and agreed to do an AMPTalk and book signing next spring when we unveil the project on Earth Day.
After all the years of working with kids on collaborative projects, perhaps this will be the most meaningful.
