Growing up surrounded by gangs in South Central Los Angeles, Juan Martinez wasn't exposed to the great outdoors. One day in high school, he was given the life-changing choice between detention or Eco Club. He chose nature and has since devoted his life to getting kids back to the outdoors as a National Geographic Explorer and director of the Natural Leaders Network. [6:38]

Concepts

nature

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Additional Tags

outdoors, reconnect, national geographic explorer, natural leaders network, ted ed: detention or eco club: choosing your future, exploring nature for families

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)