Green Leadership Academy for Diverse Ecosystems (GLADE)

2018Enrollment Application

(Please type or print firmly. Copies will be scanned and sent to Selection Committee)

Name

Last First

Home Address:

Number & StreetCity State Zip Code

Telephone- Home ( _____ ) Cell ( )

School Recommending Teacher

Current GradeLevel*GPAEmail

*preference will be given to students currently in 10th or 11th grade

Name of Parents/GuardianParent email

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Please answer the following questions: (feel free to attach a separate sheet and/or use a computer if you would like more room to elaborate)

1. Why do you want to be a participant in GLADE?How will GLADE benefit you? How might you use the skills and information you acquire atGLADE?

2. List any group programs and/or youth organizations in which you have participated and brieflydescribe your experience:

3. List any job or volunteer experiences you have had and elaborate on your responsibilities.

4. What are some of your educational and career interests? Please explain:

5. What personal characteristics or qualities do you possess that will contribute to the success of peer interaction, habitat improvement, and science investigations during the Green Leadership Academy? Elaborate.

6. Do you prefer to work alone or in groups? Elaborate on this and include how you handle challenges when asked to work outside your comfort zone.(if you prefer to work alone, how do you handle group work? If you prefer to work in groups, how do you handle quiet alone time?)

7. After successfully completing GLADE, you will be given an opportunity to apply for a $500 grant to develop an environmental/conservation project in your home community. Describe a project that you would like to complete in your community. Would you be willing to commit to participating in post-GLADE volunteer conservation work? Are you willing to write a grant with help from mentors to coordinate a community conservation project in your community?

8. On a separate sheet of paper, compose an essay that describes in detail a personal experience(s) that has heightened your appreciation and/or awareness of nature. Include what purpose or role that nature has in your life. Be thorough and include any knowledge or values that you gained from the experience. This is a very important part of your application. Take the time to do it well.

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Finally, you need to submit aletter of recommendation from your high school biology teacher, or other teacher/counselor that understands your interest in the environmental sciences.This is a very important part of your application. Make sure you give your recommending teacher advance notice and insure that we receive their letter.

Please return: 1) application form,2) your essay, and 3) a letter of recommendation

on or beforeMarch 31, 2018

to:

Tammy Trantham, GLADE

2733 E. Battlefield #132

Springfield, MO 65804

or:

Email all 3 parts of the application as Word document or PDF attachments to