The Youth
Voices Forum is the major project for the ‘Dawn of New
Revolutions’ unit. Student delegates conduct a “United
Nations” style session in which they are challenged to develop
a resolution or resolutions that address how to feed a growing
population, taking into consideration quality of life and the impact
on the environment. Prior to the forum students have been assigned
countries, practiced debate, conducted research, developed a country
display, and written final resolutions. This activity is the summation
of the quarter’s
work, allowing students to demonstrate an integrated understanding
of biological and social issues that impact how we might feed the
world’s human population. Both short-term and long-term costs
and benefits must be taken into account when students address the
forum’s charge. Invariably, environmental health and biomedical
matters are one of the central points of discussion.