Educating Tomorrow

Check out our article in the New York Teacher:

http://www.uft.org/news/teacher/around/how_green_is_your_school/

Plus John Shea of the DOE's School Facilities is coming to our next meeting:  Tuesday, May 19th (see attached)

“Sustainability Starts At School”

Join us for the
UFT Green Schools Committee monthly meeting.

Tuesday, May 19, 2009
   
Who:        Anyone interested in “greening” NYC schools

What:    Agenda:   
- Partnering with the DOE Sustainability Committee
- Recycling Coordinator Position
- Training for Custodians & Recycling Coordinators
- Storage & Collection Issues
- Recycling Supplies
- Environmental Education
- Green Schools Alliance Pledge
- Community Service

When:      Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Snacks & Networking 4:00-4:30pm
Meeting 4:30–6:30pm

Where:    UFT Headquarters 
50 Broadway, New York, NY 10004

Please RSVP: uftgreenschools@uft.org

The UFT Green Schools Committee was established to help realize successful school recycling programs in all NYC schools. Come and join our Leadership Team: Micki Josi, Coquille Houshour, Patrick Hess, Jacqulyn Bodenmiller, Shannon Buckley-Shaklee, Juliana Germak, Hope Kitts, Mitchell Porcelyn, Jonathan Pereira and Justlin LeWinter to envision the sustainability in our schools. 

Find out more at http://www.uft.org/member/committees/.

Hello!
            The styrofoam trays have been an issue that has been bothering me for some time. I used to work in the bronx. styrofoam trays. Now I work in Brooklyn. styrofoam trays. Other friends working in manhattan have shared with me that they also have styrofoam trays only. However, a friend of mine got a job working in Tarrytown ( Westchester)  this year and has informed me that they use recycled cardboard!!!

             I would love to work on this issue... but I am wondering, Are there any nyc schools that DON'T use styrofoam? If so, what do they use and where do they get it? Who can we speak to/ lobby to for recycled cardboard?
              THanks... I'm new here :)
                            ~*~*~*Karen~*~*~*

How would you like it if your students were able to grow food, conduct horticultural experiments, and share their lessons and experiences with students, both here and abroad?

The Growing Connection is a grassroots project developed by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Participating schools and community gardens grow fruits and vegetables in an EarthBox system. The advantages of using the EarthBox are many. The students can grow a garden just about any place: parking lots, classrooms, or even a rooftop, as long as there is access to sunlight.

The EarthBox is designed to conserve water and it’s accompanied with a curriculum that will excite students and engage them in hands-on activities. Your students will become directly engaged in the fight against hunger and obesity by growing and eating fresh vegetables, and discussing the food growing process with their peers in other countries.

How to apply? Contact wolfram@collectiveroots.org. Middle schools interested in participating in the Growing Connection project should contact Amy McMillen, Program Coordinator at the Food and Agriculture organization at 202-653-2458 or 202- 294-5945 (cell) or Amy.McMillen@fao.org for more information or to request an application.

There are 14 schools and community groups who are already part of the program, such as PS 144, PS 82, PS 10, PS 41, PS 257, Croton-Harmon HS, Drew Hamilton Learning Center, Lycee Francais de New York, MS 206B, School of the Future, The Spencer school, United nations International school and others.