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5successfulatattractingstudentswhowouldhaveotherwisehadtochoosebetweenoneortheotherandnowdistrictadministratorslikeCTEDirectorJillRanucciPh.D.arepresentingtheconceptatnationaleducationconferences.OnestudentbenettingfromthenewchoiceisEricC.Arellano17whosayshesexcitedabouttheprogramandwhatithastooffer.ItsadifferentwaytolearnsciencethanIveeverexperiencedbeforeArellanosaid.Itshands-onandwearentjustreadingsoitsnotapassivething.Arellanosaidthathisvolunteerparticipationinthestart-upoftwonon-protsinhisformercommunityintheSanFranciscoBayArealedhimtoanappreciationforthepartcleanwaterhastoplayinthefutureoftheplanet.IhavecomefromaplacewherewaterisplentifulArellanosaid.ThesequoiasoftheBayAreaareobviouslyverydifferentfromthedesertsoIvecometoappreciatethedesertandtheneedforwaterespeciallycomemonsoonseason.Itssuchapreciousresourceanditsupportsallthisbiodiversity.IntermsofcurriculumImmostinterestedinwaterstudieshydrologythepoliticsofwaterrightsandthatssomethingthatwevediscussedinthisclassandImlookingforwardtomore.ItsadifferentwaytolearnsciencethanIveeverexperiencedbefore...InhisEnvironmentalScienceclassArellanoandhisclassmateshavebeenworkingonaneco-bottlelab.APEnvironmentalScienceteacherLisaOsingasaidthatthelaballowsstudentstoseehowtheoxygenandwatercyclesworkinnaturecoincidingwithaterrestrialaquaticecologyunit.ThiscoursehasalotofrelevancetothegreaterworldArellanosaid.Environmentalproblemsaresomeofthebiggestproblemsthatwefaceasasocietysowereactivelylearningtheskillstocreateabetterworld.WithJTEDwereactuallydoingthescienceandmakingdiscoveriesonourownandAPsagreatprogrambecauseitssorigorousthatyoureallyengageinthecurriculumbeyondthesurfacelevelandthinkcriticallyaboutdifferentproblems.Arellanosaidthathisultimategoalistobecomeanenvironmentalentrepreneur.Hewantstocreateacompanythatdesignssolutionsforamoreenvironmentallyfriendlyworld.Iveappliedtoafewcolleges.IllmostlikelyendupatASUBarrettHonorsCollegeandSchoolofSustainability.Imcheckingoutafewprivateschoolsaswell.