With the help of an America’s Best Idea grant, Grand Teton National Park provided experiential outdoor opportunities for over 40 local underserved Latino students. The Children in Nature Multicultural...
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Inspired by the Ken Burns’ film “The National Parks: America’s Best Idea” which originally premiered on PBS in September 2009, the America’s Best Idea program connects diverse, underserved and under-engaged populations throughout the United States with their national parks in innovative and meaningful ways through a variety of environmental, adventure, historical, and other activities.
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Three distinct groups of underserved youth will come together to examine and interpret Bethune's Legacy in a three day leadership workshop. Participants will also complete 20 hours of volunteer service in a national park.
The project will produce two short (2-3 minute) podcasts highlighting the people who traveled the trail and relating how their experiences shapes New Mexicans today.
FEATURED PARTNER
America’s Best Idea” is made possible through the generous support of L.L. Bean, DISNEY, the Anschutz Foundation, and the Ahmanson Foundation.
