Educating Tomorrow

Check out this article on our activities... GO TEAM!

http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/teachers-nyc-students-recycle.html

Here are several exciting events and exhibits to get you geared up about NYC water (details further below):

1. TONIGHT 7pm: Discovery Channel’s “Under New York” focuses on the New York City water supply system

Two engineers explore subterranean New York, from the upstate New York watershed to the infrastructure beneath Manhattan Island.

2. 9/23: special event for the exhibit “The Future Beneath Us: 8 Great Projects Under New York”

The exhibit plunges into depth to explore the construction of City Water Tunnel #3 and the Croton Filtration Plant, along with other city projects.  

3. 9/24: 5^th Annual Green Brooklyn…Green City Fair and Symposium

An interactive event where attendees can learn first-hand from local experts about the many ways New York City is creating a more sustainable future. 

4. 9/29 Environmental Education Expo

Come network and learn about all of the various environmental education programs and organizations in New York City.

5. 10/8 A Day in the Life of the Hudson River

Get your students with their water testing equipment to join other students along the Hudson River and New York Harbor as they take a snapshot of our local waterways.

6. Until 10/12: Exhibit Mannahatta / Manhattan : A Natural History of New York City

Unique exhibit showcasing how Manhattan looked when Henry Hudson first sailed into the harbor.

7. 10/13 Trout in the Classroom Teacher Conference

Learn about Trout in the Classroom, network with fellow teachers, exchange lessons, and get your trout eggs for the year.

8. 10/28 and 10/29: City that Drinks the Mountain Sky

Bring your students to see this amazing puppet show that illustrates how the New York City water supply system was created.

9. Also this fall: OPENING of the Visitor Center at the Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant

See where your sink and shower water go as well as how your tap water flows to your faucet.

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1. TONIGHT 7pm: Discovery Channel’s “Under New York” focuses on the NYC water supply system

Two engineers explore subterranean New York, from the upstate New York watershed to the infrastructure beneath Manhattan Island.

"Under New York," a one-hour special featuring the Catskill Watershed airs on the Discovery Channel this Friday, September 4, at 7 pm.  

The program is a journey through the New York water system, from high above the upstate New York watershed through the underground infrastructure to its final destination at an apartment tap in New York City. 

Along the way, intrepid hosts John Rosiello and Christine McKinley bike down the steep slopes of the Catskill Mountains, kayak down the raging creeks that feed into the reservoir system, go deep underground to unearth the hidden workings of the intricate dam systems, explore abandoned aqueducts and scramble dozens of stories above the city streets atop one of New York's iconic wooden water towers.  

Given unprecedented access by the New York City  Department of Environmental Protection, "Under New York" goes underground with a crew digging an immense filtration plant deep in the earth and rappels down the face of a 240-foot dam with members of the specially trained DEP police team.

 "Under New York" explores one of the greatest water systems of the world and takes viewers to places few have ever seen - or can hope to see.  Produced by Optomen Productions for Discovery, "Under New York" is an adventurous exploration of an engineering marvel. 

This film was produced by Optomen Productions, a Soho, New York-based television production company known for science, reality and factual programming.

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2. 9/23: Special Event for the exhibit “The Future Beneath Us: 8 Great Projects Under New York”

The exhibit plunges into depth to explore the construction of City Water Tunnel #3 and the Croton Filtration Plant, along with other city projects.  

More details for the event will come soon.  

The New York Public Library
Science, Industry and Business Library
188 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10016
(212) 592-7000

http://www.nyc.gov/html/dep/html/news/the_future_beneath_us.shtml

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3. 9/24: 5^th Annual Green Brooklyn…Green City Fair and Symposium

An interactive event where attendees can learn first-hand from local experts about the many ways New York City is creating a more sustainable future. 

Thursday, September 24, 2009 from 11:30am to 6pm

Brooklyn Borough Hall and Columbus Park

209 Joralemon Street

http://www.cenyc.org/GreenBrooklynGreenCity

Green Brooklyn...Green City is an interactive event where attendees can learn first-hand from local experts about the many ways New York City is creating a more sustainable future.  Alongside our Greenmarket farmers' market, attendees can visit exhibitors, make art from recycled products, and more.  The event is the largest of its kind in Brooklyn and we invite you to come learn the simple, small steps you can take to help keep New York City a healthy place to live.  This event is free and open to the public.  

Activities for youth: OROEgami with CENYC’s Office of Recycling Outreach and Education; Greenmarket Tours – youth have a chance to meet farmers and learn about agriculture and the relationship between food and the environment; Solar Oven and Green House display – youth can learn from high school students participating in CENYC’s environmental education programming about the power of the sun and how green design minimizing our environmental impact;  the following groups will also provide activities for youth: Urban Park Rangers, Prospect Park Alliance, New York City Department of Sanitation, New York City Department of Environmental Protection, and more.

