Student Global Ambassador Program

Our Service Fellows shared their projects during The Hub Podcast. Our teens found their voices, shared their stories and built their confidence in the process.

Students assume the role as summer interns for Ultimate Clean Energy Solutions (UCES), a consulting company that advises federal, commercial, and industrial entities that want to shift toward renewable energy. UCES was awarded a contract with Picatinny Arsenal. Students work within 3-5 person research teams to determine how best to increase Picatinny Arsenal’s clean energy. Each team develops a portfolio consisting of solar photovoltaic panels, wind turbines, and geothermal heat pump systems that would allow Picatinny Arsenal to obtain 50% or more of their current energy needs from on-site renewable energy within the next 5 years, then present their recommendations and supporting rationale.

SGAP Leaders Alumni, supporters and advisors speak to students about topics of interests. High school students choose the topics. Speakers are 26 years old or younger.

Mixed school groups of 5 grapple with achieving net zero carbon as it relates to one of three factors - transportation, food, solar energy - for a fictitious high school entitled UCES. Climate coaches and subject matter experts judge each student group. The top 2 groups will present to the School Board (subject matter experts from MD - EPA, Funder(s), SGAP Leaders Advisors and Board Members, Engineers etc.) Student groups will address the challenge head-on and present their proposed solutions: 1) how to achieve next zero carbon at UCES high school (groups will choose transportation, solar or food), and 2) how to advocate for vulnerable communities negatively impacted by climate injustices. Next, student groups of 5 present their ideas and supporting details to an audience of subject matter experts. Student groups get actionable advice from the experts who score students based on a rubric. The top scoring groups will receive individual and team awards (shadowing, internships etc) Students learn to collaborate among mixed school groups, enhance their understanding of solar energy, electrical vehicles, carbon footprint, calculate GHG associated with UCEs high school, as well as their own, and think critically about climate and environmental injustice

Within 2 hours, 100 volunteers earned 400 SSL hours by collecting 80 bags or 2000 pounds of trash and recyclable litter from 3 parks. Special thanks to the Weed Warrior Program! A small group of volunteers helped to remove non-native invasive plants which saved 12 trees from invasive vines! For our total park clean ups in 2022 - 328 volunteers collected 240 bags of trash and recyclable materials from 5 parks.