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Classes created water filters and rain catchers

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We encouraged our students to bring in a reusable water bottle to fill with water to help conserve water

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We encouraged our students to bring in a reusable water bottle to fill with water to help conserve water

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For Climate Action Day, students drew inspiration from Amanda Gorman’s “Somewhere, Sometime” to write their own poetic reflections on the future of our planet. In just a few short lines, they imagined a world shaped by courage, hope, and environmental responsibility. Their poems echo Gorman’s call to action, reminding us that even the youngest voices can help shape a better tomorrow.

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Seed Starting

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Students harvested the produce for juicing. While another student replanted for future harvest.

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The middle school classes at P186X grew a variety of leafy vegetables. Mr. Michael and I held a culminating event, juicing the leafy vegetables with fruit.

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Science and social studies classes have built a hydroponic garden for our students to learn about where our food comes and how to eat healthy! We have had salad parties and fun juicing veggies and fruits for a 3rd floor Friday afternoon treat.

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We will host an outdoor yoga class with Anne Buckley and a gardening volunteer day to get our garden ready for Spring & Summer!

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Green Space and Wellness Climate Action Day 2025 (2)

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Energy Conservation Exploration

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During the 2025 Climate Action Week, we learned about ways we can conserve energy. The students participated hands-on to save energy by, at the end of the school days, turning off the lights and the Promethean board in the classroom. In addition, the students disconnected the hot plate electrical cord from the socket after a science investigation. In order to save energy, we also used the stairs to go to our classrooms on the fifth floor.

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P233Q@Metro HS had a windmill competition. Classes competed to create the best functional windmill.

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For our 2024 Climate Action Day, students transformed waste into stunning art! They decorated leaf outlines with dried leaves and newspaper, created printmaking trees with cardboard, and crafted bats from egg cartons. Even haunted houses were created from repurposed cardboard. Creativity meets sustainability! 🌿🎨

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Waste Relay Race

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Our Green Team teaching classes the correct uses of the Blue and Green Bins

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Waste Relay Race

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Classes competed to create a Waste information poster. This is one of our winners.

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Climate Action Day involved the entire school spending time outdoors creating classroom worm bin's, planting a winter garden, composting, planting a blackberry bush, starting an asparagus garden and of course a visit from "Captain Earth". The full on hands on approach seemed to be a hit with all involved.

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We are starting a campaign to reduce waste and recycle #2 plastic to turn into a buddy bench

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P373R learned about water conservation and the process of the water cycle. We listed and defined the steps with a matching activity and followed it up with an experiment on rain clouds. For this experiment, we used shaving cream for the clouds, a cup of water (atmosphere), food coloring to represent the rain and an eye-dropper. Students learned that during the water cycle process, bodies of water are heated up by the sun, and EVAPORATE. The water turns into a gas called water vapor and CONDENSES into the clouds. When the clouds become too full, the clouds release hundreds of pounds of water called PRECIPITATION in the form of rain, sleet, snow or hail. This experiment demonstrates what happens when water condenses in the clouds and eventually precipitates due to the weight of the water. This water is COLLECTED in other bodies of water and the cycle continues.

Did you know that only 3% of water on earth is drinkable? We only have access to 1% of that amount. So conserving water by taking shorter showers, not running the water while brushing your teeth and using a bucket of water instead of running a hose are important ways to save water.

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We came together to celebrate Water by creating themed posters. We also made Salt Glitter as a sustainable alternative to traditional glitter and to demonstrate a practical way to reduce plastic waste in our oceans and preserve the well-being of marine animals. We celebrated via zoom to share all the wonderful things we did.

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For our Climate Action Day we all assembled in our cafeteria and painted birdhouses to beautify our school garden! Throughout the past month we had the students create different art projects and poster boards to reflect our learning targets regarding the environment and saving/protecting water. Everything was displayed in our cafeteria and we all gathered together to create, paint, and decorate birdhouses. Birds are an important part of our ecosystem. They help with pollination and reduce insects that harm our crops!

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P811X Started with a Lesson on Teams and celebrated with a campaign and different Climate change-related activities. During STEM Exploration on June 12th, We also incorporated Stem Activities related to Climate Change.

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A.M. P373K Student

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Students from several Social Studies classrooms discussed what we use water for, how it arrived on earth and how important it is for us to conserve it. Students completed the activity "How much water do you eat?" We discussed ways to save water and all made a pledge to save more water in our daily lives.

