International Youth River Health Conference

The Conference seeks to promote the virtues of well-rounded and balanced individuals, working as a team to face a common goal - the raising awareness about the health of our environment.

Students that have access to this type of learning will be more able to promote a sense of community as they become leaders and decision-makers themselves.

The key educational strategy used is a pedagogy of 'Kids Teaching Kids'. The Conference will use the River or Ocean as a theme around which students design presentations and workshops which they present to other young people at the Conference. 

Many students express a sense of environmental responsibility and a developing sense of environmental and democratic agency.  In addition, through the actual experience of being Conference participants, students learn to be active, effective citizens and advocates for a sustainable future.