Description: Introducing young people to sustainable home design and renewable energy is critical to our collective future. Three co-presenters will share their award-winning strategies of engaging young students and teens in a variety of hands-on projects, such as solar cookers, strawbale houses, and cardboard models of energy-efficient homes.

Nelson Lebo is an eco-design and education consultant living in Whanganui, New Zealand. Currently a carbon literacy educator and project-based learning consultant.

Susy Ellison taught high school for many years in Carbondale, Colorado.

Paul Hackl is currently the Site Supervisor and a Teacher at the Toronto Urban Studies Centre. Prior to joining the Urban Studies Centre, he was teaching at Riverdale Collegiate Institute, where he developed the Sustainable House Project, which has been recognized by his peers and internationally, as a model for sustainable education.