Zoos Victoria Youth Leadership Program

Year 10 student Lucy completed the Zoos Victoria Youth Leadership Program last term.

This week she shares her thoughts on the program.

From April to September, I participated in the Zoos Victoria Youth Leadership Program with year 9 and 10 students from across Victoria.

I learned important leadership skills and gained knowledge on how to protect our environment. By the end of the program, we had to propose an idea to the zoo about ways to prevent plastic from going into waterways and ending up in the ocean.

Our two main ideas were introducing environmental science studies into the general science curriculum or bringing in a plastic tax.

Introducing environmental science studies was the most favoured suggestion because it is easy to place into the curriculum and benefits the environment and schools.

We also had to construct a plan and explain how we would implement our idea.

Overall, the experience was very enjoyable and allowed me to make many like-minded friends.

I highly recommend it to year 9 or 10 students who are interested in the environment and leadership.

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