Alain L. Locke Elementary School - P.S. 208 » environment http://alainllocke.org Alain L. Locke Elementary School-PS. 208, Harlem New York Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:57:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Butterfly Launch http://alainllocke.org/2010/06/butterfly-launch/ http://alainllocke.org/2010/06/butterfly-launch/#comments Fri, 04 Jun 2010 11:50:01 +0000 Ms. Burns http://alainllocke.org/?p=989 BF

From fourth grade reporter LaAsha:

On the day we released the butterflies I was ecstatic.  They were beautiful.  When they came out it was like they were so happy that they were out of the pavilion.  When some of them wouldn’t come out Ms.Munchez picked them out of the pavilion and put them on the flower.  We even named them, we named them Dawn, Raymond, Rainbow, Ricky and Lucky.  When Lucky came out of his cocoon he was feeling bad but when we let him out into the wild he started flying high but after that he fell.  I hope by now no one stepped on him. I miss our butterflies so much. I miss Dawn, Raymond, Rainbow, Ricky,and most of all Lucky but they have to be in the wild.

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As part of their observance of the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, students at Alain L. Locke Elementary participated in a community clean-up.  During their recess students at PS 208 made sure that their playground and schoolyard was free of litter.  A little bit of teamwork goes a long way!

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Alain L. Locke Elementary hosted a school-wide celebration of Earth Day this past April.  Students shared their feelings about Mother Earth and watched portions of a documentary all about dirt.   DIRT! The Movie, tells the amazing and little known story of the relationship between humans and living dirt.

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]]> http://alainllocke.org/2010/03/central-park-conservancy/feed/ 0 Harlem’s Alain L. Locke Elementary School –PS 208 Celebrates Earth Week with Regional Birds of Prey, a New Logo, and Interactive On-Line Presence http://alainllocke.org/2009/04/harlem%e2%80%99s-alain-l-locke-elementary-school-%e2%80%93ps-208-celebrates-earth-week-with-regional-birds-of-prey-a-new-logo-and-interactive-on-line-presence/ http://alainllocke.org/2009/04/harlem%e2%80%99s-alain-l-locke-elementary-school-%e2%80%93ps-208-celebrates-earth-week-with-regional-birds-of-prey-a-new-logo-and-interactive-on-line-presence/#comments Sat, 25 Apr 2009 00:00:41 +0000 Kara http://alainllocke.org/blog/?p=181 Alain L. Locke Elementary School – PS 208, hosted a press conference announcing the school’s Environmental Club’s activities during Earth Week and its newly branded, interactive online platform.

On Thursday, April 23rd, we celebrated Earth Week 2009  with an on-site visit from the Harlem River Ecology Center, , hosted by the center’s founder, Luger Balan.  Our students experienced two of the center’s exciting environmental education programs. In the auditorium, “Urban Wings Over Water”, where students and teachers will be introduced to various birds of our urban wetlands and watershed, including birds of prey.

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In the gymnasium, “ Living Dinosaurs of the Urban Estuary”.  Both programs offer a colorful presentation, with audience participation with fun and hands-on environmental investigation and discovery activities. In the morning at its press conference, the school will also unveil a new logo and social marketing platform to help establish  a unique identity for Alain L. Locke P.S 208.

Teacher, Ms. Adebyi, the Environmental Club's advisor reviews the day's events while Nehal Beltangady of Leibowitz look on.

Teacher, Ms. Adebyi, the Environmental Club's advisor, reviews the day's events, while Nehal Beltangady of Leibowitz looks on.

The creation of the school’s environmental club, as well as its new branding and social marketing platform, is a result of the school’s PENCIL Partnership with Kara Smith of Karasma Media PR .  Leibowitz Communications,  donated their company’s expertise to design the school’s logo and this website.   Leibowitz’ Maxine Gurevich and designer Nehal Beltangady explained their creative process to students.

Kara Smith of Karasma media, Maxine Gurevich of Leibowitz Communications and Principle Green introduce the students to their new logo.

Kara Smith of Karasma media, Maxine Gurevich of Leibowitz Communications and Principle Green introduce the students to their new logo.

PENCIL is a nonprofit organization that builds and supports customized relationships between business leaders and principals to inspire innovative solutions to the challenges facing New York City public schools.

