Section 8702 Of Article 1. Policy From California Education Code >> Division 1. >> Title 1. >> Part 6. >> Chapter 4. >> Article 1.

. The Legislature further finds and declares that an educational program is needed that is designed to build necessary attitudes of stewardship toward the maintenance of the quality of our common environment and to enable all citizens to use wisely, and not destructively, the resources at their disposal. These attitudes are best developed at an early age through programs that encourage personal responsibility and participation in the local community.