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Environmental Ambassador Pilot
Program
Environmental Ambassador Pilot
Program
EAPP Participants
Burbank Unified School DistrictDesert Sands Unified School DistrictFresno Unified School DistrictHumboldt County Office of EducationOak Grove Union School DistrictSan Juan Unified School DistrictWarner Union School District
Demographic CharacteristicsDistrict
(County)#
Schools Enroll.
F & R
Meals Hispanic WhiteAfr. Amer. Asian Filipino
Pacific Island
Amer. Indian Other
Burbank (LA) 20 16,170 40% 36% 52% 2% 6% 3% >1% >1% 1%Desert Sands
(Riverside) 25 23,500 50% 63% 32% 2% 1% >1% >1% >1% >1%Fresno
(Fresno) 98 79,007 73% 49% 20% 12% 18% >1% >1% 1% >1%Humboldt County 84 21,195 26% 8% 80% 2% 3% >1% 1% 5% >1%
Oak Grove (Sonoma) 2 613 29% 18% 79% 1% 1% >1% >1% >1% >1%San Juan
(Sacramento) 86 50,266 29% 10% 75% 6% 4% 1% 1% 2% >1%Warner (San Diego) 3 318 56% 14% 61% 1% 1% >1% >1% 23% 1%
State Averages 48% 43% 36% 8% 8% 2% 1% 1% 1%EAPP Averages 53% 41% 56% 5% 6% 1% >1% 4% >1%
Geographical Distribution
Burbank USD
Vision Statement Our team at JBHS, through the Environmental
Ambassador Pilot Program (EAPP) & the Environment as an Integrating Context (EIC) model, will educate students & staff through contextual, community, & standards based learning.
Students, cooperatively & independently, with an understanding of natural & social systems, will use higher-level thinking skills to develop a waste reduction, recycling, & conscientious consumption model through a community-based student developed service-learning constructivist approach.
John Burroughs Campus Beautification & Preservation
Enhance Campus & School Pride Re-direct & Reduce Waste Generated Reduce cost of waste removal Integrate Standards-Based Lessons with
Real World Applications on Campus Collaborative & Inter-Disciplinary Lessons
to achieve higher academic success
Key PartnersBurbank Recycle CenterTree PeopleGeneration EarthCalifornia Regional Environmental Education Community
Burbank USD
Desert Sands USDDesert Sands USD
Desert Sands USDDesert Sands USD
Opportunities80+ Institute participants$9.5 M Federal Voluntary School Choice ProgramSix environmental science magnet schools
Desert Sands USDDesert Sands USD
Key PartnersDesert Resources Council (25 local conservation organizations)California Regional Environmental Education Community (CREEC)
Fresno USDFresno USD
Vision StatementVision Statement
To create an awareness of the negative To create an awareness of the negative
and positive impact of a growing and positive impact of a growing
population on the environment and the population on the environment and the
interaction between natural and social interaction between natural and social
systems.systems.
Students will discover the effects that contaminants from yards and driveways have on water quality in the underground aquifer.
Focus of Investigation: There are too many contaminants finding their way into the storm drain system and contaminating the underground aquifer.
Organizing Question: How does human behavior affect the water quality in the underground aquifer?
Description of Community-Description of Community-based Investigationbased Investigation
Key PartnersKey PartnersCity of Fresno Water ConservationCity of Fresno Water ConservationCity of Fresno Waste Water ManagementCity of Fresno Waste Water ManagementFresno Metropolitan Flood DistrictFresno Metropolitan Flood DistrictCalifornia Dept of Forestry & Fire California Dept of Forestry & Fire ProtectionProtectionSan Joaquin River and Conservation TrustSan Joaquin River and Conservation TrustCentral Valley Air Resources BoardCentral Valley Air Resources Board21st Century Community Learning Centers21st Century Community Learning CentersCentral Valley Science ProjectCentral Valley Science ProjectCalifornia State University FresnoCalifornia State University FresnoRegion 7 CREECRegion 7 CREEC
Fresno USDFresno USD
Humboldt COEHumboldt COE
Community Based InvestigationCommunity Based Investigation
Organizing Question
• What are the effects of resource use on the health of the Humboldt Bay watershed ecosystem and how does the health of Humboldt Bay affect the community?
