Presenters: Suzanne Schriſt, Landscape Architect, Bay-Friendly QLP, Certified Soil Foodweb Advisor, MIG Darren Rector, Landscape Architect, MIG James Pickel, Landscape Architect, MIG
3:00 pm-4:00 pm Creating a Culture of Sustainability in Schools Schools embrace new, innovative programs all the time. But keeping those programs alive and vibrant once they are established is another matter. Students and parents move on, budgets are cut, and programs are eliminated. Strategic Energy Innovations (SEI) and Green Schools Initiative (GSI) will share their approaches to building community, school culture and long-term commitments to sustainable practices. SEI will present its Green-Up America program, using examples from school districts in Palo Alto, San Francisco and San Rafael, CA where the “whole school community” was engaged to develop sustainability vision and action plans - starting small and culminating with larger projects around energy and waste reduction - that generated direct cost savings, quantifiable efficiency results and demonstrable changes in behavior. GSI will present its “7 Steps to a Green School” and explore model green school policies and Green Team action projects promot- ing green cleaning and green purchasing. Together they will tackle common obstacles and questions encountered by Green Teams - time, money, and bureaucracy - and share planning and audit tools that help schools succeed.
Presenters: Deborah Moore, Executive Director, Green Schools Initiative Sandy Wallenstein, Director of Education, Strategic Energy Innovations
Curriculum Track Ballroom F
10:45 am-12:00 pm The Edible School Garden: Incorporating California Standards-Based Learning in a Garden and Classroom Setting Benefits of school gardens are myriad and include improved grades and standardized test scores in addition to enhanced physical and mental health. Obesity is at epidemic propor- tions in the majority of California elementary schools, and studies indicate that the greatest opportunity for lasting dietary change occurs before 6th grade. Providing elementary students with California standards-based curricula that ties in-class learning with an actual garden experience enhances learning in health and nutrition, natural and environmental science, math, language arts, and physical fitness. In addition, vegetable gardens provide yet another avenue to ‘green’ the school ground. University of California Cooperative Extension
(UCCE) academics have developed garden-based curriculum that is being implemented throughout the state using a ‘train the trainer’ model in which teachers are trained by UCCE aca- demics, who, in turn, incorporate it into interesting classroom learning modules. UCCE and academics from other universi- ties have conducted research studies evaluating the effective- ness of garden-based curricula and measured its educational, nutritional, and psychological impacts. Examples of recent projects in California that will be reported on include work at Norton Space and Aeronautic Academy in San Bernardino and elementary schools in Davis and Riverside. In addition, UCCE and the San Bernardino City Unified School District are partnering to implement gardens and native greenbelts in a coordinated effort at several severely disadvantaged schools in the city. Tis comprehensive session will provide attendees with vital information including how to work with your local school district to locate and incorporate appropriate garden-based curricula and how to successfully grow warm and cool season vegetables in raised beds on school properties.
Presenters: Janet Hartin, University of California Cooperative Extension, San Bernardino and Los Angeles Counties Ying Wang, Sustainability Consultant, San Bernardino Unified School District Susanne Carlson, University of California Cooperative Extension Master Gardener and School Administrator
1:15 pm-2:30 pm Engaging Students in Energy Efficiency Tis presentation will demonstrate how to creatively engage students/faculty in energy conservation. Maintaining an energy efficient school requires the sustained cooperation and effort of the building operations team, students and faculty mem- bers. Providing students with the opportunity to engage in the collection and analysis of energy data, as well as participat- ing directly in the implementation of resource conservation measures, can motivate students to become environmental stewards. In order for students and staff to evaluate their ef- forts, however, timely feedback is needed on changes in daily energy consumption and water usage. Participants will learn creative ways to provide this real-time feedback and how to implement energy audit activities for students. Tis session will provide information on how to integrate components of a Level 1 Energy Audit into core or enrichment curriculum, and demonstrate how interactive technology, specifically energy education dashboards, can communicate a school’s real-time energy or water usage in a way that’s easy for students to understand. Hands-on activities for measuring and analyzing energy consumption data will be discussed, as well as examples of student projects for developing and reporting energy/cost- saving recommendations. Real-world examples will illustrate how interactive quizzes, demonstrations, videos and more can creatively provide sustainable education.
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