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Caring for my Backyard
Caring For My Backyard asks high school students to answer the prompt
"What can I do, invent, or create to better care for the environment in my area,
or to help improve the area’s preparedness for a natural disaster?”THANK YOU to Caring For My Backyard's generous sponsors
Mike Navarre and the Rasmuson Foundation
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Caring for my Backyard
We ask students to answer the prompt:
“What can I do, invent, or create to better care for the environment in my backyard, or to help improve the area’s preparedness for a natural disaster?”
Download a prospectus here or inquire about bringing a Caring for my Backyard contest to your area, email Katie Quinn at katie.quinn@akchallenger.org or call (907)283-2000.
Testimonials
“In 1990 the community of the Kenai Peninsula created a unique partnership that is model for 21st Century learning. The concept of the CFK program represents a collaborative effort towards environmental awareness where individuals, industry leaders, educators, governmental officials and students work together toward common goals. CFK has now developed into a national program that is available in any school district or state. I would encourage you to take a close look at what this program can do in your community.“
Former Alaska Governor Sean Parnell
“I’d have to say that the biggest impact has been giving my students an opportunity for authentic learning that goes beyond the classroom. Kids have been able to make connections between what we teach from the curriculum and how it applies to their community. CFK has also given kids an opportunity to have a real impact on their own community.“
Kristin Davis – High School Science Teacher
See over a quarter century of ideas from Alaska’s Caring for the Kenai program.
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The latest from Caring for the Kenai.
Robert McGinnis
2016 Finalist Robert McGinnis followed through on his idea, with the help of Soldotna Rotary & Blazy Construction, and built a Recycling Event trailer. The trailer was operated for a summer at Peninsula events & festivals collecting and separating recyclables. Robert explains: "CFK made me more independent in my life by giving me a chance to maybe go to college.