Posts Tagged: A. Michael Marzolla
Area Youth Win Green Shorts Award
Ventura and Santa Barbara Youth Development Advisor, A. Michael Marzolla has been working with youth through environmental education throughout his career. Recently, one of his youth groups submitted a short video to the Green Shorts Film Festival. Submissions to this environmentally conscious film festival are open to residents of Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties.
Mr. Marzolla is excited to announce the group has won a Green Shorts Award for the video "Fighting for Our Environment/Luciando por nuestro ambiente". The cast and crew walked the Green Carpet to collect their award at the Lobero Theater in Santa Barbara on Thursday, April 14. Click here to view the winning video!
More information about the Agua Pura program and resources available to support environmental education activities can be found here. The Lunchiando Fotonovela can be viewed here.
Agua Pura
Agua Pura: Exploring Salmon and Steelhead in California Communities is a collection of activities designed to encourage exploration and action. This curriculum is very flexible. It meets the state-wide standards for 6th grade classroom education, or can be used as a non-formal education guide. It can be easily adapted to meet the needs of other age groups. All activities can be completed, or only those that fit your needs and available time.
Agua Pura is structured in a place-based learning framework. Place-based learning is using were we live to learn, explore, take action and to reflect. Critical thinking and meaningful projects intensify understanding about participants themselves and the geographical environment in which they live.
The goals of the curriculum are to:
- Help youth understand their relationship to their immediate environment and how their actions affect water quality.
- Develop critical thinking and scientific inquiry skills in youth.
- To encourage active participation, community service and commitment.
The project director for this fantastic resource is our Youth Development Advisor, A. Michael Marzolla. Agua Pura can be downloaded for free. The user guide is in English. Letters to parents/guardians and worksheets are in both English and Spanish.
New Youth Development Advisor in Ventura County
Ventura County Cooperative Extension is happy to announce Mr. A. Michael Marzolla has joined our office as a 4-H Youth Development Advisor.
For over 25 years Michael has worked in the field of non-formal science and environmental education. His current projects include Neighborhood GreenNet and Agua Pura Leadership Institute .
He serves as the Chair for the Golden State Environmental Education Consortium and the California Regional Environmental Education Community, Region 8 Steering Committee. The California Aquatic Science Education Consortium and Los Marineros (a marine education program) were co-founded by Mr. Marzolla.
To learn more, about Mr. Marzolla including his Peace Corps and education experience, please follow this link . We are thrilled to have his knowledge and enthusiasm for youth and science education here in Ventura County.