Archive for the ‘Our Carbon Footprint’ Category

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
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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
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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

Trash Mountain!

Read  the story of trash mountain, a poem that teaches kids to think about over-consumption and recycling. http://www.storyjumper.com/book/index/2174/Trash-Mountain

May 7, 2010 ·  · No Comments
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“The Story of Bottled Water”

Like The Story of Stuff , this new film uses simple words and images to explain a complex problem, in this case manufactured demand : how you get people to think they need to spend money on something they don’t actually need or already have. http://storyofstuff.org/bottledwater/ About the Project  The Story of Stuff Project’s mission [...]

March 26, 2010 ·  · 2 Comments
Posted in: Connections to curriculum, Our Carbon Footprint, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Water Bottles

Organic Cotton

Follow these links to learn more about ORGANIC COTTON Organic Cotton Facts ©Organic Trade Association, Updated February 2009 Of all organic fibers, organic cotton is one of the most popular. Here are some facts about the growing organic cotton industry. Organic Cotton: For Clothing, Baby, Bedding and More by Collin Dunn, Corvallis, OR, USA This [...]

November 6, 2009 ·  · 2 Comments
Posted in: Connections to curriculum, Events, Our Carbon Footprint

Eco Awareness Comics

Comics Art Show about the effects humans have in the environment, our 7th grade students had the opportunity to visit it while it was on display in the main plaza of Barranco. Muestra de Humor Gráfico que estuvo en exposición en diversas áreas publicas de Lima.  Nuestros alumnos de séptimo la fueron a ver en [...]

October 24, 2009 ·  · No Comments
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Be WISE – Activities for grades 5 to 12

WISE:  Web-based Inquiry Science Environment from Berkeley for grades 5-12, with one-week units on real-world evidence and current science controversies, including global climate change, hybrid cars, genetics, and recycling: http://www.wise.berkeley.edu. Sent by John Kurtenbach

September 15, 2009 ·  · 2 Comments
Posted in: Connections to curriculum, Our Carbon Footprint, Websites