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THE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY AND - IT IS A SEMINAL. 37% REDUCTIO OF NATURAL GASES . A 30% REDUCTION IN WATER USAGE. WE HOPE TO HAVE MORE FUTURE SUSTAINABILITY CONSTRUCTION SUC AS ENERGY PERFORMANCE WITH GEOTHERMAL HEAT , SOLAR PANEL READY SCHOOLS , AND MEDICATION. A FUN PRACTICE THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, IT ACTUALLY HAS THE HIGHEST CAPACITY OF ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT ACROSS THE STATE POINT AND ONTO THE OTHER NEWS WE WAN TO DISCUSS. THESE ARE SCHOOL LEVEL HIGHLIGHTS POINT WE WANT TO HIGHLIGHT STUDENTS BECAUSE THEY ARE AT THE FOREFRONT OF THIS FIGHT FOR CLIMATE CHANGE AND CLIMATE ACTION. SOME OF THE ONES WE LISTED ARE THE MIDDLE SCHOOL RESTORATION PROJECTS BUT IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY WITH THE THESES. 16 WASHINGTON SCHOOLS WERE RECOGNIZED FOR RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABILITY . IF THERE IS AN ANTI--- AT LAKE WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL. TH PROJECTS ARE MEETING OVER 140 SERVICE HOURS FOR SUSTAINABILIT PROJECTS BUT WANTED TO HIGHLIGH THESE PROJECTS AND WE APPRECIATE ALL THE STUDENTS AND THEIR WORK TO REALLY HELP THE
SUSTAINABILITY GOALS. >> ALL RIGHT. I WILL REFERENCE THIS. WE NEED YOUR HELP WITH TH SCHOOL BOARD NEED THEIR HELP.
THE DISTRICT IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON STIMULATING POLICY AND NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT IN DRAFTING THE POLICY. THEY WANT YOUR PERSPECTIVE TAKEN INTO THE COUNT . WHEN THIS IS HOPEFULLY PAST. SO PLEASE, LET'S HAVE HEALTHY DISCUSSIONS TODAY.
LET'S GET STARTED. >> OKAY. THIS IS THE FIRST QUESTION WE HAVE TO RIGHT ON TH EMAIL I SENT YOU , I KIND OF QUESTIONS YOU COULD HAVE SUPPORTING TOPICS TO TALK ABOUT . ILLUSTRATIVE OF THOSE QUESTIO . THIS IS A DISCUSSION SO IF YO WANT TO SAY ANYTHING, FEEL FREE TO JUMP IN FOR THE QUESTION IS, THE SPECIFIC AREAS IN THE SCHOOLS WHERE YOU CAN BRING SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS THAT HAV THE MOST THEY NEVER GET IMPACTS THESE ARE ANY CONCERNS YOU HAVE WITH SUSTAINABILITY ACROSS THE DISTRICT. FEEL FREE TO UNMUTE AND STATE YOUR PEACE. THANK YOU
OKAY, OKAY. SO MICHAEL? >> SO ONE QUESTION I HAVE IS AND A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T USE THE BUS ROUTE. THERE ARE A LOT
OF CARS USING GAS. -- BUS. >> THANK YOU.
>> LET'S GO WITH -- OKAY. >> HELLO, MY NAME IS -- I THINK HAVING A MORE SUSTAINABLE SCHOOL IS PUTTING MORE BUSINESS ON COMPOSTING AND
>> THANK YOU, TOSHA. OKAY, CA WE DO -- NEXT?
THANK YOU. >> OKAY. LIKE MANY BUSINESSES ARE TAKING OUT THE PLASTIC UTENSILS WE HAVE AT LUNCH GOOD MAYBE PEOPLE COULD BRING THEIR OWN MEDAL UTENSILS.
>> THAT IS A GREAT IDEA. THANK YOU FOR SHARING.
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>> YES. LUCIAN? >> YES. CAN YOU GUYS HEAR ME?
>> OKAY. SO TO ADD ONTO THE BU ROUTE IDEA. AT LEAST AT OUR SCHOOL, ICS, WE KIND OF HAVE PEOPLE THAT COME THROUGH A LOT OF DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOODS. SO FOR CHOICE SCHOOLS, WHICH HAVE PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOODS, MAYBE INTEGRATIN IT INTO THE LOCAL BUS ROUTE. SINCE DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOODS HAVE LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS. IN TH GREATEST OBSTACLES TO THE CHOIC SCHOOLS OR SOMETHING. SAVE BUSE AND , LIKE, SAVE BUSES THAT
ONLY GO TO CHOICE SCHOOLS. >> THANK YOU FOR SHARING. RUBY? OKAY. MICHAEL, DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING ELSE TO SHARE?
>> YEAH. I JUST WANTED TO SAY OUR SCHOOL AT THE MOMENT ONLY HAS A GARBAGE IN COMPOSTING .1 TIME, WE HAD A RECYCLE BIN .
