• Environmental Identity

• Human Impact and Agency

• I learned that Detroit has two water systems that come from the Rouge and Detroit Rivers.

• My community around my school has more wildlife than I thought.

• You get out of your comfort zone and not a lot of people like how that sounds but you just get out and be more part of, be more part of nature and that really helps.

The walk through [The Park] has been so wonderful. I never cared about nature but now I do.

I've learned that if we continue to do harmful things to our river, we will regret it in the future I learned if we litter that will end up being in our watershed.

The work I did in learning about community gardens was important because it was brought to my attention how much of a food desert [our city] is and how creating something like a community garden can combat it.

The things we did in the community. I check up on it every time I leave school. The community is doing good people basements are not flooding no more.

• Benefits and need for teamwork

• Dynamics within the group -interdependence

• Civic competencies gained in group work

• Generativity

• Identifying with the broader community

Of course, being in a group or a team you don't like all the people at first. You're going to have some issues, some problems, some obstacles but, you know, at the end of the day you're all trying to do one thing That's make this school, this environment better, so, you know, you better kick your problems to the side and get your stuff done.

I have learned how to understand, help, and communicate with people in school as well as total strangers [I learned] that kids can solve environmental problems, that they can come together and listen to ideas and think of ways to make change and make everyone feel involved

My work with [The Park Project] has helped me learn that with the help of my peers, I could make a difference in my community. Kids have much more power than they think.

It also made me think about the world in a different/better way that could help future generations

It was important for me to work and be a member of the [Environment Team] because it helped me believe in my community.

At first I really didn't care about my surrounding but working with the [Environment Team] made me realize I need to do something about it. Also my community changed a lot because it looked better than it was before I started being in the community.