Pine View School’s Environmental Challenge School-wide PBL for the School Year 2008 – 2009

Goals:Goals:  For students, faculty and staff to become better educated in environmental issues.  For students, faculty and staff to act on making our environment better for present and future generations.  For students, faculty and staff to share their knowledge with the community.  For students to experience hands on learning through project-based opportunities and interdisciplinary/multi-grade level activities.

End Products  Culmination of learning experience by designating one day during Earth Week to showcase student products (looking at Apr. 22 as the date).  Better understanding of current environmental issues.  Project-based learning and interdisciplinary learning across campus.  Student-driven projects and products.  Positive environmental impact.  Improve relationship with our community.  Multi-grade level opportunities.

Some ideas of products  Plastic water bottle mountain – one day’s collection of water bottles to be displayed on campus.  Trash-less lunch.  Field trips to local resources: landfill, water treatment and waste water treatment facilities.  Speakers from various agencies to speak to students and staff.  Solar power demonstrations.

 Native plant landscaping.  Water and electrical usage on campus and homes.  Trash and recycling on campus and homes.  Wider involvement in county sponsored projects such as Beach Clean Up.  Bring awareness of small things people can do to lessen their environmental impact.  Participation in ENERGY LAB.

 Continuation of sale of cloth bags by G3.  Mentorships with scientific community (Mote Marine Lab, Selby Gardens, Sarasota County Environmental Services, Coastal Wildlife Club, Charlotte Harbor National Estuary Program).  Recycling other materials such as styro foam, plastic rings, can tabs.  Promotion for a healthier environment through actions such as writing letters of concern to local newspapers and politicians.  Writing articles for local publications making community members aware of Pine View’s impact.

Resource Teachers  Martha Ackroyd  Stephanie Gould-Olson  Beverly Templeton  Charles Reinhoff  Donna Shader  MaryAlice Deveney  David Yotsuda