Learning Hub Inspirations for Climate Action Day Planning by https://padlet.com/judithvelosky1/o7x9c2wwgf3d1yw2 en-us 2025-10-06 15:55:52 UTC 2025-10-07 18:12:28 UTC hello@padlet.com History of community gardens in NYC highlights how they fit into the green infrastructure of the city. Students who have little or limited space to growing areas can engage in community gardens, making them active community centers https://padlet.com/judithvelosky1/o7x9c2wwgf3d1yw2/wish/3622320790 2025-10-07 17:44:57 UTC https://padlet.com/judithvelosky1/o7x9c2wwgf3d1yw2/wish/3622320790 Salt Marsh https://padlet.com/judithvelosky1/o7x9c2wwgf3d1yw2/wish/3622323849 My school is walking distance to the Salt Marsh in Marine Park. I am an out of classroom teacher so it is hard to organize trips, but if I can use the resources on the Learning Hub to prepare a class whose teacher can take them to the Salt Marsh, there are some good resources I can use to front load content to support the curriculum.

]]> 2025-10-07 17:46:48 UTC https://padlet.com/judithvelosky1/o7x9c2wwgf3d1yw2/wish/3622323849 Urbane rangers hiking https://padlet.com/judithvelosky1/o7x9c2wwgf3d1yw2/wish/3622325600 May not be helpful on the specific day of CAD for health wellness and green space. But maybe there is a way to organize a hike during the school week with park rangers? Help students discover nature that is easier to access than if they have to leave the city. (Saturdays and Sundays are hard to arrange with high school students).

-Carolyn H

]]> 2025-10-07 17:47:48 UTC https://padlet.com/judithvelosky1/o7x9c2wwgf3d1yw2/wish/3622325600 I would like the rooftop garden. https://padlet.com/judithvelosky1/o7x9c2wwgf3d1yw2/wish/3622325738 2025-10-07 17:47:54 UTC https://padlet.com/judithvelosky1/o7x9c2wwgf3d1yw2/wish/3622325738 https://padlet.com/judithvelosky1/o7x9c2wwgf3d1yw2/wish/3622326229 Cooling map across NY. Can be used to teach students ways NYC is already be cooled down and then spark ideas on what to do to help cool down their community.

]]> 2025-10-07 17:48:12 UTC https://padlet.com/judithvelosky1/o7x9c2wwgf3d1yw2/wish/3622326229 https://padlet.com/judithvelosky1/o7x9c2wwgf3d1yw2/wish/3622326599 The history of cedar playground next to my school is the birthplace of hip hop. It would be great to do a nature walk and explain the history.

]]> 2025-10-07 17:48:25 UTC https://padlet.com/judithvelosky1/o7x9c2wwgf3d1yw2/wish/3622326599 Cleaning Our Air https://padlet.com/judithvelosky1/o7x9c2wwgf3d1yw2/wish/3622326908 Students can explore how the air quality causes environmental hazards and impacts their own health and wellness.

]]> 2025-10-07 17:48:38 UTC https://padlet.com/judithvelosky1/o7x9c2wwgf3d1yw2/wish/3622326908 Mindfulness in the Park https://padlet.com/judithvelosky1/o7x9c2wwgf3d1yw2/wish/3622327091 Would be great to take an older group of students to the park for a mindfulness activity for the Green Space Wellness CAD- especially because it coincides with state testing when students really could use a reminder that testing isn’t the be all end all.

]]> 2025-10-07 17:48:45 UTC https://padlet.com/judithvelosky1/o7x9c2wwgf3d1yw2/wish/3622327091 NYC Tree Map https://padlet.com/judithvelosky1/o7x9c2wwgf3d1yw2/wish/3622327314 This is a wonderful tool to look at the trees in your area. It shows the location, types of trees, ID number and visuals of the actually tree. You can also nominate a tree! Great resource!

