ECO BOYS AND GIRLS PARTNER WITH NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION

From the NEAMB website:

"The Eco Boys and Girls, developed by Maria Snyder, are illustrated characters intended for children in grades PreK to Grade 2. The NEA and FO United Nations welcome the Eco Boys and Girls as pro-environmental advocates. The Eco Boys and Girls teach children the value of respecting their environment by practicing recycling and conservation, and respecting other people and creatures who inhabit the earth by showing love and care for them. Young children are inquisitive and eager to learn. By providing them with varied experiences across all learning domains and models for caring for the earth, we hope these lesson plans will help them begin their journey to becoming environmentally responsible adults."

National Education Association Mission (from the website):  "Our mission is to advocate for education professionals and to unite our members and the nation to fulfill the promise of public education to prepare every student to succeed in a diverse and interdependent world."

ECO BOYS AND GIRLS CURRICULUM FEATURED AT THE NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION

The Eco Boys and Girls Curriculum at the National Education Association (NEA), features 5 illustrated characters intended for children in grades PreK to Grade 2. The NEA and Friends of the United Nations welcome Maria Snyder's Eco Boys and Girls as pro-environmental advocates by teaching children the value of respecting their environment, practicing recycling and conservation, and caring for other people and creatures who inhabit the earth.

National Education Association states: "Our mission is to advocate for education professionals and to unite our members and the nation to fulfill the promise of public education to prepare every student to succeed in a diverse and interdependent world.

FRIENDS OF THE UNITED NATIONS PROCLAIMS ECO BOYS AND GIRLS, THE MILLENNIUM KIDS

Earth Day 2010 at Liberty Science Center, Dr. Noel J. Brown, founder of the Friends of the United Nations, and former director, United Nations Environment Program, proclaimed the Eco Boys and Girls as "The Millennium Kids", who share our mission of building awareness of the UN Millennium Goals by encouraging young people to take ownership of planet Earth.

Friends of the United Nations (FOUN) is an independent, non-partisan organization dedicated to increasing awareness of the United Nations' activities. We work with educational institutions, corporations, the media, the international governments and other organizations to inform and educate people about the UN's efforts on behalf of peace, human rights, the environment, children and responsible economic development.

GLOBAL HEARTS UNITE WITH MARIA SNYDER ART

Maria's art installation, HeartsUnite was featured at the Global Symposium of Peaceful Nations, sponsored by the Fulbright Center  in Washington, DC.

The purpose of the Global Symposium of Peaceful Nations is to shift the attention from war to peace, and learn from those countries that have achieved a high level of peacefulness.