14 DAY TRIAL // Together with sister Shedonna Alexander, Cee Lo Green recently decided that the children growing up in school districts which have not been dealt a very good hand financially wise need also benefit from a so-called 'green education.'
More precisely, they need to be taught about the importance of environmental protection and about what they can do in order to safeguard the natural world.
Hence their co-founding of the GreenHouse Foundation, a non-profit organization which is to deal with turning the youth of underserved communities into environmentalists who can put their knowledge of the world at better use and help human society push towards sustainable development.
Look at the Stars reports that Cee Lo's GreenHouse Foundation will begin its work on shaping out the children and teenagers living in various school districts by implementing a “Green Garden Education Program.”
This initiative basically refers to getting children and teenagers actively involved in environmental protection and green living by getting them to take time and build an outdoor garden close to their school or campus. Thus, the youth can learn about green living through hands-on experience.
CeeLo Green's sister, Shedonna Alexander, recently explained how, “The Green Garden program will use outdoor gardening as an innovative tool to teach math and science. It will allow students to experience a new approach to “green education.”
She goes on to make a case of how, “We are committed to the mission to empower children with the knowledge, attitude and desire to positively influence their futures, their communities and the long-term sustainability of their planet.”
According to the same source, the GreenHouse Foundation and its first project will be launched this August 17th in Atlanta, Georgia.
Apparently, CeeLo's and Shedonna's decision to invest money in green education stems from their desire to honor their grandmother's and mother's memories, who both chose to dedicate some of their time to volunteer work throughout the communities they lived in.