Walden Web Summit

On May 18, 2007 students in three countries will convene online to dialogue about their projects and the state of the environment in their communities.

	Moderator: Susan Frey, Director of Education, Walden Woods Project
	Concord, Massachusetts, United States
	The Walden Woods Project created World Wide Waldens to inspire students to explore their environmental ethic and to put Thoreau's words into action.

	Chile
	Concepcion, Chile
	Students at the Thomas Jefferson School have been investigating the impacts of adding chemicals to the water supply near the Bio Bio River which runs adjacent to their town in the southern part of Chile. Students plan to share their results with city leaders.

	Pakistan
	Lahore, Pakistan
	Students at the Resource Academia in Lahore, Pakistan are combining environmental and social stewardship by greening and renovating a courtyard at a nearby underfunded school. Students are transforming the area by planting vegetation, installing appropriate water filtration, and teaching younger students about environmental stewardship.

	United States
	Poolesville, Maryland, United States
	Students in the Global Ecology Program at Poolesville High School take on year-long environmental projects as small groups or individuals. Project topics cover a wide range, from restoring grasses in the Chesapeake Bay to reporting environmental issues in the local paper.

"The greatest compliment that was ever paid me was when one asked me what I thought, and attended to my answer."

Henry David Thoreau, Life Without Principle