Green School Objective 3,1 Community Partnerships
SustainaFest
September 4, 2014
11 Baltimore Lab School teachers and administrators met with George Chamel III and Wade Boarman to talk about our partnership with SustainaFest and Student Sustainability Lab. Some ideas we agreed to pursue were:
1. Photography contest and film Festival. Organized by Zac Lawhon.
This high school photography class is going out on September 24, 2014 to photograph the Jones Falls in various locations along the rivers path above and under Baltimore City to the inner harbor. They will also be entering and helping with the SustainaFest Film Festival at Indian Creek on Saturday Oct. 25, 2014. Student ambassadors will take on the role of promoting the film festival and 360 contest within our school. These students will be in charge of putting up posters, telling other students, and other reasonable activities concerning the events. Objective 1,4 Celebration; Objective 3,1 Community Partnerships
2. “Cutting edge film, awe-inspiring music, visionary speakers, social entrepreneurs, seasoned educators, and innovative projects to spark dialogue, spotlight innovations, and catalyze new solutions.” Organized by Patti Child. Objective 1,1 Environmental Literacy instruction;
We will work with George and Dwayne in order to engage our students in rigorous and relevant material to dive deeply into our study of the Wilderness, watersheds and sustainability in order to promote stewardship of the Chesapeake Bay. We picked “Mission Blue” as our first film to explore with our teachers and students as we talk about Interconnections, interactions and implications of human, technological and natural systems.
3. Free Film Nights. Organized through Zac Lawhon and Amy Kisler.
Films will focus on exploration and discovery of the wilderness specifically related to watersheds. The first film will be “Mission Blue”. Other films need to be decided. The second film, possibly DamNation. We will be exploring the idea of conservation and sustainability from oceans, to the Chesapeake Bay, to the rivers, to the streams to our front door. Objective 3,1 Community Partnerships
4. Capstone Project. Organized by John Mulherin.
To be completed during our summer 2015 Camp. Following our students lead, the project will highlight interconnections, interactions and implications of human, technological and natural systems and highlight new innovative solutions to the problems affecting our watershed. Objective 2 Student Driven Best Management Practices
SustainaFest
September 4, 2014
11 Baltimore Lab School teachers and administrators met with George Chamel III and Wade Boarman to talk about our partnership with SustainaFest and Student Sustainability Lab. Some ideas we agreed to pursue were:
1. Photography contest and film Festival. Organized by Zac Lawhon.
This high school photography class is going out on September 24, 2014 to photograph the Jones Falls in various locations along the rivers path above and under Baltimore City to the inner harbor. They will also be entering and helping with the SustainaFest Film Festival at Indian Creek on Saturday Oct. 25, 2014. Student ambassadors will take on the role of promoting the film festival and 360 contest within our school. These students will be in charge of putting up posters, telling other students, and other reasonable activities concerning the events. Objective 1,4 Celebration; Objective 3,1 Community Partnerships
2. “Cutting edge film, awe-inspiring music, visionary speakers, social entrepreneurs, seasoned educators, and innovative projects to spark dialogue, spotlight innovations, and catalyze new solutions.” Organized by Patti Child. Objective 1,1 Environmental Literacy instruction;
We will work with George and Dwayne in order to engage our students in rigorous and relevant material to dive deeply into our study of the Wilderness, watersheds and sustainability in order to promote stewardship of the Chesapeake Bay. We picked “Mission Blue” as our first film to explore with our teachers and students as we talk about Interconnections, interactions and implications of human, technological and natural systems.
3. Free Film Nights. Organized through Zac Lawhon and Amy Kisler.
Films will focus on exploration and discovery of the wilderness specifically related to watersheds. The first film will be “Mission Blue”. Other films need to be decided. The second film, possibly DamNation. We will be exploring the idea of conservation and sustainability from oceans, to the Chesapeake Bay, to the rivers, to the streams to our front door. Objective 3,1 Community Partnerships
4. Capstone Project. Organized by John Mulherin.
To be completed during our summer 2015 Camp. Following our students lead, the project will highlight interconnections, interactions and implications of human, technological and natural systems and highlight new innovative solutions to the problems affecting our watershed. Objective 2 Student Driven Best Management Practices
Objective 2,3 Solid
Waste Reduction, Objective 3,1 Community
Partnerships, Objective 1,4 Celebration
September 17, 2014
Laura Parkhurst and Patti Child met with MICA Curatorial student Christopher Beer to discuss being involved in his Sheridan Libraries and University Museums Exhibition at Johns Hopkins University. In April 2015, Chris will give 2 workshops to our high school students focusing on our watershed and trash. Our students will then be invited to participate in an action project at an earth day event “talking about trash”.
