BLUE JOBS & THE BLUE ECONOMY
Below are a list of anchor resources and sample projects to support an investigation of Blue Jobs and the Blue Economy.
ANCHOR RESOURCE:
🏛️YPAR(Youth-led Participatory Action Research) An innovative approach to positive youth and community development based in social justice principles in which young people are trained to conduct systemic research to improve their lives, their communities, and the institution intended to serve them.
The Project Plan
Ramapo for Children Summer Project plan has created a plan designed to assist providers in the implementation of the exploration of the field associated with Blue Jobs and it’s burgeoning economy. We also want to share some of the risks associated with the field and highlight specifically the challenges associated with Rip Currents in the waters of NYC. All while focusing activities associated with Relationship Building strategies to identify, grasp and understanding how activities can be organized and or developed to maximize the impact youth can have on the community.
Instructional Resources
The US Department of Energy created a report that seeks to identify many of the careers of the blue economy. Use the following link to help discuss with young people some key careers.🏛️https://www.energy.gov/articles/dive-careers-blue-economy Use the link below to explore some local commitments associated with blue jobs and the blue economy.
🏛️ Use the link below to explore and discuss the hazards of Rip Currents in the waters around NY State. https://suffolkcountyny.gov/Departments/FRES/Office-of-Emergency-Management/Natural-Disasters-and-Extreme-Weather/Rip-Current-Safety-Steps .
🏛️https://www.courtinnovation.org/sites/default/files/documents/Police-Youth%20Dialogues%20Toolkit.pdf
Exploration Resources
🏛️ Community Mapping page provides content designed to support young people in the creation of a visual representation of their community to assist young people in developing an understanding of it’s current conditions. https://youtu.be/Yx5_QQHUNL🏛️The YPAR hub survey page provides a look at how young people can use surveys as a means of collecting information from people within the community. Lessons are provided that will assist in the creation of surveys, how to test them, and administer them.