THEY ALSO REMOVED THE COMPOST BIN BUT I THINK WE COULD ADD MORE RECYCLING AT THE END OF LUNCH.
>> MIKE, IF I MAY ASK, WHAT SCHOOL IS THIS THAT?
>> DECOR ELEMENTARY. >> THANK YOU.
>> OKAY, LET'S DO A -- >> SO RELATING TO COME I THINK SOMEBODY SAID ABOUT BUSES EARLIER. I THINK ELECTRIFICATIO OF TRANSPORTATION COULD BE A POTENTIAL WAY TO GO WITH, YOU KNOW, DIESEL BEING A HUGE CARBO OMISSION. ANOTHER THING I THINK COULD BE HELPFUL IS EDUCATION ABOUT MORE EDUCATION ABOUT THE -- I KNOW IN OUR SCHOOL, ONE OF THE MANDATORY CLASSES IS -- OR HAVE A MORE SIMPLE, LIKE A BASIC CLASS OR INTEGRATE INTO MORE SCIENCE CLASSES . THE CURRICULUM OF SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENTALISM.
>> THOSE WERE ALL GREAT POINTS. THANK YOU FOR SHARING.
LAUREN? >> YEAH, ADDING UP TO SOME OF WHAT IS ALREADY BEEN SAID ABOUT COMPOSTING. I ALSO GO TO THAT SAME HIGH SCHOOL POINT WE HAVE COMPOSTING BINS AT OUR SCHOOL, BUT IT IS CHALLENGING TO ACTUALLY GET THOSE TO MAKE AN IMPACT . A LOT OF THE COMPOST I CONTAMINATED OR IT HAS NON-COMPOST MATERIAL THAT PEOPL THROW IN IT. AGAIN, EDUCATING PEOPLE ON PROPER WASTE DISPOSA AT SCHOOL . IT IS A SIMPLE SOLUTION, BUT IT CAN HAVE A REALLY BIG IMPACT.
>> SO ALONG WITH EDUCATING, I AGREE WE SHOULD DO THAT. I FEEL ONE MAJOR ISSUE IS THAT PEOPLE EVEN IF YOU EDUCATE, THEY CAN FORGET WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO WHA YOU AND CARED FOR EXAMPLE, IN THE ISAIAH'S LUNCH ROOM, WE HAV THREE PENS. ONE FOR TRASH, ONE FOR COMPOST, ONE FOR RECYCLING. I FEEL SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL OVERALL WOULD BE PUTTIN SIGNS ALSO. WHAT SHOULD GO INTO WHAT. EVEN AS EDUCATED AS ONE CAN BE, THEY MIGHT FORGET WHAT
SHOULD GO WHERE. >> THANK YOU. LET'S GO TO -- CAN IMPLEMENT THIS NOW. BUT FOR FUTURE SCHOOL PLANS, I THINK WOULD BE BETTER FOR THEM TO BE BUILT INTO THE EXISTING COMMUNITIES. -- MIDDLE SCHOOL POINT THEY ARE NEAR , LIKE, OTHER COMMUNITIES. THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO, LIKE, CARPOOLING TO SCHOOL OR EVEN WALKING TO SCHOOL. KEEPING IT AWAY FROM THE ELEVATOR PIT IS REALLY EASY FOR STUDENTS TO GET EASY TRANSIT HAD A COUPLE FOR PARENTS AS WELL. ALSO, IT IS A GREAT WAY TO CUT CARBON EMISSIONS.
>> YEAH, THANK YOU. TOSHA? >> ONE MORE THING. I WAS ACTUALLY THINKING THAT MORE SCHOOLS SHOULD SERVE -- OR MEALS IN THE LUNCHES. OUR SCHOOL HAS ALREADY MADE THE CHANGE. I'M HOPING SOME OTHER SCHOOLS COULD DO IT ALSO. IT CAN HAVE A REALLY VAGUE IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT.
>> YEAH , THAT IS THE THING ABOUT HAVING MORE VEGETARIAN OPTIONS AND VEGAN OPTIONS IN TH SCHOOLS. LET'S GO TO ALICIA
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NOW. >> ACTUALLY THE COUNTERARGUMENT TO THAT POINT. MOST PEOPLE I KNOW THROW AWAY THE VEGETABLES FOR THE VEGETABL PART OF THEIR MAIL. VEGETABLES ARE ONE OF THE BIGGEST SOURCES OF , LIKE, SCHOOL WASTE. SO PEOPLE ARE NOT GOING TO EAT THE VEGETABLES, THEN I THINK, LIKE, OFFERING MORE, AT LEAST IN THE CURRENT STATE THEY ARE IN, IS
NOT GOING TO HELP, PROBABLY. >> I WAS NOTHING VEGETABLES. I WAS SAYING THAT THERE ARE STILL WAYS TO MAKE PLANT-BASED MEALS
DELICIOUS. >> YEAH, THAT'S TRUE. I AGREE.
>> WE CREATE FLAVORS NORMAL KIDS LIKE, VEGETABLES AND SOY.
