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Toys R Us Throws Mother Nature Under the Bus In Prankvertising

November 4, 2013 by Amy Jussel Leave a Comment

Nov. 8, 2013 Update! Colbert gives a ‘Tip of the Hat/Wag of the Finger in his Nov. 6 edition, Forbes adds a resource roundup of the backlash among moms, (though I'd add it's not a gender issue as dads … [Read more...]

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School Gardens Grow Healthier Kids: Seeding Green w/Richard Louv

October 10, 2008 by Amy Jussel 20 Comments

Grow your own greens, get kids to eat greens, get OUT in the green, turn people green, live green, teach green, plant trees to game green and even SEED green in virtual worlds, yep, I'd say the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: EcoKids-Environment, Emerging trends & STEM, Marketing Shaping Youth, Media Literacy, Positive Picks, Pro-Social & Positive Picks, Shaping Youth Tagged With: Bioneers by the bay, compost, dirt, Dizzywood tree planting, Eco-Childs-Play, ecoliteracy, ecological schoolyards, ecosystem, get kids outside, Green for All, green fundraising, green gaming, green kids, green schools, green zebra, Green-Options, Green-Teens, grounds, grow your own greens, Growing Greener School Grounds Conference, health sciences, Healthy-Kids, Joseph Cornell, Kids Gardening, Last Child in the Woods, mother Earth, nature, Nature-Deficit-Disorder, NCLI, one world planet, organics, plants, Richard-Louv, seeding green, SF Green Schoolyard Alliance, SF Schools, SFGSA, shared eco resources, Sharing Nature with Children, Simran Sethi, sustainable living, teach green, trees, turn people green, tweens, Urban Sprouts, youth

Filmmakers Amy Kalafa and Amy Jussel Team Up Oct.20!

October 7, 2008 by Amy Jussel 5 Comments

For those fed up with junk food in school lunch programs come stir up a recipe for change, as Shaping Youth once again hosts our “screen a movie, make a difference” film fest, this time … [Read more...]

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