Gold Award Girl Scout Tackles Global Warming Education
AUGUSTA, Kan. — Girl Scouts of Kansas Heartland congratulates Savannah A. for becoming a Gold Award Girl Scout, a designation she earned by educating Robinson Elementary School and her community on Global Warming and how to reduce their carbon footprint.
The Gold Award is the mark of the truly remarkable — earned by a high school Girl Scout who works to address an issue she’s passionate about in a way that produces meaningful and lasting change. Whether it’s on a local, national, or global level, Gold Award Girl Scouts provide innovative solutions to significant challenges.
“Gold Award Girl Scouts don’t just change the world for the better, they change it for good — and Savannah embodies everything this achievement stands for," said Rolinda Sample, chief executive officer of Girl Scouts of Kansas Heartland. “Savannah addressed an issue that’s important to her — the emission of greenhouse gasses and how we can all help reduce global warming — for her Gold Award, and we congratulate her on this momentous accomplishment.”
Invested in sustainability, going green, and civic engagement, Savannah’s Gold Award revolved around environmental education. She created a YouTube mini-series which addressed greenhouse gasses and how people can make a difference in their lifestyles to reduce their personal carbon emission. This series was not only shared to community members, but also to the third-grade classrooms at Robinson Elementary School in Augusta.
Along with the YouTube series, Savannah created tree statues made out of recycled materials. The statues were created with a recycled plastic base, wiring, and beads. On the base is a QR Code which links to her educational resources on YouTube. Savannah created trees and then distributed them to her friends, who then continued allocating them to others. The trees have been dispensed throughout the United States as well as overseas.
“My biggest goal for this project is to educate my community about changes they can make in their lifestyle to reduce global warming,” Savannah said. “I think especially the students at Robinson were able to learn and become more environmentally conscious.”