POINTS. I HAPPEN TO AGREE WITH THAT. THE WASTE PROBLEM IN THA SCHOOL, SO I THINK THAT IS A GOOD POINT. ASIA?
>> I WAS REALLY INTERESTED IN THE IDEA OF USING THE WATER THAT COMES ONTO CAMPUS , LIKE, IN TOILETS BEING FLUSHED . WE D NOT HAVE TO USE FRESHWATER END UP LAMENTING THAT USING RAIN
BARRELS IN FUTURE PROJECTS. >> THAT IS A GREAT POINT. THANK YOU. BE? I'M NOT SURE IF YOU CA HEAR US, BUT I KNOW YOUR HAND I UP. OKAY. I GUESS AT THIS POINT, DOES ANYONE HAVE ANYTHIN ELSE THEY WOULD LIKE TO SHARE REGARDING CONCERNS ABOUT THE
MEASURES ACROSS THE DISTRICT? >> I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT I MY SCHOOL, THERE IS, LIKE, ALL PLAYING FIELD. THERE IS NOT ANY TREES. THERE IS ONLY ONE TREE INSIDE THE SCHOOL. AND THEN ON THE FIELD, WE COULD PLANT MORE TREES. AND , LIKE, MAKE THE SCHOOL, LIKE, MORE GREEN. AND WE SHOULD NOT LEAVE THE FIELD.
WE HAVE A LOT OF DRY GRASS THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER. WE SHOULD KEEP THE GRASS GREEN. WE SHOULD TRY AND NOT TRY THE
GRASS. >> THAT IS A GREAT POINT POINT AT THE MORE TREES ACROSS SCHOOL THAT IS A GREAT IDEA. HAVE THE SCHOOL ME WERE GREEN. IF NO ON ELSE IS ANYTHING ELSE TO SHARE, WE CAN MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT QUESTION. MY BAD. OKAY.
IS, HOW COULD THE DISTRICT ENCOURAGE AND SUPPORT STUDENT LED ELITE PROJECTS AND INITIATIVES?
>> SO KIND OF AN EATING ON TO THAT QUESTION, IT SHOULD BE ANYTHING FROM -- ANY KIND OF THESE STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS.
TOSHA? >> I THINK I HAVE AN ANSWER FOR THIS QUESTION. SHOULD I GO AHEAD AND SHARE?
>> YES, THANK YOU. >> MAYBE OUR STUDENT ADVOCATES CAN, LIKE, TALK TO THE DISTRIC REPRESENTATIVES. I MEAN, NOT REPRESENTATIVES. THE PEOPLE WH MAKE UP THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
LIKE, THE SCHOOL BOARD. SO THEY CAN ACTUALLY CHANGE THROUGHOUT
THE DISTRICT. >> BY SCHOOL BOARD, GIVE ME
THE BOARD OF -- >> YEAH. BASICALLY , LIKE THE ADULTS. NOT THE KIDS. THE ADULTS WHO SUPPORT GREEN TEAM.
THEY CAN ACTUALLY, THEY SHOULD HAVE MORE DISCUSSIONS. BECAUSE THAT CAN LEAD TO A REALLY BIG CHANGE IN THE AMOUNT OF SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS THAT TH DISTRICT IS TAKING.
>> THAT IS A GREAT POINT . WHAT I'M UNDERSTANDING FROM WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS HAVING MORE DISCUSSIONS AROUND SUSTAINABILITY AND ALSO INVOLVING GREEN TEAMS BY HAVIN THIS DISCUSSION WITH THE BOARD' OF THESE TEAMS ACROSS THE DISTRICT? THANK YOU FOR SHARING
>> YEAH, THAT IS WHAT I AM SAYING.
>> THANK YOU. >> OKAY. LET'S GO TO -- NEXT.
I THINK YOU ARE MUTED. >> I AM EUREKA. THAT IS MY
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MOM'S NAME. >> SORRY, THANK YOU FOR
CLARIFYING. >> SO I THINK THERE SHOULD BE LIKE, WE HAVE POP ON FRIDAY. NO ONE THROWS THEIR TRASH AWAY.
IN HALF THE SCHOOL. IT IS FULL OF POPCORN PACKETS. WE SHOULD LIKE, ADD MORE PEOPLE. WE ONL HAVE TWO JANITORS. ONE MORNIN JANITOR AND AN AFTERNOON JANITOR. WE SHOULD HAVE MORE KIDS VOLUNTEER TO BE JANITORS S THEY CAN HELP THE JANITOR CLEANUP. IF WE ONLY HAVE TWO JANITORS, THAT IS NOT FAIR FOR THE JANITORS TO CLEANUP THEMSELVES.
>> OKAY. THAT IS A VERY STRON POINT ABOUT HAVING MORE STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN CLEANIN UP AFTER LUNCH IN VARIOUS ACTIVITIES. I THINK WE WILL GO TO MICAH NEXT.
