Archive for December, 2010

Plastic is not Fantastic / El Plástico no es Fantástico

Dear FDR Community, A group of concerned High School students, working closely with the Green Team, has led the effort in banning the sale of bottled water on our campus.  As this group of students educated their fellow students and teachers, we all reached the conclusion that we needed to take action and stop selling [...]

December 16, 2010 ·  · No Comments
Posted in: Connections to curriculum, Our Carbon Footprint, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Water Bottles

Second grade takes action

Students in the second grade created podcasts to teach members of the community about how we can take responsibility for our planet. Mr. Wilson http://www.amersol.edu.pe/es/grade2/teacher5/ClassInfo/wpodcast/rwilson/Podcast/Podcast.html Ms. Hess http://www.amersol.edu.pe/es/grade2/teacher4/ClassInfo/hpodcast/khess/Podcast/Podcast.html Ms. Brea http://www.amersol.edu.pe/es/grade2/teacher2/ClassInfo/bpodcast/mbrea/Podcast/Podcast.html Ms. Montoya http://www.amersol.edu.pe/es/grade2/teacher1/ClassInfo/newsletter/mpodcast/mmontoya/Podcast/Podcast.html

December 16, 2010 ·  · One Comment
Posted in: Connections to curriculum, Our Carbon Footprint, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Man Invents Machine To Convert Plastic Into Oil

In an efficient and safe effort to save us from the ill-effects of plastic waste, Akinori Ito has developed a machine which converts plastic back into oil. The machine produced in various sizes, for both industrial and home uses, can easily transform a kilogram of plastic waste into a liter of oil, using about 1 [...]

December 3, 2010 ·  · No Comments
Posted in: Connections to curriculum, Our Carbon Footprint, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Websites

Video shared with the Green team

PLASTIC STATE OF MIND – Empire State of Mind Parody Watch this video and think carefully, what can YOU do!

December 2, 2010 ·  · No Comments
Posted in: Connections to curriculum, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Styrofoam free campus