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These masks were created by elementary, middle and high school students from three Los Angeles Unified School District Magnet Schools in El Sereno as part of a unique environmental education and career-awareness program, the Natural Resources Partnership for Youth Achievement. This program was developed in 1995 by the Natural Resources Conservation Service and the Forest Service, federal agencies of the United States Department of Agriculture with the goal of improving environmental and scientific literacy. Artist Judy Leventhal, in collaboration with science teachers, encouraged these students to explore mask making as a way to understand how communities are an integral part of the earthís ecosystems. The student's masks and personal statements are a creative expression of their relationships to the environment. The masks were exhibited at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County in 1999. The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County exists to advance knowledge and to enable people of all ages, backgrounds, and interests to appreciate their natural and cultural heritage. The Museum assembles, conserves, interprets , and holds in trust collections of irreplaceable objects from nature and human history. These collections reveal the history of the Earth and the evolution and diversity of life and culture. They sustain programs of research, exhibits, education, and publication. All photographic images and text contained within these web pages ARE COPYRIGHTED and may not be commercially reproduced, or utilized in any manner, without the prior written consent the owner. Click here for more information. Please send your comments and questions about the content of this page to webmaster@nhm.org. |
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