>> ALL RIGHT. I WAS JUST THINKING, OUR SCHOOL HAS , THER ARE NO UTENSILS. THE PLASTIC ONES. WE CAN REUSE THEM. I DON'T KNOW IF ALL SCHOOLS HAVE THIS, BUT IF THEY DO NOT, YOU CAN IMPLEMENT ACROSS ALL SCHOOLS. THAT WAY, THERE IS LES
WASTE OF PLASTIC UTENSILS. >> THAT IS A GREAT IDEA. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING POINT LAUREN?
>> I REALLY LIKE THE IDEA OF HAVING MAYBE A DISTRICT SPONSORED, LIKE, KIND OF MEETING ACROSS SCHOOL AS OF MAY BE A GREAT TEAM LEADERS TO MAYB ESTABLISH SOME , LIKE, GOALS.
OR SHARE WHAT WORKS FOR OTHER PEOPLE AT DIFFERENT SCHOOLS. FO EXAMPLE, FUN SCHOOL HAS A STRONG COMPOSTING PROGRAM, THEY CAN APE A SCHOOL THAT IS STARTING A NEW COMPOSTING PROGRAM AND SHOW WHAT WORKS FOR THEM. THEY CAN SHOW WHAT THEY CAN DO ON THEIR OWN GREEN TEAM. I KNOW SOME SCHOOLS HAVE STRONG PROGRAMS ALREADY IN SOME SCHOOL ARE JUST STARTING OUT. HAVING A DISTRICTWIDE MEETING WITH LEADERS FROM TEAMS LIKE THAT
COULD BE PRETTY HOPE WILL. >> GREAT. THANK YOU FOR THOSE POINTS ABOUT HAVING MORE CROSS GREEN TEAM DISCUSSIONS. THE COMPOSTING PLANS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. I WANT TO GO TO
AISHA NEXT. >> HELLO. I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION. MICAH, IS REALLY INTERESTED IN WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT HOW YOUR SCHOOL HAS THE REUSABLE UTENSILS. OUR SCHOOL , REDMOND HIGH DOES NOT YET. I WA WONDERING IF YOU COULD GIVE A QUICK BLURB SO MAYBE WE COULD INCORPORATE THAT TO REDMOND
HIGH. >> I AM NOT SURE. MAYBE YOU CAN SUGGEST THAT YOUR SCHOOL HAS A FUNDRAISER OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT TO AFFORD THE MEDAL UTENSILS. OTHER THAN THAT, I AM NOT SURE I HAVE MANY MORE IDEAS.
>> THANK YOU. >> YEAH, THANK YOU FOR THAT.
GUESS ONE OF THE POINTS I'M HEARING A LOT IS THE REUSABLE UTENSILS SO YOU DO NOT HAVE AS MUCH WASTED. THE OTHER POINT I HEARD VERY FREQUENTLY WAS ABOUT HAVING THE GREEN TEAMS HAVE MORE, I GUESS, THE OUTSIDE SCHOOL CONNECTIONS THEY CONCER BOTH THESE IDEAS OFF OF EACH OTHER BUT I THINK IT IS VERY GOOD TO HAVE LEADERS CONNECTED TO EACH OTHER. DO YOU WANT TO G
NEXT? >> YEAH, THANK YOU. ANOTHER THING I NOTICED IN MY SCHOOL IS OUR GREEN TEAM IS, AT TIMES, I FEELS VERY UNPRODUCTIVE SOMETIMES. I FEEL LIKE IF THE DISTRICT WERE TO OFFER A WAY FO ALL THE GREEN TEAMS ACROSS THE DISTRICT FROM DIFFERENT SCHOOLS TO COMMUNICATE , THAT WOULD BE PRETTY HELPFUL. IF THEY WERE ABLE TO MAKE A GROUP AGENDA, AS A WHOLE AS A GREEN TEAM, WHAT THEY WANT TO DO. THAT WAY , THERE'D BE MORE EFFICIENCY. THE COULD WORK TOWARD A MORE COMMON
GOAL. >> A QUICK QUESTION. CAN YOU MAYBE GIVE AN EXAMPLE OF BEING UNPRODUCTIVE?
>> FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS, W HAVE HAD A GUARDRAIL IN THE BACK OF OUR SCHOOL. FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS, THAT IS NOT BEEN USED. FOR EXAMPLE, AROUND THE SCHOOL I HAVE NOT SEEN A LO OF, GREEN TEAM IS INTO ME LIKE NOT PRESENT AT TIME. TO ME PERSONALLY. AS A CITIZEN OF TH SCHOOL, YOU KNOW? IT HAS SEEMED LIKE NOT PRESENT. I HAVE SEEN OTHER CLUBS BUT I DO NOT KNOW I THAT IS DUE TO LACK OF MEMBERS THAT WANT TO JOIN SOMETIMES. OR IF THAT IS DUE TO GREEN TEAM NO BEING AS PROACTIVE AS MAYBE
THEY COULD BE. >> THANK YOU, ADAM. LET'S GO T
ANNIKA NEXT. >> SO, I GO TO REDMOND
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ELEMENTARY. I SEE THAT SOMEONE , I THINK OUR PRINCIPAL, DID NO STOP STUDENT COUNCIL. SO I FEE LIKE THEY SHOULD BRING, LIKE, MAYBE SOME SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS OR SOME OTHER TEACHERS FROM OUR COUNCIL . BECAUSE STUDENT COUNCIL IS REALLY GREAT . THE KIND OF WORKED WITH THE CHARACTER TRAITS. AND WE , LIKE PICKED UP GARBAGE. AND THEN I DON'T KNOW ABOUT OTHER SCHOOLS, BUT REDMOND ELEMENTARY , I REALLY THINK WE SHOULD BRING BACK THE STUDENT COUNCIL. WITH ANY OTHER -- IT WAS REALLYINAUDIBLE ] >> THANK YOU FOR THAT. ARE THERE ANY OTHER POINTS OF DISCUSSION ON THIS QUESTION?
YES? OKAY , LUCIAN? >> YES. SO AT OUR SCHOOL, WE ALSO HAVE STUDENT COUNCIL. STUFF THAT THE GREEN TEAM, SUSTAINABILITY DOES. MOSTLY BECAUSE THERE IS KIND OF A DISCONNECT BETWEEN THE TWO ORGANIZATIONS AT OUR SCHOOL. SO MAYBE, TO BRANCH OFF OF YOUR IDEA. WE COULD SORT OF MERGE THE TWO OR TRY TO COLLABORATE BETWEEN THE TWO BODIES. ALL
SCHOOLS COULD TRY TO DO THAT. >> YEAH, THANK YOU FOR SHARING TO THAT POINT.
THEY TALKED ABOUT HOW THERE ARE MORE CONCRETE GOALS WITH GREEN TEAMS. PAGE AND KNOW THE RULES. AISHA, DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING YOU
WANTED TO SAY YOU MARK >> YEAH, THANK YOU. SPEAKING OF STUDENT COUNCIL AND THE GREE TEAM COMBINATION. I THINK WOUL BE REALLY COOL OF STUDENT COUNCIL HAD A GREEN TEAM MEMBER ON THE BOARD. SCHOOL EVENTS , LIKE, THEY HAD A LENS OF SUSTAINABILITY IN THEM. I KNOW PARTIES , THAT CAN PRODUCE A LO
OF WASTE WITH THAT. >> OKAY. SO DEFINITELY COMBINING SORT OF GREEN TEAMS INTO THE SCHOOLWIDE BOARD AS WELL. THAT WAY, IT IS NOT SO DISCONNECTED. THAT IS A GREAT POINT. THANK YOU FOR SHARING. I ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANYTHING THEY WANT TO SHARE IN RESPONSE TO THIS QUESTION ABOUT WAYS THE DISTRICT CAN HELP STUDENT INITIATIVES?
>> SO OTHER CITIES HAVE CLIMAT ACTION PLANS. THE CITY OF REDMOND , THEY HAVE THEIR OWN, LIKE, SORT OF GENERAL GOALS THE WANT TO ACHIEVE BY A CERTAIN YEAR BUT I THINK HAVING SOMETHING LIKE THAT IN COMBINATION WITH COMMUNICATION WITH OTHER SCHOOLS THAT PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT. HOW THEY HAVE A SET OF GOALS AND WAYS THAT EACH INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL CAN IMPLEMENT THEM , LIKE, DIFFERENTLY OR COLLABORATE WITH OTHERS , OTHER SCHOOLS THAT HAV WORKED ON OTHER PROJECTS. THOS THAT HAVE A PRECEDENT OF THAT WORKING. I THINK THAT COULD BE A GOOD WAY TO HELP THE FUTURE TEAMS AND MICRO CLUBS TO PURSUE
THESE GOALS LONG-TERM. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT POINT ABOUT CLIMATE ACTION PLANS. LET'S GO TO MICAH NEXT.
>> I WAS JUST CLARIFYING ABOU THE STUDENT COUNCIL. SOMETHING AT THE SCHOOL. I AM JUST TRYING TO CLARIFY. LIKE, I AM
ASKING, IS THAT CORRECT? >> OKAY, SO FROM WHAT I KNOW , MY DEFINITION OF STUDENT COUNCI IS IT IS THE STUDENTS THAT HEL ORGANIZE EVENTS AT THE SCHOOL. THE SCHOOL -- OF ACTIVITIES .
DO NOT KNOW IF THAT HELPS? >> ALL RIGHT. I WAS WONDERING IF WE COULD BRING SOME KIND OF ROLE WHERE THE ENTIRE SCHOOL VOTES INSTEAD OF JUST ONE BODY IF THAT DECIDES SOMETHING? TO VOTE ON SOMETHING TO DO ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY FOR THE -- OR HELPING OVERALL WITH THE COMMUNITY.