Workshops

The State of the Climate     12:00pm-1:00pm

Green Your Business          1:30pm-2:30pm

Local Vs. Organic               3:00pm-4:00pm

All workshops take place in the Court Room inside Brooklyn Borough Hall.

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4. 9/29 Environmental Education Expo

Come network and learn about all of the various environmental education programs and organizations in New York City.

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009 from 4:00 to 6:30

Pier 66 in Manhattan (Hudson River at West 26th Street)

http://www.nycswcd.net/environmental_ed.cfm

The Expo showcases the environmental education resources for New York City teachers and educators, in hopes that more children will have the opportunity to experience and learn about the natural features of our city.  There will be over thirty organizations to showcase their school-based programs and the event will feature demonstrations, such as water quality testing, observing live fish and reptiles, and fishing. 

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5. 10/8 A Day in the Life of the Hudson River

Get your students with their water testing equipment to join other students along the Hudson River and New York Harbor as they take a snapshot of our local waterways.

This event is designed to celebrate the Hudson River Estuary and educate participants on the uniqueness of our estuary as part of the annual recognition of "National Estuaries Week". The event is coordinated by The Hudson River Estuary Program of New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and Hudson Basin River Watch.

http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/edu/k12/snapshotday/

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6. Until 10/12: Exhibit Mannahatta / Manhattan : A Natural History of New York City

Unique exhibit showcasing how Manhattan looked when Henry Hudson first sailed into the harbor.

Musuem of the City of New York

1220 Fifth Avenue

NY, NY 10029

212.534.1672

http://www.mcny.org/exhibitions/current/mannahatta-manhattan-a-natural-history-of-new-york-city.html

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7. 10/13 Trout in the Classroom Teacher Conference

Learn about Trout in the Classroom, network with fellow teachers, exchange lessons, and get your trout eggs for the year.

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

The Henry A. Wallace Center at the FDR Presidential Library and Home in Hyde Park, NY. 

This day long conference is a wonderful opportunity to meet TIC teachers and contacts, attend TIC workshops and pick up trout eggs.  The event is free of charge  and only requires registration, lunch will be provided.   Please register for the conference on our website home page: www.troutintheclassroom.org

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8. 10/28 and 10/29: City that Drinks the Mountain Sky

Bring your students to see this amazing puppet show that illustrates how the New York City water supply system was created.

See attached flyer

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9. Also this fall: OPENING of the Visitor Center at the Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant

See where your sink and shower water go as well as how your tap water flows to your faucet.

Educator workshops will follow the opening.  Stay tuned.  Also close by is the Newtown Creek Nature Walk – the first public waterfront access to Newtown Creek and features rare views of the neighboring Newtown Creek wastewater treatment plant.

http://www.nyc.gov/html/dep/html/environmental_education/newtown.shtml

Min Kan

Director of Education

NYC Department of Environmental Protection
59-17 Junction Boulevard 19th, Flr.
Flushing, NY 11373
Phone:  (718) 595-3503

Alternative Phone: (718) 595-3506
Fax:  (718) 595-3477
E-Mail:  mkan@dep.nyc.gov

www.nyc.gov/dep

This message was sent to me recently and I found it fascinating!!       Subject NWF Report:  How an "indoor childhood" affects classroom performance         (1)                                                                           

Dear Colleagues,

As American childhood has steadily moved indoors in the past 12 to 15
years, outdoor play is increasingly rare.   The weekly indoor-outdoor
time ratio is now about 10 to one on the indoor side.   We wondered what
effect this modern "indoor childhood" is having on the quality of K-12
education and the average student's readiness to learn in the classroom.

In this back-to-schools time period -- Research shows children are less
fit, have shorter attention spans and are less ready to be
high-performance learners without a greater emphasis on regular outdoor
time such as a daily Green Hour.

Our new NWF report: Time Out: Using The Outdoors to Enhance Classroom
Performance is available at:
http://www.nwf.org/nwfwebadmin/binaryVault/Time%20Out%20with%20BOT%20Activities1.pdf

Best,

Kevin C.
 (See attached file: Time Out Press Release 9-2-09.doc)

Great news!!  Educating Tomorrow has made arrangement with the director of Garbage Dreams to make available FREE tickets for students to see the film on Friday, July 31st at 1:55PM.  Please send the information to any students you think might be interested.  They need to register at the link: GARBAGE DREAMS Screening at the IFC Center Logo

We hope that the director will be able to join us at this screening for a Q & A.  Also, we are working with them develop curriculum for teachers, so we'd be very interested to hear your feedback and ideas for classroom use of the film, so if you are able to attend any of the screening, please email your thoughts to info@garbagedreams.com.

