Environmental Issues students teach about recycling in Biddeford schools
Kaylie Viens, Emily Vasseur, Chris Keller, and Alexandria Rowlee, students in the Introduction to Environmental Issues course taught by Rick Peterson, Ph.D., associate professor and assistant chair in the Department of Environmental Studies, are collaborating with Biddeford Public Schools and the Biddeford Solid Waste Commission to teach a recycling curriculum to elementary and middle school children in Biddeford.
The students chose to participate in this endeavor as part of their Experiential Learning Activity assignment. The project also includes helping the schools assess and improve their recycling programs.
Peterson has been involving Introduction to Environmental Issues students in this partnership with Biddeford Primary School since 2003.