About Us

 Dan Fatton, New Jersey State Director, Energy Foundation gave us a tour of environmental worthy locations including a preview of daylighting of the Assunpink which will restore migratory fish habitat, improve the overall stream ecology of the Assunpink Creek, and enhance urban recreational opportunities. 
Pictured: Karen, LaTonya, Jeremiah, Louise, Tina, Diego, Macie, Maureen & Dan.

a program for our times

Goal: To increase the number of people of color, both adults and young Trenton students, in the world of Climate Change while inspiring them to be lifelong Climate Activists.

How: Using high quality recent films and Investigative Journalism, as a base line for thought.
From the films and journalism, the students can identify solutions to current problems.

  • First Step: Fully understand the solution presented for a current climate challenge.
    Second Step: Research with mentor/adult three professional people(business or government entity) who are in the process of solving the chosen problem. One of the interviewees can be in a TED talk…Two need to be face-to-face interviews (mask to mask). Questions need to be pre-prepared and notes should be taken by student/mentor. Student can ask to record interview and pictures are most important.
    Third Step: List the supplies/equipment needed to build an exhibit that defines the solution to the chosen climate challenge. The ScienceMentors program will support reasonable needs.
    Fourth Step: Prepare to be a docent for the visual presentation which will take place (we sincerely hope) at the end of May at an outside location.

The list of films/Ted Talks

(first watch Prince Ea (YouTube) Man vs. Earth at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrzbRZn5Ed4

a. Climate Justice can’t happen without racial justice – David Lammy (Ted)
b. The case for stubborn optimism on climate – Christina Figueres (Ted)
c. A Life on Our Planet – David Attenborough – Netflix
d. Down to Earth (Costa Rica) – Zac Efron – Netflix
e. NEED to GROW -Amazon Prime and Earth Conscious Films (if a fee, program will pay it)
f. NYTIMES – The Social Life of Forests

The Rap

THE 2021 RAP

We have dirty streets
So the earth’s trying to flirt with me
Saying “work with me
Because people here are hurting me.”

She says “Memphis,
I know you’re just an apprentice,
We need science, technology, and inventions.”

I’ll do my best work
Do anything to protect earth
We all should be grateful
Because she gave us birth

People call her mother
But I think they treat her like a sister
They don’t respect her
And act like they won’t miss her
But if she dies then we die
Acid rain’s her cry
And taking care of the earth
Is where our destiny lies

I stress to these guys
“Stop polluting the skies
Man we wouldn’t survive
If we all had to fly!”

Respect the animals
Make your own earth manual
You can love things
But love the environment more
See what mentoring’s about
At ScienceMentors

THE 2000 RAP

Board of directors

Maureen J. Quinn

Jill Grieveson

Daisy DePaz