TOPIC: TBMPS’S SUSTAINABILITY PLAN OBJECTIVE: IWBAT TO LIST THE FEATURES OF OUR SCHOOL’S SUSTAINABILITY PLAN. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS: 1. What makes a sustainable school community? 2. How do our sustainability choices affect ourselves, our communities, and the world? 3. How can one individual make a difference in our school’s sustainability effort? DO NOW: How green are you? “THINK GLOBALLY, ACT LOCALLY”

SUSTAINABILITY TEAM Ms. Christie – Sustainability Coordinator Ms. S. Carrington Ms. Medina Children’s Environmental Literacy Foundation (CELF) TEAM Christie S. Carrington M. Lorenz V. Dandridge M. Montalvo L. Henry

At TBMPS Sustainability means: Working to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs Recognizing the interconnectedness of our Earth and keeping an open mind and realizing that every action, no matter how small, does have an effect on the world around you Expanding our respect and compassion from our local community to a global scale. Believing that very single person on this planet has the power to make a difference, and it all starts with our education and how we view the world. “THINK GLOBALLY, ACT LOCALLY”

Green Bill of Rights The Green Bill of Rights represents our commitment to creating an active sustainable school culture that minimizes our carbon footprint as much as possible. In the year , the student body and staff will undertake the following projects to reduce the school’s carbon footprint by at least 10%. Check your carbon footprint: “THINK GLOBALLY, ACT LOCALLY”.

SUSTAINABILITY PLAN FEATURES AWARENESS RECYCLING PAPER WASTE REDUCTION COMPOSTING AND FOOD WASTE REDUCTION ENERGY EFFICIENCY ENVIRONMENTAL INTERACTION STEWARDSHIP “THINK GLOBALLY, ACT LOCALLY”

AWARENESS Spread awareness within and beyond our school community Grade Level Sustainability Projects 6 th - Garden to Table 7 th - Composting 8 th - Up Cycling (Creation and Sale of Recycled Items) Earth Week Sustainability Fair “THINK GLOBALLY, ACT LOCALLY”

“ Are you passionate about environmental issues but not sure how to take action? Then it’s time to put your eco‐enthusiasm to work! WHEN: To be determined………… WHERE: Room 438 HOW: Sign-Up Sheet from your science teacher WHY: Learn more about “greening” our school, our communities and our world………………………. “THINK GLOBALLY, ACT LOCALLY”

RECYCLING Strictly adhere to the recycling program. Students and staff will dutifully separate their trash into its respective receptacles: paper/cardboard, bottles/cans, non-recyclable plastics (ie., bottle caps) Students will carry their own re-usable water bottles, and discourage the purchase of disposable water bottles. Students and Staff will bring all unwanted electronics, functioning or non-functioning to the e-waste buckets located throughout the school. “THINK GLOBALLY, ACT LOCALLY”

RECYCLING BINS KEY GREEN = TRASH PAPER BLUE = PLASTIC “THINK GLOBALLY, ACT LOCALLY” PLASTIC ONLY BLUE =

Organic Waste Reduction Grade 7 Green Team “ THINK GLOBALLY, ACT LO”CALLY

Organic Waste Reduction: Grade 6/7 Green Teams TBMPS has been selected to join the DOE-DSNY Organics Program starting October 6, Who: The Organics Program is managed jointly by DSNY, DOE-DSF and DOE School Food What: Separates food waste from the garbage stream. Why: Organics collection recovers food waste so it does not end up in landfills. Collected food waste is turned into compost for our local gardens and parks or converted into clean and renewable energy. “THINK GLOBALLY, ACT LOCALLY”

After eating lunch, our students will need to separate food, recyclable, and put their waste in correctly labeled bin. Say goodbye to rodents: Food is contained in closed bins so it no longer attracts rodents and our cafeteria will be cleaner. Say hello to $$$: NYC saves money by reducing long-haul garbage trucks sent to out of state landfills Enjoy cleaner air: Air pollution is reduced from transporting waste to the landfill. Greener means cleaner! “THINK GLOBALLY, ACT LOCALLY”

ENVIRONMENTAL INTERACTION Our School Garden Commitment Grade 6- Green Team Explore ways to create our own school garden Maintain a “garden to table” program

“Earth Week” -Earth Day Sustainability Fair (Grade 8 – Green Team) 1. Product Innovation Students will make products from recycled materials. Students will test the products Students will revise and remake products Students will display and sell products at sustainability fair on earth day. 2. Global Solutions Student groups will pick one globally issue they are passionate about They will develop solutions through multiple means: models, letters to congress, inventions, various types of publications, etc..

CRUSH A CAN DAY/CHALLENGE Recycling one aluminum can saves enough energy to run a TV for 3 hours. It takes the same amount of energy to produce 20 recycled aluminum cans as it does to produce just one new aluminum can. Every three months, Americans throw away enough aluminum to rebuild the entire US commercial air fleet. Three fourths of all American steel ends up recycled into new products and all of today's steel products contain recycled steel. The typical appliance consists of about 75% steel by weight and is easily recyclable. Automobiles are the most recycled consumer products, with large amounts of steel and other valuable recyclable materials, which have a recycling rate close to 100% – meaning that a car at the end of its useful life is not destined for a landfill, but for a recycling facility.

CRUSH A CAN DAY/CHALLENGE ALUMINIUM CAN CHALLENGE WHAT: Aluminum Cans WHEN: 9/27 TO 10/11 WHERE: Boxes in Science Classrooms WHY: Recycle, Reduce, Reuse PRIZE: The GRADE bringing in the most aluminum cans for recycling …

“Bye Bye!” Will go on a GRADE trip!

EXIT TICKET 1. Read and sign the “Go Green Pledge” (To be posted in your classroom recycle center) 2. Answer: The essential questions