Sara Clough, the Director of External Relations at PENCIL, explains how principal Green's partnership with Karasma Media works.

Sara Clough, the Director of External Relations at PENCIL, explains how principal Green's partnership with Karasma Media works.

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Our goal:  To help raise awareness and support for children worldwide who suffer from a lack of readily available clean water.

We walked one mile to symbolize the distance many people, particularly children have to walk just to get water that may not be drinkable, but is used for bathing and cleaning items. They held water jugs weighing 2lbs to symbolize what it feels like to carry water for long periods of time.

We learned that 4200 children died daily in parts of African and Asia from water related preventable diseases.

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]]> http://alainllocke.org/2009/04/hello-world/feed/ 0 Alain L. Locke – P.S. 208 Initiates Harlem’s First Environmental Club in an Elementary School http://alainllocke.org/2008/12/harlem%e2%80%99s-first-environmental-club-in-an-elementary-school/ http://alainllocke.org/2008/12/harlem%e2%80%99s-first-environmental-club-in-an-elementary-school/#comments Fri, 05 Dec 2008 12:28:04 +0000 Kara http://alainllocke.org/blog/?p=9 On December 3, 2008 the students at Alain L. Locke – P.S. 208 launched Harlem’s first elementary school environmental club.

With the help of an exceptional young “green-preneur” who traveled all the way from Little Rock, Arkansas with a passionate “go green” message .  The message was all the more inspiring because the young lady delivering it was not much older than our students.

Twelve-year old Riley Hoffer is the Founder of CG Kidz, a program devoted to fostering green living practices among kids. The program was created as part of the community outreach of eco-friendly bottle maker CynerGreen.com.

Our own Ms. Christina Adebiyi was presented with Environmental Club in a Box, consisting of mentoring and curriculum materials, by Riley's mom, Danelle Hoffer.

Riley shared her eco-friendly principle of the 3 Rs with us: "Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle." Riley also demonstrated that going green can be fun as she taught our students how to craft their own Christmas ornaments and decorations using recycled materials.

By the end of the day, we were not only able to share environmentally-friendly tips with our families at home, with tips like taking briefer showers and avoiding keeping the refrigerator door open for too long. We were were also able to see firsthand the impact that children can have in helping to save the planet.

Aside from our 6th-grade guest of honor and keynote speaker, on hand to mark the event was Evette Zayas, Chief of Staff to New York State Assemblyman Adam Clayton Powell, IV.

Left to right: Evette Zayas, Chief of Staff, State Assembly ,Adam Clayton Powell IV; Riley Hoffer, founder CGKidz.com; Ms C. Adebiyi, Alain L. Locke Environmental Club Teacher; Kara Smith, PENCIL Partner; Tim Decker, Teacher, Gibson Island Country School ; Principal Susan M. Green; Danelle Hoffer, VP Brands, Cynergreen.com; Vicki Dabrowka, Teacher, Gibson Island Country School

Left to right: Evette Zayas, Chief of Staff, State Assembly ,Adam Clayton Powell IV; Riley Hoffer, founder CGKidz.com; Ms C. Adebiyi, Alain L. Locke Environmental Club Teacher; Kara Smith, PENCIL Partner; Tim Decker, Teacher, Gibson Island Country School ; Principal Susan M. Green; Danelle Hoffer, VP Brands, Cynergreen.com; Vicki Dabrowka, Teacher, Gibson Island Country School

A partnership with Maryland’s first certified eco-friendly elementary school, Gibson Island Country School in Pasadena, Maryland, was also established  for mentoring and curriculum materials.

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Our own Ms. Christina Adebiyi was presented with Environmental Club in a Box, consisting of mentoring and curriculum materials, by Riley's mom, Danelle Hoffer.

This is the curriculum that set the pace for the events our club participated in during the 2008 — 2009 school year. In addition to taking away the literal earth-changing message of environmental responsibility, each student left Wednesday’s presentation with a “green gift” of a BPA-free stainless steel CG Kidz reusable water bottle.

See video coverage of Riley’s visit on CBS.com

CBS 2's Cindy Shu corver Riley Hoffer of CG Kidz Environmental Visit with Alain L. Locke - P.S. 208

CBS 2's Cindy Shu corver Riley Hoffer of CG Kidz Environmental Visit with Alain L. Locke - P.S. 208

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