>> SO MAYBE DIFFERENT POLICIES , LIKE, ACTIONS THE SCHOOL TAKES. OR HAVING THE WHOLE SCHOOL BOARD ON THIS? IS THAT KIND OF WHAT YOU ARE REFERENCING?
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>> YEAH, KIND OF. >> OKAY. WE WILL GO TO ANNIKA
THEN. >> I FEEL LIKE KIDS , LIKE, A LOT OF KIDS BUY LUNCH AND THEN LIKE, THEY , IT IS ON A CARDBOARD THING. SO THE KIDS WHO DO NOT BUY LUNCH, THEY BRIN THEIR OWN LUNCH. WE SHOULD CONSIDER FOR THEM TO USE REUSABLE CONTAINERS , NOT LIKE PLASTIC CONTAINERS , OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT . OR ZIPLOC THAT THEY ARE TAKING A SANDWICH WE SHOULD USE PLASTIC CONTAINER INSTEAD OF , NOT PLASTIC CONTAINERS. REUSABLE CONTAINERS THAT YOU CAN USE INSTEAD OF
MAKING MORE GARBAGE. >> SO THIS IS FOR PEOPLE BRINGING THEIR OWN LUNCHES, RIGHT?
>> YEAH. >> SO ONE OF YOUR POINTERS ABOUT EDUCATING STUDENTS ON BETTER WAYS TO BE SUSTAINABLE?
>> YES. >> THANK YOU FOR MUCH -- SO MUC
FOR SHARING. >> NOBODY HAS THEIR HANDS RAISE
NOW. >> ADDING ON TO WHAT WAS SAID, YES, I THINK THEY SHOULD EDUCATE MORE. ADDING TO THE CURRICULUM A SUSTAINABILITY CLASS . NOT ONLY DOING THAT IN
GREEN TEAM. >> YEAH, THAT IS A GOOD POINT YOU BRING UP. INTEGRATING SUSTAINABILITY EDUCATION INTO SCIENCE CLASSES OR HAVING THAT BE A CLASS. THAT IS A GREAT POINT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING THAT. ANYTHING ELSE TO
SHARE? AISHA? >> THE MAIN DRESS I SEE OUT IN THE PARKING LOT AND WHAT IS NOT ABLE TO GO IN COMPOST IS WHAT IS FROM THE VENDING MACHINE. THE PLASTIC CHIP EGGS. I AM NO SURE HOW WE CAN MAKE THAT WERE RECYCLABLE. BUT I AM PUTTING IT OUT THERE. THAT IS OUR BIGGEST SOURCE OF TRASH I THINK.
>> THANK YOU FOR SHARING. SASHA?
>> SO ADDING ON TO WHAT AISHA SAID, MAYBE IT COULD, WE DO NO HAVE A VENDING MACHINE AT SCHOO , AT OUR SCHOOL. BUT MAYBE AISHA AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE GREEN TEAM COULD ACTUALLY ADVOCATE FOR , A CONTAINER MAD OF PAPER OR SOMETHING SIMILAR.
I DO NOT REALLY KNOW, BUT MAYBE LIKE , THINGS LIKE PRINGLES CHIPS. THEY HAVE CARDBOARD EXTERIORS. SO MAYBE THEY COUL
DO THAT INSTEAD? >> YEAH. THANK YOU FOR SHARING.
SO IT IS HAVING EITHER REUSABLE KIND OF CONTAINERS FO FOOD AT SCHOOL LUNCHES OR HAVING SOME KIND OF RECYCLABLE MATERIAL. THAT WAY, WE DO NOT HAVE AS MUCH MASTIC WASTE. THAN
YOU. MONICA? >> ADDING ON , SO INSTEAD OF, LIKE, REUSABLE CONTAINERS, WE COULD USE SACK LUNCH BAGS INSTEAD OF PLASTIC BAGS THAT G IN THE TRASH. RECYCLABLE STUFF.
DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS FOR THIS QUESTION? OTHERWISE, WE CAN MOVE ON. OKAY. I GUESS WE WILL MOVE ON.
OKAY. OUR NEXT QUESTION IS, WHAT SPECIFIC SUSTAINABILITY GOALS OF THE DISTRICT TRY TO ACHIEVE IN THE SHORT TERM, 122 YEARS, OR IN THE LONG-TERM, FIVE TO GO 10 YEARS? SO IF
ANYONE WANTS TO -- TOSHA? >> SO I HAVE AN IDEA. IN THE SHORT-TERM, WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE KNOW THE BASIC WAYS TO BE SUSTAINABLE. MADE A ENCOURAGING WALKING TO SCHOOL ARE BRINGING YOUR OWN REUSABLE CONTAINERS. IN THE LONG-TERM, WE CAN ACTUALLY MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY WHO COMES TO THE SCHOOL KNOWS WAYS TO BE SUSTAINABLE AT SCHOOL. NO COMPLEX WAYS. LIKE , I DON'T KNOW. USING LESS WATER IN SCHOOL. MAYBE NOT WASHING YOUR HANDS AS OFTEN. OR MAYBE ADVOCATING FOR COMPOSTING. OR MAYBE WE COULD START OUR OWN.
