andrew, danielle, kelly green education for a green future
DESCRIPTION
Non-profit Targets inter-city schools Promote a curriculum focused on environmental education Work within the entire community to increase awarenessTRANSCRIPT
Andrew, Danielle, Kelly
The Greenhattan Project
Green Education For a Green
Future
The Facts
According to NEETF, 45 million Americans believe the ocean
produces fresh water
120 million think that spray cans contain
CFCs, CFCs have been banned since 1978
130 million Americans think that hydropower produces a majority of
America’s energy, produces just 10%
The Organization
• Non-profit• Targets inter-city schools• Promote a curriculum focused on
environmental education• Work within the entire community to increase
awareness
The LocationPublic School
149
• 5th grade class• In Manhattan• 28.2% Student
with Disabilities
• 8.1% English Language Learners
Education Performance
• According to NYCDOE Progress Report Scores• In 2010 51st
percentile• In 2012 1st
percentile
Progress Scores
• 11.1/60 in Student Progress
• 4.5/25 in Student Performance
• 26.2/100 in Overall Score
The Goals
Create a connection between the student and the environment that will last through out their lives Give students in inner city, urban areas increased interaction with the natural environmentCreate an effective curriculum to help reach these goals
Educate the youth that will have the greatest impact on our future
Improve the overall educational standards
Allow the education to spread through the entire community
The Steps
Curriculum
Gathering statistics
Introduce to community Public Hearings
Find sponsors, funding, and volunteers
Teacher education Implement and monitor curriculum
Measure success
Expand project
Students Teachers Community Parents
Sponsors School System Environmental Activists Volunteers
Field Trip Locations Skeptics
Stakeholders
The Resources
Volunteers, Teachers, ect.
Government Grants Sponsors
Field Trip Locations
Environmental Organizations
Previous Curriculums and Projects
Expertise
The Risks
Decreased focus
on environmental protecti
on
CulturalPolitical
Economic
Decrease interest in funding/supporting project
The Potential to Spread
Scale to other inner city
school
Scale up to
8th grade
One 5th grade class
Given success measured in improved • School
performance• Attendance• Parent
involvement • Behavior• Community
environmental awareness