"GARBAGE DREAMS" TO BE FEATURED  IN THE 2009 DOCUWEEKS SHOWCASE.  DOCUWEEKS provides the theatrical runs that qualify documentaries for Oscar consideration. (Click here for more info about 2009 Docuweeks) GARBAGE DREAMS will play at  the IFC Center in New York City from July 31st - August 6th  and at the Arclight in Los Angeles from August 14th - 20th. "GARBAGE DREAMS is a moving story of young men searching for ways to eke out a living for their families and facing tough choices as they try to do the right thing for the planet. Mai Iskander guides us into a 'garbage village,' a place so different from our own, and yet the choices they face there are so hauntingly familiar. Ultimately, GARBAGE DREAMS makes a compelling case that modernization does not always equal progress."  -- AL GORE         ____________________________________________________________________________________ "GARBAGE DREAMS" DOCUWEEKS SCREENINGS AND LOCATIONS NY: IFC CENTER                                                         LA: ARCLIGHT HOLLYWOOD Fri, July 31th - 1:55 PM & 7:35 PM*                    Fri, Aug 14th - 2:05 PM & 7:45 PM* Sat, Aug 1st -  3:30 PM & 9:40 PM *                  Sat, Aug 15th - 3:50 PM & 9:45 PM* Sun, Aug 2nd - 12:00 PM & 5:10 PM*               Sun, Aug 16th - 12:00 PM & 5:40 PM* Mon, Aug 3rd - 1:55 PM & 7:35 PM*                    Mon, Aug 17th - 2:05 PM & 7:45 PM Tue, Aug 4th - 3:30 PM & 9:40 PM                        Tue, Aug 18th - 3:50 PM & 9:45 PM Wed, Aug 5th - 12:00 PM & 5:10 PM                  Wed, Aug 19th - 12:00 PM & 5:40 PM Thu, Aug 6th - 12:00 PM & 5:10 PM*                  Thu, Aug 20th - 12:00 PM & 5:40 PM *Filmmaker will be attending Q & A session after the screening Click Here To Buy Tickets Online To inquire about group rate (10 people and more) available at IFC in New York, please contact 212 924 6789 or email Chris Wells. ______________________________________________________________ GARBAGE DREAMS follows three teenage boys born into the trash trade and growing up in the world's largest garbage village, on the outskirts of Cairo.  It is the home to 60,000 Zaballeen, Arabic for "garbage people." Far ahead of any modern "Green" initiatives, the Zaballeen survive by recycling 80 percent of the garbage they collect. When their community is suddenly faced with the globalization of its trade, each of the teenage boys is forced to make choices that will impact his future and the survival of his community.  ______________________________________________________________ To view press or download press kit  go to www.garbagedreams.com

"GARBAGE DREAMS" TO BE FEATURED IN THE 2009 DOCUWEEKS SHOWCASE.

DOCUWEEKS provides the theatrical runs that qualify documentaries for Oscar consideration.

GARBAGE DREAMS will play at the IFC Center in New York City from July 31st - August 6th

"GARBAGE DREAMS is a moving story of young men searching for ways to eke out a living for their families and facing tough choices as they try to do the right thing for the planet. Mai Iskander guides us into a 'garbage village,' a place so different from our own, and yet the choices they face there are so hauntingly familiar.
Ultimately, GARBAGE DREAMS makes a compelling case that modernization does not always equal progress."  -- AL GORE
      
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"GARBAGE DREAMS" DOCUWEEKS SCREENINGS AND LOCATIONS

NY: IFC CENTER                                           
Fri, July 31th - 1:55 PM & 7:35 PM            
Sat, Aug 1st -  3:30 PM & 9:40 PM                  
Sun, Aug 2nd - 12:00 PM & 5:10 PM             
Mon, Aug 3rd - 1:55 PM & 7:35 PM                 
Tue, Aug 4th - 3:30 PM & 9:40 PM                 
Wed, Aug 5th - 12:00 PM & 5:10 PM             
Thu, Aug 6th - 12:00 PM & 5:10 PM           
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GARBAGE DREAMS follows three teenage boys born into the trash trade and growing up in the world's largest garbage village, on the outskirts of Cairo.  It is the home to 60,000 Zaballeen, Arabic for "garbage people." Far ahead of any modern "Green" initiatives, the Zaballeen survive by recycling 80 percent of the garbage they collect. When their community is suddenly faced with the globalization of its trade, each of the teenage boys is forced to make choices that will impact his future and the survival of his community.
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To view press or download press kit go to www.garbagedreams.com

Please check out the video Mitchel Porcelen, a Special Education Teacher from MS 51 
in Brooklyn made with his students at the end of the school year. 
The focus is on climate change, air quality, and pollution reduction. 
The more hits they get, the more funding they get for the next project. 
Please also pass along the link to interested people. 
 
http://www.streetfilms.org/archives/less-cars-better-air-nyc/

“Sustainability Starts At School”

Join us for the
UFT Green Schools Committee monthly meeting.

Tuesday, June 16, 2009
   
Who:        Anyone interested in “greening” NYC schools

What:    Agenda:   
- Reflections on this year’s work
- Planning for next year
- Join the leadership team

When:      Tuesday, June 16, 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/.

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~*~*~*