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WE HAVE A SCHOOL GARDEN, BUT I AM NOT REALLY SURE ALL SCHOOLS HAVE A GARDEN. AND TREES AND PLANTS AND STUFF, THEY REALLY HELP FILTER OUT THE CARBON DIOXIDE IN THE AIR . PEOPLE SHOULD HAVE MORE GARDENS AT THE SCHOOL.>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR THAT POINT.
>> YEAH, I THINK , WELL, THIS I KIND OF JUST, I WORK AT -- PIZZA. THEY HAVE LOTS OF THEIR MATERIALS ARE ALL COMPOSTABLE.
ALL OF THEIR PACKAGING IS COMPOSED OF. I FEEL LIKE FOLLOWING EXAMPLES OF COMPANIES LIKE THAT. THE SCHOOL DISTRICT CAN , LIKE, REALISTICALLY MEET THIS GOAL. IN ONE-TWO YEARS BU I THINK IT IS CALLED THE WORLD CENTRIC PACKAGING OR SOMETHING.
BUT I JUST KNOW THAT ALL OF THERE, LIKE, THE PACKAGING FOR THEIR FOOD IS COMPOSED OF. FOR SCHOOL LUNCHES, IT CAN BE A REASONABLE GOAL TO HAVE COMPOSTABLE SILVERWARE AND PACKAGING AND STUFF BUT I THINK THERE IS ONE STATISTIC THAT THE NUMBER ONE PRODUCER OF TRASH WAS FROM OUTSIDE . CUSTOMERS THAT BRING IN GARBAGE FROM OUTSIDE. THEY HAVE RECYCLING AN COMPOST AND THEY DO NOT HAVE AN TRASH CANS IN THERE. SO THE TWO EXAMPLES FROM COMPANIES LIKE THAT COULD BE A GOOD WAY FOR LAKE WASHINGTON TO MEET SUSTAINABILITY GOALS AND STUFF THINK DEFINITELY SWITCHING TO COMPOSTABLE OR RECYCLABLE MATERIALS IS VERY IMPORTANT BUT IT CAN BE ACHIEVED IN THE SHORT-TERM. THANKS FOR SHARING.
>> YEAH, SO TALKING ABOUT SPECIFIC ACTION PLANS THAT ARE BIG. I THINK I'M ACCORDING TO THE BELLEVUE ACTION PLAN THAT WHEN A PASSIONATELY WAS APPROACHED BY THE SUSTAINABILIT AMBASSADORS. FOCUSING ON REMODELING FACILITIES, INCLUDIN THE BROWNS. TRAVEL WITHIN THE DISTRICT , ESPECIALLY FOR, LIKE SPORTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. ALSO FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES. THE TYPES OF GOODS AN SERVICES WE ARE PURCHASING.
THOSE ARE , LIKE, FOUR THINGS I SHOULD -- THINK WE SHOULD LOCKDOWN ON EXPENSE WISE. THAT WOULD BE MORE SUSTAINABLE.
>> THESE ARE ARE REALLY GREAT POINTS. THANK YOU FOR SHARING.
USING OTHER, I GUESS, THE CITY' CALL TO ACTION PLANS IS A GREAT THING. CALLING OUT SUSTAINABILITY ACTION PLANS.
ANYBODY ELSE? >> SO I THINK THAT, LIKE, WE HAVE A SCHOOL GARDEN AND THE OUTSIDE AREA. WE ONLY HAVE THESE LITTLE WOODEN BOXES. I THINK THAT THERE IS AN ENORMOU FIELD FOR NOTHING. SO THEY SHOULD , LIKE, PLANT MORE GARDENS. BIG ENORMOUS GARDENS. KIDS CAN SEE IT. THEN WE SHOULD HAVE, THE PRINCIPAL SHOULD HAVE A SIGN TO NOT STEP ON THESE. SO WE SHOULD HAVE A BARRIER OR SOMETHING. SO WE CAN PROTECT THE PLANTS AND, LIKE, WE SHOULD MAKE EVERY KID HELP THE PRINCIPAL GROW THE SCHOOL INTO A BETTER PLACE.
>> I LIKE THAT IDEA ABOUT HAVING MORE URBAN PLANTING.