]]> 2025-10-07 17:48:55 UTC https://padlet.com/judithvelosky1/o7x9c2wwgf3d1yw2/wish/3622327314 Information on the different ecosystems in NYC. Can be used with fifth grade when talking about Ecosystem Restoration. https://padlet.com/judithvelosky1/o7x9c2wwgf3d1yw2/wish/3622327686 2025-10-07 17:49:09 UTC https://padlet.com/judithvelosky1/o7x9c2wwgf3d1yw2/wish/3622327686 Learning about ecosystems and wildlife in New York City parks was inpiring https://padlet.com/judithvelosky1/o7x9c2wwgf3d1yw2/wish/3622327904 2025-10-07 17:49:19 UTC https://padlet.com/judithvelosky1/o7x9c2wwgf3d1yw2/wish/3622327904 Protecting Local Water Resources https://padlet.com/judithvelosky1/o7x9c2wwgf3d1yw2/wish/3622327961 Preventing or at least mitigating runoff by using some of the parks strategies such as:

Permeable pavement

Street tree rain gardens

Green roofs

Kilian and Turner, ITHS

]]> 2025-10-07 17:49:21 UTC https://padlet.com/judithvelosky1/o7x9c2wwgf3d1yw2/wish/3622327961 Gardening https://padlet.com/judithvelosky1/o7x9c2wwgf3d1yw2/wish/3622328250 Roof top gardening and exploration of natural vegetation are both things I have been working on with our students. These resources are great for further exploration into that.

]]> 2025-10-07 17:49:32 UTC https://padlet.com/judithvelosky1/o7x9c2wwgf3d1yw2/wish/3622328250 https://padlet.com/judithvelosky1/o7x9c2wwgf3d1yw2/wish/3622328306 All the different sports programs available to students in their district.

]]> 2025-10-07 17:49:35 UTC https://padlet.com/judithvelosky1/o7x9c2wwgf3d1yw2/wish/3622328306 Wildlife survival https://padlet.com/judithvelosky1/o7x9c2wwgf3d1yw2/wish/3622328552 Let our city kids learn how to survive in nature.

]]> 2025-10-07 17:49:46 UTC https://padlet.com/judithvelosky1/o7x9c2wwgf3d1yw2/wish/3622328552 https://padlet.com/judithvelosky1/o7x9c2wwgf3d1yw2/wish/3622328961 My school is in the middle of Manhattan but there are a few street trees! I’m excited to have my students care for these street trees for the Health, Wellness and Green Space CAD

]]> 2025-10-07 17:50:04 UTC https://padlet.com/judithvelosky1/o7x9c2wwgf3d1yw2/wish/3622328961 Becoming a Super Steward program. https://padlet.com/judithvelosky1/o7x9c2wwgf3d1yw2/wish/3622329246 2025-10-07 17:50:14 UTC https://padlet.com/judithvelosky1/o7x9c2wwgf3d1yw2/wish/3622329246 Cleaning Our Air https://padlet.com/judithvelosky1/o7x9c2wwgf3d1yw2/wish/3622329295 Having students clean up and support tree growth. Additionally, planting and gardening during the year will provide that extra support for our air.

]]> 2025-10-07 17:50:16 UTC https://padlet.com/judithvelosky1/o7x9c2wwgf3d1yw2/wish/3622329295 CAD Water https://padlet.com/judithvelosky1/o7x9c2wwgf3d1yw2/wish/3622329647 Teaching students about how NYC Parks fights Climate Change and how water is being cleaned and protecting water prone communities. This is helpful because it focuses on the solutions to Climate Change and can inspire students to get involved..

]]> 2025-10-07 17:50:34 UTC https://padlet.com/judithvelosky1/o7x9c2wwgf3d1yw2/wish/3622329647 Tree Knowledge https://padlet.com/judithvelosky1/o7x9c2wwgf3d1yw2/wish/3622330266 Mapping of all the trees in NYC!! Kids would love to know the names of trees near our school or in their own neighborhoods

]]> 2025-10-07 17:50:59 UTC https://padlet.com/judithvelosky1/o7x9c2wwgf3d1yw2/wish/3622330266 Mapping Trees https://padlet.com/judithvelosky1/o7x9c2wwgf3d1yw2/wish/3622330518 This would be great for cad on health and wellness and waste

Many different activities

]]> 2025-10-07 17:51:10 UTC https://padlet.com/judithvelosky1/o7x9c2wwgf3d1yw2/wish/3622330518 Involving NYC Parks in the classroom https://padlet.com/judithvelosky1/o7x9c2wwgf3d1yw2/wish/3622331191 This is a great resource to use overall to explore with our sustainability club new projects we can do around the campus.

