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Pamela TurnerEPICS High School Program CoordinatorPurdue University

In school day (core curriculum)

Pacific Ridge School Campus Stewardship Project Recycling auditing/setup/maintenance Worm bin setup/maintenance (food composting) Designed and constructed athletic equipment storage box, garden

equipment storage shed, and field-side benches Designed and planted PRS garden (using worm compost)

Elementary School Outreach Project Formed partnership with local elementary school Performed recycling/trash audit Educating students on basics of recycling Implementing school-wide recycling plan

Project Green Partner with regional restaurant chain for the purpose of helping them ‘go

green’ Analyzing customer survey data

Project Example: Pacific Ridge School Carlsbad, California

Pacific Ridge School Service Learning Teams:campus stewardship

Elective class in school day

Playground Design for Elementary School Students visited the site and met with the school Principal and

District Facilities Directors to determine needs and restrictions Students studied safety requirements Students researched playgrounds, equipment, and materials Students worked in teams to design playground layouts A design review was held and corporate mentors and other experts

engaged helped to determine the best design moving forward School is now working to raise the funds to purchase the equipment and complete the installment of the playground

Project Example: Arsenal Career & Tech Center Indianapolis, IN.

In school day (core curriculum)

Greenhouse Project Design and built greenhouse Designed and implemented irrigation system

for and heated floor system for greenhouse Use greenhouse for elementary/middle

school tours Vegetables grown are transplanted to local

community garden other plants sold Earth Day activities highlight schools projects and alternative energies

Project Example: Laker High School Michigan

Elective within the school and after school

Projects Underway in 3 Areas:Bioengineering:

Aquaponics Tank in Harlem Senior Center

Environmental Engineering:

Design water quality sampling station for the East River

Robotics:

High school students are using their robotics program to work with middle and elementary age students in a mentoring program

In Addition: Developing a system for students to partner with elementary school teachers and create projects to help them teach science

The Frederick Douglass Academy

Project Example: Fredrick Douglass Academy Harlem, New York

In school day (core curriculum)

Project: Wastewater diversion “green” field maintenance project

Project Overview Use, up to now, discarded Department of Public Works water treatment plant, filter rinse water to:

Irrigate community & school ball fields Establish school based experimental garden Establish school based experimental aquaculture

program to raise and release indigenous fish species in 2 local waterways

collect, refine and correlate learning objectives for subprojects listed above

Project Example: Caseville Schools Huron County Intermediate Schools in Michigan

Seniors participate in semester long program (Core Curriculum)

Projects: Recyclable materials storage unit Portable raptor cage Custom stage stairs for animals Light writer pendulum Ball return system for a gravity well Mobil art cart Adaptive eating tray Bobcat climbing structure Custom sports equipment rack Climbing tree structure

25 projects delivered to date with over 5000 people estimated to be positively effected

Project Example: High Tech High San Diego, California

Raptor Cage

Motorized Copy Holder

Currently a 2 week summer program

STARS Leadership Summer Summit: Students apply to take part in free program Combines students from all over the city Environmental project focus Mentoring by university students Begin by learning fundamentals of

engineering (EPICS High Curriculum!)

Project Example: Columbia Secondary School New York City

Elective within the school and after school

Project: Portable exhibit for local science museum

Focused on building green exhibits

Project: Green Technologies Using thermal imaging to conduct

energy audits of low income houses Constructing insulation out of recycled

materials Incorporating green technologies for

the middle school

Project Example: Leicester High School, Massachusetts

Elective class offered in Engineering Academy

Project: Recycling Project Started as school-wide initiative Used as educational tool – students presented

on recycling to middle and elementary schools School corporation now adopting the recycling

program

Project: Electric Car Lots of community and business collaborations

sponsoring and providing materials Using old car that as been sitting in school’s

shop area Students working to convert from gas to

electric

Project Example: Lafayette Jefferson HS, Indiana

In school day (core curriculum)

Project: Community Holiday Lights Display Students Designed and built large outdoor drive-thru

community light display Computerized music to lights People tune into light display music on radio station

Project: Local Non-Profit Office Design Local non-profit was given office space by city and

students are designing the office layout – other projects are expected to follow with this agency

Project Example: Columbus Area Career Connection Indiana

Elective within the school and after school

Project: Mobile Alternative Energies Classroom

Travels to public events as well as to elementary and middle schools to teach people about alternative energies.

Project Example: North Huron Schools, Michigan

Elective within the school day

Project: Green Roof Project Portable green roof cart to use for

presentations to high school, elementary and middle school students

Students can take green roof elective course where students learn the importance of green roofs

Large green roof project on Tufts campus building nearby

Students also can take part through Student Life Cub during school hours

Project: Recycling Project Recycling project to be used on school

campus Recycling bin prototype has been

developed and is currently being tested at school

Project Example: Prospect Hill Academy Cambridge , Massachusetts

Elective within the school day

Project: JW House Play Structure Students visit with client and

research needs, safety requirements, and designs

Students create model designs and present

Final design determined Students build structure

Project: Solar Lighting Project School campus project to utilize solar

lighting for sports fields In research phase – also working with

local experts

Project Example: Yerba BuenaSan Jose, California

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