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We created Rain Catchers

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As a school, we had a water relay race to demonstrate how to conserve water from one place to another

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WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM RENOVATION PROJECT 

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WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM RENOVATION PROJECT 

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WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM RENOVATION PROJECT

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We celebrated this Wednesday with a mindfulness moment. This is how our day starts at P177Q. Classes proceeded to enjoy the outdoors and learn about wellness. An example was visiting our chicken coop and learning about them. Some students petted them and used them for sensory. Other classes enjoyed time in our garden socializing.

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The 811X CAD for Health, Wellness & Green Space was celebrated at the 811X Parking Lot. Classes went around the School block For the Autism Awareness Walk with Participation from NYPD Safety Officers and ended at the parking lot where we had different activities. We have an indoor Green Sanctuary as well for our students who cannot go out. The Sanctuary has plants and nature sounds as well as some activities. We also have a sign-up for our Garden clean-up, School Block clean-up, and Garden event taking place between May 1 and 10. Our Sustainability Team also started the week before an exploration game where classes are encouraged to participate in the different activities set up in conjunction with the CAD for Health Wellness, & Green Space. For the winners of the Exploration and challenges, our Team has planned for an outdoor Field Trip.

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In this Google Maps lesson, students learned how to navigate and explore green spaces in Brooklyn, enabling them to visualize the distribution and characteristics of these vital ecosystems within their urban environment.

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The connection to climate change was evident as students delved into the role of green spaces in mitigating its impacts. Through virtual exploration, they gained an appreciation for the cooling effects of vegetation, the importance of biodiversity in enhancing ecosystem resilience to climate stressors, and the ways in which green infrastructure can contribute to climate adaptation and mitigation efforts. By honing their technology skills to analyze and map out these green spaces, students not only deepened their understanding of local environmental dynamics but also recognized the critical role that such spaces play in fostering climate resilience and sustainability within their community.

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Celebrating our accomplishments

of building the hydroponic tower for our indoor green space!

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Students created "posts" for a mock social media page to help spread the word about Climate Action Day.

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P186X Walter J. Damrosch School salad party

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P186X Walter J. Damrosch School salad party

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Mr Mike and students visited the Hydroponic room for harvesting of salad items for a fun salad party celebrating health, wellness and green space in our school!

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Health, Wellness & Green Space -

We held an outdoor yoga session for multiple classes in our school yard.

Composting -

We held a school wide compost training for students and staff on how to use our NEW compost bins in the cafeteria.

Microplastic Madness -

We had a school wide viewing of Microplastic Madness to build awareness of waste.

Daily Morning Announcements-

Every morning during the month of April, we had a student read daily reminders about how to keep our school green!

Reusable Bag Giveaway for Breakfast -

We gave every class a reusable bag to take their grab-and-go breakfast, to eliminate single-use plastics during breakfast.

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Ms. Laraway & Ms. Tayar - 6:1:1 Classroom Teachers

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P373R The Robert Randall School focused on creating more Green Spaces in and around our school community. The students collaboratively collected food waste from the the cafeteria to develop compost which will be used to cultivate nutrient rich soil. This soil will be used to plant new seeds in Science classes with Mr. Knudson and Ms. Blair. We will also add to the sprouting tulip garden the students planted earlier this year.

#GreenSpaces #373RMain

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P373R Robert Randall School @ the Main Site

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Ms. Blair and Mr. Knudson K-5 Science Teachers

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P373R The Robert Randall School focused on creating more Green spaces in and around our school community. The students collaboratively collected food waste from the cafeteria to develop compost which was used to cultivate nutrient rich soil. This soil will be used to plant new seeds with Science Teachers, Mr. Knudson and Ms. Blair. We will also be adding this nutrient rich soil to the newly sprouting tulip garden the students planted earlier this year. #GreenSpaces #373RMainSite

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P373R Robert Randall School at the Main Site

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Ms. Blair and Mr. Knudson K-5 Science Teachers

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Students participated in outdoor activities and prepared healthy food.

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Students collaborated to create a presentation that was used to facilitate a student led discussion about green space in Brooklyn.

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P373K Brooklyn Transition Center - Main Site

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Green Illustrated Action to Fight Climate Change Poster

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🌍🦁 The 369K Gold Lions are taking climate action to the next level by planting butterfly flower seeds in a hydroponic system. 🌱🦋 Let's cheer them on as they make a positive impact on the climate! 🌿🌸 #ClimateAction #GoGreen

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Ms Dean ADL teacher, all the Gold Lion teachers, and paraprofessional teachers

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Get ready to move, groove, and make a positive impact on both your health and the planet, Q233 is gearing up for an electrifying day of climate action and wellness! 

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Get ready to move, groove, and make a positive impact on both your health and the planet, Q233 is gearing up for an electrifying day of climate action and wellness! 

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On Climate Action Day, we put a spotlight on Health, Wellness, and Green Space with an invigorating school-wide activity. Students had the opportunity to step outside and embrace the fresh air as they participate in a dynamic fusion of fitness and fun. From Zumba to scenic walkathons, celebrating the beauty of our green surroundings and cultivating a deeper connection with nature while fostering a community committed to sustainability and well-being.

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The P 369K Gold Lions have started planting in the butterfly garden, bringing beauty and life to their surroundings! 🌼🦋 Let's celebrate their green thumbs and their commitment to nature and Climate Day! 🌱🌿 #GreenThumbs #ButterflyGarden

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The 369K Gold Lions are on a mission, collecting recyclables for their school jobs! ♻️🦁 Let's cheer them on as they make a positive impact on the environment! 👏 #GoGreen

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Hey there, friends! 🌍🦁 Just wanted to share some exciting news with you all. The 369K Gold Lions are celebrating Climate Action Day in a big way! They're diving into studying healthy habits, getting their hands dirty in the Butterfly Garden, and even taking on school jobs like collecting recyclables in the Main Site Building. 🌱♻️ They also started butterfly flower seeds in the hydroponic system.  It's incredible to see their dedication to making a positive impact on our planet. Let's give them a round of applause for their efforts! 👏 Keep up the great work, 369K Gold Lions! 🌍🦋 #ClimateActionDay #GoGreen

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P177Q Panthers paired up with Sanitation Foundation organization for a park cleanup u we will continue this activity every month. We collected 2 lbs. of trash on our first round.

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We took part on a GrowNYC Zero Waste Worm Demo and we got our worm bin and worms. Our classes started composting and are learning about worms and how healthy they are for our soil!

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P 224Q sites came together to collect the broken crayons. Each site held a broken crayon collection. We collected the broken crayons that would otherwise be thrown out and end up in our landfills. We are going to send these crayons to the National Crayon Recycling Program to be recycled into new crayons.

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NY Dept of Sanitation came to teach us how to correctly sort our trash

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811X Conducted Waste Audit and reported it to Staff during Staff Conference and also during Session. The Green Team also went around to campaign for the action plans against waste around the school. Classes signed up and pledge to continue the fight against waste. The implementation is not just that day. Our Green Team will continue to monitor, campaign, and educate everyone to improve those numbers.

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Students conduct a Food waste audit

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Sorting Waste into Compost Recycling or Trash!

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Sorting Waste into Compost Recycling or Trash!

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Students at PS 75Q participated in a virtual workshop where they learned about compost. Students were able to reflect on the workshop as they sorted waste into compost, recycling, and trash using the sanitation foundation program.

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We took a few minutes to review the importance of proper recycling methods in our classes. We participated in the Climate Action Day Student Survey as a class activity.

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Students connect with concepts by actually thinking about ways to reduce waste. We did some role play and modeling activities using simple objects in our science class. For example, a student with a personal re-usable water bottle modeled for the class and shared how it was used. We talked about how this contributes to reducing waste and how they too could do their part.

We followed up by soliciting student authentic thinking on topic and they designed poster's to share on our Climate Action Day display.

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P186X Walter J. Damrosch School Main Commits to less food waste

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Mr Mike Social Studies #climateactionday

Students watched the life of a strawberry then discussed and committed to making at least one small change in their lives for the week with food waste. Save, share and compost!

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Ms. Leona Fowler our AP supports the cause! #Sustainability♻️🌎

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2nd Place Winner of our Recycled Art Contest!

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Why would we want to throw our plastic water bottles in the trash when we can REUSE them for ART PROJECTS!

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To help ensure our students know how to sort their garbage properly …we had a relay race!!🏃🏽‍♀️🏃🏽‍♂️

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Classes participated in an

Art competition using recycled materials plastic bottles cans cardboard paper etc.

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Go Green Team!