]]> 2025-10-07 17:51:40 UTC https://padlet.com/judithvelosky1/o7x9c2wwgf3d1yw2/wish/3622331191 Wildlife https://padlet.com/judithvelosky1/o7x9c2wwgf3d1yw2/wish/3622331772 Learning about the different wildlife that can be found in NYC (seals specifically) was awesome. I definitely want my students to know that there’s more to NYC than squirrels and raccoons!

]]> 2025-10-07 17:52:05 UTC https://padlet.com/judithvelosky1/o7x9c2wwgf3d1yw2/wish/3622331772 Tree Map https://padlet.com/judithvelosky1/o7x9c2wwgf3d1yw2/wish/3622332253 This is a great way for a group of kids to choose a tree to take care of. This would be a great idea for a green team after school.

]]> 2025-10-07 17:52:27 UTC https://padlet.com/judithvelosky1/o7x9c2wwgf3d1yw2/wish/3622332253 Pictures https://padlet.com/judithvelosky1/o7x9c2wwgf3d1yw2/wish/3622332723 Being able to use the pictures in our see think wonder activity

]]> 2025-10-07 17:52:40 UTC https://padlet.com/judithvelosky1/o7x9c2wwgf3d1yw2/wish/3622332723 History of NYC Parks https://padlet.com/judithvelosky1/o7x9c2wwgf3d1yw2/wish/3622332823 I am thinking about using the information shared in the History of NYC Parks section to built an understanding of how parks started and how far they have come, maybe as a beginning leasing up to the Green Spaces CAD. I could also see using the “Black History & Parks” tab during Black History Month to provide a new perspective to black history through the lens of parks.

]]> 2025-10-07 17:52:44 UTC https://padlet.com/judithvelosky1/o7x9c2wwgf3d1yw2/wish/3622332823 The water tab can provide resources https://padlet.com/judithvelosky1/o7x9c2wwgf3d1yw2/wish/3622333543 2025-10-07 17:53:08 UTC https://padlet.com/judithvelosky1/o7x9c2wwgf3d1yw2/wish/3622333543 Street Tree Census https://padlet.com/judithvelosky1/o7x9c2wwgf3d1yw2/wish/3622333727 This is a fun project to let students know about.

]]> 2025-10-07 17:53:14 UTC https://padlet.com/judithvelosky1/o7x9c2wwgf3d1yw2/wish/3622333727 https://padlet.com/judithvelosky1/o7x9c2wwgf3d1yw2/wish/3622334090 Taking kids out to do tree identification for health and wellness CAD. I found resources on the learning hub that I can use to help the children identify the trees.

]]> 2025-10-07 17:53:29 UTC https://padlet.com/judithvelosky1/o7x9c2wwgf3d1yw2/wish/3622334090 Urban Park Rangers https://padlet.com/judithvelosky1/o7x9c2wwgf3d1yw2/wish/3622336140 Opportunities for students to be involved and learn about their communities

]]> 2025-10-07 17:54:45 UTC https://padlet.com/judithvelosky1/o7x9c2wwgf3d1yw2/wish/3622336140 https://padlet.com/judithvelosky1/o7x9c2wwgf3d1yw2/wish/3622336454 2025-10-07 17:55:00 UTC https://padlet.com/judithvelosky1/o7x9c2wwgf3d1yw2/wish/3622336454 https://padlet.com/judithvelosky1/o7x9c2wwgf3d1yw2/wish/3622339408 I found out about becoming a Street Tree Care Captain. I could use this to take the green team out to do some street tree care. There is always so much trash around the street trees near our school and the kids love helping clean up the community.

]]> 2025-10-07 17:57:08 UTC https://padlet.com/judithvelosky1/o7x9c2wwgf3d1yw2/wish/3622339408 Indigenous History and Parks in NYC https://padlet.com/judithvelosky1/o7x9c2wwgf3d1yw2/wish/3622341847 I am wondering about future resources and workshops that speak to the indigenous history of parks and natural spaces in NYC prior to colonialism. It looks like a lot of the historical information is post-European colonialism, so I think educating more around the indigenous roots of this land could be a powerful addition.

