Arts-In-Education Exploratory Enrichment

BOCES ARTS-IN-EDUCATION / EXPLORATORY ENRICHMENT
PROGRAM DETAILS



Program Title
Sustainability is Elementary (Assembly)
 
Provider Name
Long Island Explorium
 
Maria Obiols

Port Jefferson , NY 11777
Phone:
631-331-3277
Email:
mobiols@longislandexplorium.org
Website:
www.longislandexplorium.org
Program Description
What can sustainability look like in schools? A typical “green” school saves $100,000 annually on operating costs through conservation efforts such as water efficient fixtures, energy-efficient and motion sensor lighting, and designs that maximize daylight. With these savings, a school could hire at least one new teacher, buy 200 computers, or purchase 5,000 textbooks. What’s more, teaching sustainability could facilitate better learning outcomes for students. Studies show that hands-on civic engagement projects can boost student achievement in reading and science. Another important outcome of teaching sustainability is increased career awareness among students. This assembly program will follow a thematic roll-out of the “R” concepts -Recycle, Reduce, Reuse, Recharge, Reclaim, Repair, Refill, Refuse, Rethink. These concepts will be introduced to each grade at varying levels of sophistication based on age-appropriate learning best practices.
 
Categories
Science, Social Studies ,
 


Additional Resources 
There are no evaluations available for this program.

Program Recommendations
Grades
PreK,K,1,2,3,4,5,6



See Video  
Arts Standards
1,2,3,4


Other Standards 
MST



Curriculum Connections 
Environmental Studies , Interdisciplinary , ,



Culturally Responsive 
1,3



Cost 
Cost Single: $800
Cost Multiple: $750


Duration
60 minutes