September 17, 2014
Laura Parkhurst and Patti Child met with MICA Curatorial student Christopher Beer to discuss being involved in his Sheridan Libraries and University Museums Exhibition at Johns Hopkins University. In April 2015, Chris will give 2 workshops to our high school students focusing on our watershed and trash. Our students will then be invited to participate in an action project at an earth day event “talking about trash”.
Chesapeake Bay Trust.
March 14, 2013. The Baltimore Lab School received a grant award in the amount of $2,500 for full program and transportation costs for 106 students to participate in a series of Chesapeake Bay Foundation field experiences designed to motivate students to become stewards of the bay.
March 14, 2013. The Baltimore Lab School received a grant award in the amount of $2,500 for full program and transportation costs for 106 students to participate in a series of Chesapeake Bay Foundation field experiences designed to motivate students to become stewards of the bay.
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Watershed Stewards Academy at Arlington Echo Green Center:
Steve Barry, Melanie Parker, Deb Albert, Suzanne Etgen, Laura Mulvaney, Jennifer Vaccaro. Ben Oaks Projects. Lynne Rockenbach, Margery Donohue, Patti Child, Dorian Tate. Ongoing collaboration on all things related to the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. Specifically, Planting a Living Shoreline - Ben Oaks community along the Severn River. Baltimore Lab School students helped to plant and maintain a living shoreline. |
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Chesapeake Bay Foundation. Allyson Ladley Gibson.
Baltimore Lab School Watershed Stewards Educational Trips. These trips are partially funded by a grant from The Chesapeake Bay Trust. Students who attend these trips are required to complete an action project related to helping the Chesapeake Bay. Coming soon... Professional Development Workshop for our staff. CBF Issues Investigation Framework. Coming soon... Workshop by Baltimore Lab School Teachers about techniques for working with students on the autism spectrum at a CBF education staff training. Training on how to work with students with special needs planning is in process. |
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Blue Water Baltimore. March 20, 2013. Drain Stenciling project .
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Roland Harvey, Natural Concerns. In August of 2013 Roland Harvey's local business, Natural Concerns donated and built a rain garden and school yard habitat for our students to engage with and learn about native plants and rain gardens.
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November 13, 2013 to present.
Early after care students joined the Park School in Baltimore, Maryland with Maryland Institute College of Art(MICA) as part of MICA student Qianfei Wang's Doctorial thesis. Each Wednesday, Fei taught our students art classes both inside and outside in Druid Hill Park. She arranged for our students to explore the Park School's stream, which we learned is a part of the Jones Falls that flows underground near our our school as it travels on it's way to the Baltimore Harbor. Dance, art, music and drama workshops were held at both Baltimore Lab School and The Park School. Students danced like the animals in the Chesapeake Bay and in the stream on Park School property. Arts workshops + Shared exhibits+ outdoor play opportunities and new friends! Language+ finally launched its website, please check it out! http://www.languageplusproject.com/ Fei would love to hear any feedback and suggestions. Teachers: Qianfei Wang Curatorial Practice MFA '14 Candidate Graduate Program Assistant Maryland Institute College of Art. Outdoor Education Coordinator: Patti Child School Nurse: Molly Watt |
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November 18, 2014-present.Collaboration with MAEOE Green Leader, Christina Gladmon, Living Classrooms.
Christina looked over our application google docs and outline, providing feedback and advice on professional development and BMP's. After we created our weebly, she reviewed our application. |
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The Key School. Brian Michaels.
Brian provided feedback from the beginning of our Outdoor Education Department. He shared outdoor education program ideas and budgets. He reviewed our program design and was instrumental in the writing of our Baltimore Lab School Outdoor Education Manual. |
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Ken Sinapius. Delaware Valley Friends School.
Ken was our original mentor for the development of all Outdoor Adventure Learning at the Baltimore Lab School.
Ken was our original mentor for the development of all Outdoor Adventure Learning at the Baltimore Lab School.
Washington and Baltimore Lab Schools. Peter Braun, Dick Meltzer, David Lightfoot and Katherine Schantz.
These individuals believed and supported the original vision and development of the Outdoor Education Department at the Baltimore Lab School.
These individuals believed and supported the original vision and development of the Outdoor Education Department at the Baltimore Lab School.
Our Future: Department of Natural Resources neighbors in the Geological Society Building
In the future, we are collaborating with our Department of Natural Resources neighbors in the Geological Society Building next door, to reduce our impervious surface and create more green space for our students to be able to conduct restoration projects. We are also exploring the use of their indoor lab space for more in depth experiments.
In the future, we are collaborating with our Department of Natural Resources neighbors in the Geological Society Building next door, to reduce our impervious surface and create more green space for our students to be able to conduct restoration projects. We are also exploring the use of their indoor lab space for more in depth experiments.
This green school application is dedicated to Sally L. Smith.