]]> 2025-10-07 17:58:46 UTC https://padlet.com/judithvelosky1/o7x9c2wwgf3d1yw2/wish/3622341847 judithvelosky1 https://padlet.com/judithvelosky1/o7x9c2wwgf3d1yw2/wish/3622342185 2025-10-07 17:58:59 UTC https://padlet.com/judithvelosky1/o7x9c2wwgf3d1yw2/wish/3622342185 Cool Roofs? https://padlet.com/judithvelosky1/o7x9c2wwgf3d1yw2/wish/3622342499 I was very interested in learning about Cool Roofs. More information on how we can make that apart of our schools would be great.

]]> 2025-10-07 17:59:12 UTC https://padlet.com/judithvelosky1/o7x9c2wwgf3d1yw2/wish/3622342499 Ecosystems in NYC parks https://padlet.com/judithvelosky1/o7x9c2wwgf3d1yw2/wish/3622344914 This info could be linked to our Ecosystems unit and used for CAD

]]> 2025-10-07 18:00:52 UTC https://padlet.com/judithvelosky1/o7x9c2wwgf3d1yw2/wish/3622344914 The Natural Classroom https://padlet.com/judithvelosky1/o7x9c2wwgf3d1yw2/wish/3622345453 We are gardening at my school to learn about sustainability. I think this would be great to help students understand that there is a natural world around us that we can utilize for all the things we need to live and thrive.

]]> 2025-10-07 18:01:17 UTC https://padlet.com/judithvelosky1/o7x9c2wwgf3d1yw2/wish/3622345453 I would love to take a full grade trip to Flushing Meadow Corona Park for the Heath and Wellness day on Earth Day. Make it part park clean up and part outdoor learning and meditation. jdardano https://padlet.com/judithvelosky1/o7x9c2wwgf3d1yw2/wish/3622349273 2025-10-07 18:03:27 UTC https://padlet.com/judithvelosky1/o7x9c2wwgf3d1yw2/wish/3622349273 Urban Park Rangers https://padlet.com/judithvelosky1/o7x9c2wwgf3d1yw2/wish/3622349576 The Natural Classroom program looks like a great way to get kids excited about all that our parks have to offer. The rangers could also meet you in your classroom!

]]> 2025-10-07 18:03:35 UTC https://padlet.com/judithvelosky1/o7x9c2wwgf3d1yw2/wish/3622349576 Street Tree Care https://padlet.com/judithvelosky1/o7x9c2wwgf3d1yw2/wish/3622351419 Looking forward to getting this started this year with our students!

]]> 2025-10-07 18:04:48 UTC https://padlet.com/judithvelosky1/o7x9c2wwgf3d1yw2/wish/3622351419 brownkendra https://padlet.com/judithvelosky1/o7x9c2wwgf3d1yw2/wish/3622351707 Recording Green Team Stewardship Actions

]]> 2025-10-07 18:05:00 UTC https://padlet.com/judithvelosky1/o7x9c2wwgf3d1yw2/wish/3622351707 A fun free resource for families https://padlet.com/judithvelosky1/o7x9c2wwgf3d1yw2/wish/3622353512 Connecting my students and their families with free resources to go out in nature helps to support sustainability within the school and classroom. Not only do we care at school, we care all the time.

]]> 2025-10-07 18:06:15 UTC https://padlet.com/judithvelosky1/o7x9c2wwgf3d1yw2/wish/3622353512 Using the tree map can help me teach about community trees https://padlet.com/judithvelosky1/o7x9c2wwgf3d1yw2/wish/3622354206 2025-10-07 18:06:42 UTC https://padlet.com/judithvelosky1/o7x9c2wwgf3d1yw2/wish/3622354206 Using the tree map can help me teach about community trees https://padlet.com/judithvelosky1/o7x9c2wwgf3d1yw2/wish/3622354236 2025-10-07 18:06:44 UTC https://padlet.com/judithvelosky1/o7x9c2wwgf3d1yw2/wish/3622354236 CARING FOR STREET TREES https://padlet.com/judithvelosky1/o7x9c2wwgf3d1yw2/wish/3622355113 I could use this during our tree care event

]]> 2025-10-07 18:07:19 UTC https://padlet.com/judithvelosky1/o7x9c2wwgf3d1yw2/wish/3622355113 Creating Greenstreets https://padlet.com/judithvelosky1/o7x9c2wwgf3d1yw2/wish/3622360814 Transforming unused road areas by planting beds with trees, shrubs, and other plants as a way to capture storm water.

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