Supporting Questions – Resource Use1. What resources does the school use?
2. How does the school manage energy and materials?
3. In what ways does the school reduce, reuse, and recycle materials and energy?
4. What are the impacts of resource use in our schools?
5. What are the costs related to our waste management system?
6. How can the pattern of resource consumption be changed?
7. How can the pattern of waste disposal be changed?
8. What are the future impacts of our current patterns of use of our watershed?
Community Based InvestigationCommunity Based Investigation
Key Partners• Humboldt State University• Cities of Arcata and Eureka• County of Humboldt• Waste Management Joint Powers
Authority• Arcata Community Recycling Center• Arcata Garbage Company• City Garbage of Eureka• Humboldt Sanitation and Recycling
Humboldt COEHumboldt COE
Oak Grove USDOak Grove USD
Oak Grove Union School District will support its Oak Grove Union School District will support its
students and community in becoming Stewards of students and community in becoming Stewards of
the Environment and maintaining habits of the Environment and maintaining habits of
sustainability.sustainability.
Vision StatementVision Statement
Summary Description of One K-2 Unit:Summary Description of One K-2 Unit:
Community Based Investigation: “What is recycling, and why do I want to do it?” Community Based Investigation: “What is recycling, and why do I want to do it?” Lesson 1: What is Litter? Why is it a problem?Lesson 1: What is Litter? Why is it a problem?Lesson 2: Where is it, and what can we do about it? Lesson 2: Where is it, and what can we do about it? Lesson 3: Children sort and classify collected litterLesson 3: Children sort and classify collected litterLesson 4: Tally Recycled materials around the classroom. Chart and graphLesson 4: Tally Recycled materials around the classroom. Chart and graph results. Share data with other classrooms. results. Share data with other classrooms. Lesson 5: (Service Learning based) Generate ideas about how toLesson 5: (Service Learning based) Generate ideas about how to reduce/reuse/recycle in the classroom and at home.reduce/reuse/recycle in the classroom and at home.Other: Guest speakers, such as waste haulers, waste management, school Other: Guest speakers, such as waste haulers, waste management, school custodian, grandparents.custodian, grandparents.
Responsible Individuals:Responsible Individuals:Students, Teachers, Parents, Custodians, Aides and other staff, Administration,Students, Teachers, Parents, Custodians, Aides and other staff, Administration,Community MembersCommunity Members
Timeline:Timeline: 22ndnd and 3 and 3rdrd weeks of September weeks of September
Key PartnersKey PartnersSonoma County Water AgencySonoma County Water AgencyWaste HaulersWaste HaulersOccidental Art and Ecology CenterOccidental Art and Ecology CenterSonoma County Master GardenersSonoma County Master GardenersSonoma State University EE internsSonoma State University EE internsUC ExtensionUC ExtensionFriends of the RiverFriends of the RiverAtascadero/G. V. Watershed CouncilAtascadero/G. V. Watershed CouncilSpring Lake Park Discovery CenterSpring Lake Park Discovery Center
Oak Grove USDOak Grove USD
San Juan USDSan Juan USD
To create a sustainable and healthy To create a sustainable and healthy planet dealing with the flow of waste planet dealing with the flow of waste and how it effects our campus and and how it effects our campus and community systems. This will be community systems. This will be accomplished by establishing and accomplished by establishing and maintaining a recycling program at maintaining a recycling program at each campus and by integrating each campus and by integrating environmental education in all grade environmental education in all grade levels and all disciplines.levels and all disciplines.
