growing outdoor learning and sustainability at jamestown elementary school
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Presentation for Jamestown Elementary School PTA on Outdoor Learning and Sustainability. Discussion of our community, vision, goals, wishlists, budget and funding sources - and programs and projects for 2014 - 2015.TRANSCRIPT
Jamestown Elementary School PTA
November 2014
Growing Outdoor Learningand Sustainability
Our Community
Outdoor Learning Helps Us Grow
• CARES
– Cooperation
– Assertion
– Responsibility
– Empathy
– Self-Control
• Values and Academics
Partners
• Students
• Teaching Staff
• Administrators
• Parents
• PTA
• Community Partners –nonprofits and businesses
Our Goals
• Increase awareness, appreciation, stewardship
• Cultivate project-based and place-based learning
• Create a healthy environment
• Increase biodiversity
• Increase inclusion
• Increase environmental literacy
Strategies
• Mentor staff
• Curriculum integration
• Educational Program
• Budget and fund
• Risk management
• Green Team
• Parents and Partner support
• Assess and feedback
#1 Explore, Discover and Wonder
Maintenance and Support
Maintenance and Support
Funding and Budget
Funding Sources
• PTA Visiting Horticulturalist Stipend• PTA Outdoor Classroom Fund• PTA Funding for Grounds Maintenance• PTA Funding for Eagle Scout Projects• PTA Funding for Audio PA• APS Science Fund• PTA Classroom/Instructional Funds• And others e.g. Library Fund• Grant for Outdoor Education Projects
Funding Wishlist
• Grounds Maintenance– Wheat’s
– Year-round?
– What is realistic?
– Needs discussion
• Eagle Scouts Projects – Pathway in Courtyard
– Digging Box near Gym
• Audio PA
Outdoor Classroom Expenses
• Soil Testing and Soil Amendments
• Tools and Equipment includes– Wheelbarrows– Microscopes (through
APS Science Fund)– Lesson Toolkits
Outdoor Classroom Expenses
• Labeling and Signage
• Plantings– Native, non-native,
edibles
– Assess, donations and buy
• Books (through Library Funds)
Outdoor Learning Pre-K to 5
Programs and Projects
• Wildlife Observation Project
• Bird Feeding Station
• Smithsonian ‘Bridging the Americas’
• Monarch Watch
• Journey North Tulips
• Green Team
• Farm to School
…and many many others
Celebrate!
Communications
• Newsletters
• Twitter and Facebook
• Website
– Jamestown Garden page
• Garden Work Days
– SignupGenius or just show up!
Questions?
Chris PayackSecond Grade, Science Lead [email protected]
Contact us
Mary Van DykeGreen STEM Learning [email protected]