Sustainable Education Initiatives at Holland Township School - Success Stories & Stakeholder Engagement
Discover how Holland Township School in NJ is achieving sustainable education outcomes through engaging students, reducing waste, and involving stakeholders. Explore their success stories in waste reduction, eco-awards, and global partnerships. Learn about their comprehensive approach towards sustainability integrated into the curriculum and school practices.
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Achieving Sustainable Education Achieving Sustainable Education Outcomes at Outcomes at Holland Township School Holland Township School NJSSP Green Leadership Mr. Dave Bailey, Superintendent Dr. Nancy Yard, Principal Dr. Kathy Stanndard, Supervisor of Special Education Stephanie Bacskai, K-4 Enrichment teacher Carrie Grunhauser, 7thgrade Science teacher
Making Sustainable Education Making Sustainable Education a part of HTS Education a part of HTS Education Meaningful investigations promote discovery which change perceptions Goal: Reducing waste to engage students, having them carry over sustainable thinking and practices into their home life, continued integration of sustainability into curriculum and all staff adopting sustainable mindset Becoming consumption reduction stewards for the Earth, internalizing negative and positive impacts that we have on Earth systems Facilitating inquiry-based S.T.E.M. practices, connected to disciplinary core ideas and crosscutting curricular concepts, all at appropriate grade levels Timeline: Sept.-Dec. 2014 Improve data collection method and school community sharing for projected growth from the 2013-2014, Survey Monkey for school community; Jan.-Feb. 2015 Share analysis, reexamine outcomes and cite sustainable changes in school building operations & practices
Mapping of HTS Stakeholder Mapping of HTS Stakeholder Involvement Involvement Interest leads to action! HTS Sustainable Committee is comprised of individuals from the following: Primary Stakeholders (internal, direct engagement): Superintendent, Board of Education member, administrators, elementary and middle school teachers, facilities manager, lunch service provider and guidance counselor Secondary Stakeholders (external; are affected by or can affect its actions): PTO, S.E.E.D, general public, communities, NJSSP, NJSBA and the media (Hunterdon County Democrat)
HTS Successes HTS Successes Making the connections come alive! Waste reduction in cafeteria through school s Elementary Enrichment program-Sorting waste activities and real-world experiences: 2014-2015 Grade 1, 2,3, 4, and 5 students; Math lessons-recording and analyzing data collection : 2014-2015 Grade 5 and Grade 4 students Eco-School USA Bronze Award; communication with global sister Hu-shang Elementary School , Tainan City, Taiwan 3rdgrade student Trash We Pass ambassadors-earned elementary school finalist recognition for the 2014 Siemen s We Can Change the World Challenge
And More Successful Sustainable Education! Promoted by our 2013-2014 Elementary Gardeners Half-day sustainable lunches: weighing waste, composting in our garden composters and school wide classroom recycling supported by Special Education life-skills classes Increased water conservation in our school garden by 50%, with ongoing school community awareness for water conservation with rain barrels http://flipagram.com/f/DU7y2lyJUB http://www.nj.com/hunterdon-county- democrat/index.ssf/2014/06/holland_township_school_celebr.h tml
Worthy Failures & Lessons Learned Worthy Failures & Lessons Learned Determining what to focus on How to make it easy in achieving results in our setting Getting more teachers involved Making data input efficient and student-centered Engaging school community and effectively communicating all of our schools eco-actions
Current HTS Obstacles & Challenges Current HTS Obstacles & Challenges Time for planning: adjusting small-group student schedules and creating delivery time for whole-class instruction to all the grade levels Schedule of elementary lunch periods being shortened due to cleaning and turnover time for custodian staff, preparing space for gym classes