Environmental Ambassador Environmental Ambassador Program VisionProgram Vision
Community-based InvestigationCommunity-based Investigation
Organizing QuestionOrganizing Question
– How does the flow of waste impact and How does the flow of waste impact and influence ecosystem health and influence ecosystem health and specifically effect our campus and specifically effect our campus and community system?community system?
Key Partners• Sacramento Municipal Utility District• Alliance to Save Energy• State and Consumer Services Agency• California Energy Commission• Resource Conservation Manager
Program• CIWMB
San Juan USDSan Juan USD
Warner USD
Environmental Ambassador Program Vision
To Promote life long knowledge of conservation, we will implement the Environmental Ambassador Program through partnerships with community, industry, universities, and collaboration efforts between students and staff school wide. By developing an environmental service learning program which incorporates standards based curriculum and authentic assessment, our program will improve student achievement, increase waste diversion, and promote school spirit.
Standards-Based and Context Based Learning Objectives
Standards Based: Demonstrate the use of sophisticated learning tools Students use property of numbers to demonstrate if Organisms in ecosystem exchange energy and nutrients Students understand being good citizen and behaving in a certain
way
Context Based: Students will be able to calculate savings generated by composting Students will understand how lunch time waste impacts community Students will interact with at least one outside agency to complete
community service
Key Partners• Colorado Desert District State Parks• San Diego State University• San Diego Zoological Association• Santa Ysabel Indian Reservation• Los Coyotes Indian Reservation• Vista Irrigation District• California’s Own Native Landscape• San Diego Gas and Electric
Warner USD
EAPPImplementation
Institutes
EAPPImplementation
Institutes
Principal Objectives
Curriculum Alignment:–Grade-level specific content standards–Standards-based learning objectives to provide the
foundation for the EIC Model™ Unit
EIC Model™ Unit –sequence of instruction;– links to adopted instructional materials; and,–key understandings of site-based waste stream and
resource conservation.
Principal Objectives
Student Assessment Plan:–Standards-based student assessment–Sample student assessment of waste
diversion and other resource conservation activities
Program Implementation and Evaluation Plan–work plan and timetable for
implementation and evaluation
• July 7-11, Los Angeles• Burbank USD• Warner USD
• July 21-25, Sacramento• Fresno USD• Humboldt COE• Oak Grove USD• San Juan USD
• August 11-15, La Quinta• Desert Sands USD
EAPP Implementation Institutes
Attendees included — will include:TeachersDistrict and School AdministratorsFacilities and Operations ManagersCommunity Partners — e.g. waste hauler/ recyclers, non-profits, service organizationsLocal Waste Management Agency Personnel
Course content can be found at:www.seer.org/sb373/EASyllabus.pdf
EAPP Implementation Institutes
Elementary (15)Cameron Ranch (SJ) Carter (DS)Cottage (SJ)Dow’s Prairie (H)Ford (DS)Freshwater (H)Lincoln (DS)Oak Grove (OG)Pacific Union (K-8) (H)Peninsula (H)Ridgewood (H)Turner (Fresno)Warner (Warner)Washington (Burbank)Washington Charter
(DS)
EAPP — Participating Schools
Middle (8)Muir (Burbank)Palm Desert (DS)Scandanavian
(Fresno)Sylvan (SJ)Warner (Warner)Wawona (Fresno)Will Rodgers (SJ)Willowside (OG)
High (12) Arcata (H)Bella Vista (SJ)Burroughs (Burbank)Duncan (Fresno)Fresno (Fresno)Hoover (Fresno)La Quinta (DS)Mesa Verde (SJ)Mira Loma (SJ)Palm Desert (DS)Sunnyside (Fresno)Warner (Warner)
Summary TimetableSummary TimetableSummary TimetableSummary Timetable
Summary Timetable 20032003
Grants to Environmental Ambassadors (EAPPs)
EIC Institute for EAPPs
EAPPs initiate programs
2004
EAPPs continue program implementation
2005
EAPPs gather program evaluation data
EAPPs produce final reports