Archive for the ‘Connections to our Facilities’ Category

THINK TANK Experience

During the Earth Day Activities a few weeks ago, I got the chance to sit in a room with students who aspired to create change in the FDR community. But not just any change. Environmentally sustainable changes. As I sat in at the table surrounded by students from all grade levels, I got to ear [...]

May 6, 2013 · 16gbarre · No Comments
Posted in: Connections to curriculum, Connections to our Facilities, Earth Day Workshop Products

Cellphone Challenge

The Cellphone challenge at school was an overall success! Here are the results for each grade level’s participation: Gr. 6 = 85.29% Gr. 7 = 82.00% Gr. 8 = 75.24% Gr. 9 = 46.90% Gr. 10 = 56.32% Gr. 11 = 36.59% Gr. 12 = 28.57% (Voluntary participation without possibility of additional reward) Overall 394 [...]

March 25, 2013 · 16gbarre · No Comments
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Turning trash to Treasure – FDR expands it’s succesful composting program in 2011

“An organic food waste composting program was started in conjunction with Happy Lunches (a meal provider on FDR campus) last year. Due to the success of this program, where all organic food scraps are composted, we have added an additional 4 Eco-silos to the FDR campus. Thse Eco-Silos are concrete structures that have the shape [...]

September 13, 2011 · 16gbarre · No Comments
Posted in: Connections to our Facilities, Gardening/Composting, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Worm Composting Containers for Sale

During the first semester, students in the 7th grade MYP technology class created Worm Composting Containers. These containers are now on sale, watch our video! Stop thinking about helping the environment and DO SOMETHING to help the environment, for only S/. 20, buy your composting system today, perfect for apartments! Ms. Angie Urbina (aurbina@amersol.edu.pe) Ms. [...]

April 7, 2011 ·  · One Comment
Posted in: Connections to curriculum, Connections to our Facilities, Gardening/Composting, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Green Team Superforum report

Dear All, Here is a copy of the prezi Green Team presentation delivered on Sept 8 at the Superforum. http://prezi.com/vvuz3o96nfrg/fdr-keeping-it-green/ Please send any initiative ideas for FDR to reduce it’s carbon footprint to either Jana (jreed@amersol.edu.pe) or Allana (arumble@amersol.edu.pe) by September 15th. Please also consider stopping in for a Green Team/GIN meeting any Thursday am [...]

September 15, 2010 ·  · No Comments
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Say goodbye to your old electronics!

Despidete de tus viejos equipos! FDR keeps thinking green and acting green.  The technology team and the operations department at FDR have recently collected all the school’s electric and electronic waste and delivered it at “Parque de la amistad” (see photos).  Participating in the first “Collection of e-waste campaign” is another step in the right direction, [...]

June 24, 2010 ·  · No Comments
Posted in: Connections to our Facilities, Events, Our Carbon Footprint, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Websites

PROGRESS REPORT FOR THEMATIC YEAR 2009-10

  THINK GREEN ACT GREEN June 11, 2010 HISTORY: Toward the end of the 2008-09 school year, students chose “Think Green – Act Green” as the theme for 2009-10.  Students, teachers, and administrators who are passionate about environmental issues formed the Green Team in May of 2009.  In preparation for the 2009-10 school year, the [...]

June 14, 2010 ·  · One Comment
Posted in: Connections to curriculum, Connections to our Facilities

Video Productions – Eco Creations

May 12, 2010 ·  · No Comments
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GREEN DAY: Our New Eco Stations!

Finally, our new eco stations arrived! It is time to WAKE UP!! Watch our video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIh-4ie80uM

March 12, 2010 ·  · One Comment
Posted in: Connections to our Facilities, Events, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Printing @ FDR

Did you know that since we came back to school on July 30, FDR has printed over 60,000 pages?  If we organize the data by students it would be: HS students printed 4,177 pages , MS students printed 1,114 pages, Elementary students printed 291 pages.  Adults at school printed 55,920 pages. Data provided by the [...]

August 26, 2009 ·  · No Comments
Posted in: Connections to our Facilities, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle