Week 3

            This week, My group has been working on getting our project finalized and in order. We have added a couple new and great ideas. These updates include doing a local paper drive at our school, Vanguard Charter Academy. This community project will take place on Saturday, May 5. We are also doing a project with the three third grade classes. This project will take place in art class where they will learn the importance of recycling while making environmentally friendly creations. The projects will be done individually and built out of materials brought in by the students. The whole school will still be participating in bringing in items to recycle. 


           My teams goal is to encourage the next generation to recycle and learn the benefits. Some ways we are doing this is by teaching students at our school how fun recycling can be. We will also have a short lesson prepared to explain the impact of recycling and why it is important. We are not just stopping at the school. We are also allowing people in our community to recycle. The paper from the paper drive will go to another group at school that is using the paper to make compost for plants. Recycling does not just effect one person, it effects many people. To encourage participation in the recyclable materials drive, we will weigh the materials by class. The class that brings in the most materials will get to plant a tree on the school grounds.   


            We are including the whole school in some way into our project. Our goal is to encourage others to recycle later, not just now. The whole school will be able to participate and learn the benefits and uses of recycling. Recycling does not just save materials, but also valuable energy. When you recycle, you only use a fraction of the energy that would be used to reproduce the product. Recycling has become a large part of our modern society. Even large businesses have started recycling and reusing. Some in very creative and innovative ways. My groups goal is to encourage others to recycle in the future. 

 

This is a picture of one of cool environmentally friendly projects.

Weeks 1 and 2

            My group has been working on how to involve more people in recycling. Our idea was to find a way to involve our school in the recycling movement. Our school and students will be able to participate in recycling and learn the benefits. We will send out an email to the whole school to inform them of what our plans are. To make things easier for the students to bring in recyclable items, there will be bins at the end of each hallway. Every two weeks for six weeks, we will be collecting a different item. We will take turns dropping off the items at a drop off location in the area. This way, recycling items will be an easy thing to become involved in for our school.
           
            Since the funds for our project are limited we will supply most of the supplies ourselves. We do not need very much supplies. All we need is four garbage bins for students to deposit the recyclable items into. The money spent on gas to transport the supplies will also be provided by us. This project is not for us. It is for the benefit of the school, and its students. Our hope for this project is that people will understand how easy recycling is, and that it holds great benefits. By the time this project ends, I hope more people will be recycling.

            The over all goal of this project is to encourage recycling. Recycling may seem like it doesn't make a big difference, but the impact we leave is bigger than we know. My hope is that more people will become educated on the importance of reducing, reusing, and recycling. The little things we do today will effect our planet tomorrow. It is not just the health of the planet to be concerned about. We must also preserve our natural resources. Recycling is an easy and efficient way to do this. This project will help others understand why recycling is important.