Presenter: Pandora Thomas (Video)

Pandora Thomas is Director and Curriculum Manager of the Environmental Service Learning Initiative for Global Exchange as well as the Environmental Educator for Grind for the Green. Both programs aim to reconnect youth of color to the earth using innovative strategies.

A certified teacher, Pandora Thomas received human rights advocacy and international education development training at Columbia University. She is a certified green building professional and permaculture designer. Pandora researched and completed the initial writing and editing for a collaborative project called Shades of Green, a Green Construction manual for a Youthbuild program that trains youth ages 18-24 in green construction skills.

She has taught a range of subjects in pre-k through adult classrooms and has created and delivered curriculum to diverse audiences around the themes of human rights, environmental justice, and environmental education. She is passionate about reconnecting herself and others to the natural rhythms of our earth in order to heal our communities.

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