Creating a GREEN School

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Creating a GREEN School

• Barnard Environmental Studies Magnet School
  (www.nhps.net/barnard)
• Marjorie Drucker Magnet Theme Content
  Coordinator
• Nicholas Perrone Technology Specialist

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Objective

• Introduce ways to
• utilize engaging
• Partnerships
• Experiential programs
• Field trips
• Technology
• to further an environmentally-friendly theme.
• We will use our school as a model.

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Background Information

• Districts magnet program
• New Havens initiative
• Barnards history
• Neighborhood school to magnet school
• Construction of GREEN building
• School purpose to provide real-life
  environmental experiences for children in the New
  Haven area

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Transition to Environmental Magnet

• Mission Statement Philosophy
• Purpose Use
• Learning style goal project-based learning
• Curriculum grid
• Environmental theme integration

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Curriculum Grid
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Environmental Stewardship

• Fundraisers
• CFL sale
• Mosquito netting for Africa
• Can drive for St. Judes cancer research
  (recycling)
• Community Outreach
• West River Park clean-up
• Senior Center Garden
• Animal Population Support
• Salmon project
• Site-Based Programs
• Recycling Squad
• Roots Shoots

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Roots Shoots

• Program of the Jane Goodall Institute
• youth-driven group
• improving our world through service learning
  projects that promote care and concern for
  animals, the environment and the human
  community.
• www.rootsandshoots.org

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Hands On Gardening
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Earth Week

• Naturalist presentations
• Bird Festival
• Solar Day
• Environment Fair
• Salmon Return to River

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Field Trips
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Educational Technology

• Class Projects/Lessons
• Journey North migration Website
• Integrated lessons
• Kindergarten arctic project
• Independent studies projects
• self-motivated and gifted students
• Examples sea turtle research project GREEN Web
  quests
• School Website www.nhps.net/barnard
• student/parent/teacher resource
• Interactive real-time solar panel data,
  WeatherBug data, GrowBox project blog

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GREEN Technology Projects
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Positive Behavior System

• Point-based system to reward good behavior
  (Barnard Bucks)
• School-wide events
• Tag Sales (donated items sold for B-Bucks)
• School store
• Fun Days (in-house
• activities)
• Reuse B-Bucks

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Professional Development

• Utilize partnerships
• Peabody Museum staff trip to Horse Island
  (project ideas, experiential learning, content
  knowledge)
• Kellogg Nature
• Center Bird Festival

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Future Plans

• Recycling
• Bottles cans during lunch waves (need custodial
  support)
• Composting
• Set up monitored bins for fruits veggies
• Reducing waste
• Use reusable trays for ALL lunches

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How is this information helpful?

• Please take a moment to reflect on utilizing
  partnerships, experiential programs, field trips,
  and technology to further your GREEN Dream you
  may talk amongst yourselves

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Contact Information

• Barnard Magnet School
• www.nhps.net/barnard
• 203.691.3500
• Go to the Meet the Staff page for individual
  contact information