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Ford Church launched the Cottonwood Institute ten years ago. He says he wants young people to learn about the environment so that it will be healthy many years from now.
"The big thing that's important for us is making sure that our students take care of the land that we're exploring. In the city you might trash on the ground and it's not a big deal and that's a big deal to us ‘cause this is our playground -- this is our office so to speak -- and we really wanna take care of it."
Jaden Games and his classmate Cassidy Lam say being involved with the project has shown them that one person can make a difference.
"It's really good to learn about the ecology and learn about the issues that we cause on the environment and how we can work on that and try to fix that."
"It just felt like all of the things that are happening to our planet that are negative feel so big and impossible for me to change; but while getting involved in this program I realized that it's actually really easy to take it step-by-little-step."
Last year, the Cottonwood Institute worked with 415 students. It guided them through almost 5,000 hours of projects, giving them a chance to explore life outside the classroom and make a difference in their community.
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