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Contact information:
The Greening of Detroit

1418 Michigan Avenue
Detroit, MI 48216

 

Website: Not available.

 

Mission/Goals: The TreeKeepers Kids (TKK) program is a kindergarten through twelfth environmental curriculum that teaches students about wildlife habitats. The TKK program culminates in a planting project, which will be cultivated and maintained by subsequent TKK participants. This program provides children with a fun, hands-on,
introduction to gardening and the art of creating a living schoolyard habitat. In the long term, it will instill an ethic of care in the next generation.

Source: www.guidestar.org

 3,750 in 22 schools K-12

Type of Evaluation: Quasi-Experimental

Objective: This evaluation sought to examine the effects of TreeKeepers Kids on students in terms of environmental awareness, as well as self-confidence and self-worth.
 

Sample: The sample consisted of 1,100 youth who participated in this educational program in grades kindergarten through twelfth grade.

Methodology: A post-survey was administered to students after the TreeKeepers Kids program was completed. For younger students, the survey was read-response, while for older students the survey was self-administered. The survey was also administered to a control group of students who did not participate in the TreeKeepers Kids program.

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