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Jamestown Elementary School PTA November 2014 Growing Outdoor Learning and Sustainability

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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.

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Page 1: Growing Outdoor Learning and Sustainability at Jamestown Elementary School

Jamestown Elementary School PTA

November 2014

Growing Outdoor Learningand Sustainability

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Our Community

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Outdoor Learning Helps Us Grow

• CARES

– Cooperation

– Assertion

– Responsibility

– Empathy

– Self-Control

• Values and Academics

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Partners

• Students

• Teaching Staff

• Administrators

• Parents

• PTA

• Community Partners –nonprofits and businesses

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Our Goals

• Increase awareness, appreciation, stewardship

• Cultivate project-based and place-based learning

• Create a healthy environment

• Increase biodiversity

• Increase inclusion

• Increase environmental literacy

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Strategies

• Mentor staff

• Curriculum integration

• Educational Program

• Budget and fund

• Risk management

• Green Team

• Parents and Partner support

• Assess and feedback

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#1 Explore, Discover and Wonder

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Maintenance and Support

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Maintenance and Support

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Funding and Budget

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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

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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

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Outdoor Classroom Expenses

• Soil Testing and Soil Amendments

• Tools and Equipment includes– Wheelbarrows– Microscopes (through

APS Science Fund)– Lesson Toolkits

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Outdoor Classroom Expenses

• Labeling and Signage

• Plantings– Native, non-native,

edibles

– Assess, donations and buy

• Books (through Library Funds)

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Outdoor Learning Pre-K to 5

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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

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Celebrate!

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Communications

• Email

• Newsletters

• Twitter and Facebook

• Website

– Jamestown Garden page

• Garden Work Days

– SignupGenius or just show up!

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Questions?

Chris PayackSecond Grade, Science Lead [email protected]

Contact us

Mary Van DykeGreen STEM Learning [email protected]