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This is how we cut down on waste at school

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We posted a large size piece of recycled paper to use as our background. We learned about waste and what can be done to control it. We drew pictures and wrote how to turn off lights when not needed, do not charge laptops if not needed, refill water bottles instead of throwing them out.

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We used recycled paper to display our ideas. We decided to cut down on plastics and water bottles, we also talked about turn it off when not in use. Do not charge laptops if they don't need it.

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We eliminated large plastic bags during school breakfast, by handing out reusable bags to all classes. We also encouraged families and staff not to use single use plastics and to send reusable containers.

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Erin Laraway, Stephanie Tayar, Pia St.Ana

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Classes competed with each other to create a project with recycled items. This is our winner….Zoey, the RecycleBot

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Students are racing to sort the garbage in the correct bins

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Students are teaching the Black and Blue bins to the students before they begin the race!

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Getting ready!!! Students had to race to sort the garbage in the correct bin….Recycling or Garbage

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In an effort to reduce waste, the D75 STEM Dept has started to take our food waste and composting it! Every day someone takes it out to the bin conveniently located on the sidewalk to help reduce food waste in NYC! Check out https://www.nyc.gov/assets/dsny/site/services/food-scraps-and-yard-waste-page/nyc-food-scrap-drop-off-locations for more on drop off locations!

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We kept it simple and asked all staff to keep lights off in their rooms when possible. We also sent this out to families to participate at home!

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These are what we planned and what we did! Classes started their participation with the Lights Off Session and the proceeds with other activities mentioned. A survey was conducted regarding participation. Some classes investigated the electricity needs of different devices. We were able to encourage classes to continue working on Energy Climate action by conducting some inquiries on consumption, devices, and settings in the building. Classes will conduct an energy audit as well. All of these will be presented during the STEAM FAIR Event in June.

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Our Zero Waste team students learned about how much electricity our school consumes in our school building and our homes. The team was able to teach other students and staff different ways to reduce the use of electricity. Our students went around the building putting signs on the wall showing alternative things to use so that we could reduce the amount of electricity. For example, instead of using a computer we can write information using paper and pencil. Instead of using the lights on high, we dimmed the lights throughout the school.

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Students learned about how much electricity each school in NYC uses where does our energy come from and what is NYC doing to reduce green houses gasses and use more renewable resources like wind and solar energy. Students play a scavenger hunt to find way to save enetgy in school and at home.

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The Lego building activity was super fun and creative!

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Making Lego windmills

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Spent the day in the auditorium as one school to reduce energy use. Students made signs to show how they can conserve energy

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Spent the day in the auditorium as one school to reduce energy use. Students made signs to show how they can conserve energy

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Using natural light as we prepared and learned about our Latke recipe for Friday! Class Y24 at P177Q Ms. O'Donnell

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Class Y24 powered down today and took data on how we did. We all had to sign off on our data to demonstrate our commitment to saving energy!

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The students conduct an energy audit. They present their finding and recommendations to the community.

Also the community observed the LIMITED ELEVATOR USE.

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ENERGY AUDIT PROJECT W/ LETTERHEAD AND UPDATES.docx

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Classes created Climate Action-Energy

Posters!

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Mr Mike and the social studies classrooms created a slide show, watched "How A Sticker Kept 3 Billion Tons of CO2 Out of The Air | Hot Mess" in each class (12 specials) and discussed ways we can conserve energy both in our classrooms and at home.

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We raised awareness about turning off lights and powering down electronics not in use

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We are so excited to kick off Climate Action Day with the ENERGY focus! We have conducted energy audits we have activated our green team we have created posters of climate, action, and ways we can conserve energy and we have use the Internet to find ways of resource so that we can learn more about climate action and today we are watching the movie Lorax to learn more about sustainability! #GoGreen #SaveEnergy

Ms. Leona Fowler, Asst. Principal

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December 6 is the Day of Action for ENERGY! Show how your school has raised awareness about energy consumption and clean energy alternatives!

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December 6 is the Day of Action for ENERGY! Show how your school has raised awareness about energy consumption and clean energy alternatives!

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Here is the link to the Energy Lesson Banks and Roadmap

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Here is the link to the Energy Lesson Banks and Roadmap

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What did you choose?

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Lesson Banks Energy lessons for a variety of subjects, organized for you by our Climate Education Leadership Team!
High School Middle School Elementary