03/12/2026
๐๐๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ฌ ๐ก๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ซ๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ข๐ฉ๐๐ญ๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐! This powerful, student led gathering brought together young leaders in grades 8โ12 from across Northeast Ohio to explore climate change, sustainability, and environmental justice through hands on learning, networking, and inspiring conversationsโincluding a keynote from renowned environmentalist and author ๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐ก๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ.
In partnership with ๐๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ (OH), IPM was highlighted in a breakout session titled โ๐
๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐จ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ: ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง.โ We were especially proud that ๐๐๐ง๐ง๐๐ก ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฅ๐, a Laurel School senior and a member of the Summitโs Student Planning Team, helped shape the dayโs vision and also shared reflections from her recent IPM Immersion Experience in ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฏ๐๐๐จ๐ซ. Alongside faculty member ๐๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ง ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ , she uplifted the work of our Project Partners, Fellows, and Staff addressing urgent issues such as access to clean water, erratic rainfall, flooding, drought, agricultural threats, health impacts, and the socio economic and migration effects of climate change. Students also engaged in an interactive activity designed to help them mobilize others toward a shared goalโleaving them equipped with both a global mindset and the tools to launch their own climate initiatives.
๐๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ, ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ, ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ง๐ข๐ณ๐๐ซ๐ฌ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ซโ๐ฌ ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐ก ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ณ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ. Your leadership and commitment to building a more sustainable, just, and resilient future inspire us all.