THE EVENTS WERE STUDENTS CAN PARTICIPATE IN MAKING THESE
GARDENS. LET'S GO TO MICAH. >> ALL RIGHT. SO ADDING ON TO WHAT SHE SAID, OUR SCHOOL HAS GARDEN. USUALLY, EVERY TIME I SEE IT, IT IS REALLY SMALL. MOS OF THE PLANTS ARE NOT THERE. W NEVER EVEN USE IT FOR ANYTHING. I DO NOT THINK WE EVEN GROW FOOD . WE JUST GROW LITTLE PLANTS IN THE SCHOOL NEVER USES
THEM. >> THAT IS A GREAT POINTS. I' HEARING BASICALLY WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT IS HAVING GARDENS OR SOME TYPE OF INITIATIVES THA ARE BEING USED. TO THE POINT O HAVING CONCRETE GOALS FOR SCHOOLS TO ACHIEVE FOR
>> SO SOME KIDS GO IN AND STEP ON THE PLANTS. THE MAIN THING I WANTED TO SAY IS THEY PLUCK OUT GRASS, PLUCK OUT PLANS, PLUCK OUT FLOWERS. THE PLANT WON'T GROW AGAIN. THEY ARE LIKE, I AM PLAYING WITH THI STUFF. THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO NOT
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BE TOUCHING THEM BECAUSE THEY ARE A LIVING ORGANISM.>> THANK YOU. >> SO I THINK HAVING LESS WATER USED IN RESTROOMS WOULD BE BETTER. THERE IS A LOT OF TOILETS AND URINALS THAT USE LESS WATER. THOSE COULD BE USE OR NOT IN THE SHORT-TERM. BUT LITTLE BIT LONGER. AND THAT FOR LONG-TERM GOALS , I THINK THAT WAS LIKE ELECTRIFICATION OF
BUSES AND TRAVEL. >> THAT IS A GREAT POINT. THAN
YOU FOR SHARING. SASHA? >> SO ANOTHER SHORT-TERM GOA IS , SO I NOTICED THAT OUR SCHOOL'S COMPOST BONES, BUT IT DOES NOT HAVE COMPOST BINS IN THE CLASSROOMS OR THE BATHROOMS. THE PAPER TOWELS IN THE BATHROOM CAN BE COMPOSTABLE. SO I THINK MAYBE WE SHOULD HAVE MORE FUNDRAISER SO WE CAN PAY FOR BEING MORE SUSTAINABLE.
>> THAT IS A GREAT POINT. I NEVER REALIZED THAT WITH THE TISSUES IN THE BATHROOM THAT CA BE IMPOSABLE. HAVING MORE COMPOST BINS WOULD HELP WITH THAT AND BETTER WASTE MANAGEMEN
>> I FEEL LIKE WE ARE USING TOO MUCH LIGHT IN THE SCHOOL. W CAN SURVIVE WITH THE DAYLIGHT. ADD MORE WINDOWS. LIKE FOR A LONG-TERM GOAL. FOR A SHORT-TER GOAL, WE WOULD LESSEN THE LIGHTS IN THE SCHOOL. BECAUSE ONE OF THOSE LIGHTS SUCKS UP A LOT OF ENERGY FROM THE EARTH. AND IF ONE OF THE BEST THINGS
TO DO IS TO SAVE ENERGY. >> FAIR ENOUGH.
>> FROM THE EARTH. >> THAT IS A GREAT POINT. THANK
YOU FOR SHARING. MICHAEL? >> ADDING ON TO WHAT WAS SAID , ABOUT CONSERVING ENERGY. MOS OF THE TIME, BUT MAY COME IN FOR RECESS, THE TEACHER TURNS O FANS OR THE SCHOOL TRIPS ON AI CONDITIONING. I WAS THINKING MAYBE IF WE ARE HOT OR SOMETHING, INSTEAD OF RETURNING ON HANDS OR AC, WE COULD JUST GO OPEN A WINDOW IF IT IS COOL ENOUGH OUTSIDE.
>> THAT IS A GOOD POINT. THAT IS A GOOD ALTERNATIVE INSTEAD O USING ENERGY. THANK YOU FOR SHARING. TOSHA?
>> I WAS THINKING THIS IS A LITTLE BIT OF A FUTURISTIC IDEA I ACTUALLY DID A LOT OF RESEARCH ON WAYS TO BE SUSTAINABLE. I CAME ACROSS A PLAN CALLED THE -- UNDERNEATH THE PIT THE EXTERIOR OF THE PLANT, THERE IS A PHONY INTERIOR. AND A STYROFOAM IS MADE OUT OF PLASTIC. IT IS A VERY, LIKE, LARGE CAUSE OF , SEE FIRE FROM SCATTERED AROUND EVERYWHERE IN PARKS. SO MAYBE WE COULD ACTUALLY MAKE SOME BIODEGRADABLE . WE COULD MAKE TO WORK BIODEGRADABLE STYROFOAM OUT OF THAT PLANT. I WAS JUST THINKING ABOUT, IT IS KIND OF
LIKE -- >> THAT IS A GREAT IDEA. THANK YOU FOR SHARING. HAVING BETTER MATERIALS. AND MATERIALS THAT ARE NOT DAMAGING THE ATMOSPHERE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING.
AISHA? >> YEAH, SO CURRENTLY, I AM STUDYING SUSTAINABILITY AND ARCHITECTURE. I NOTICED THAT AT LEAST AT OUR SCHOOL, WE ARE KIND OF ON TOP OF A SMALL HILL.
WHENEVER IT RAINS, ALTHOUGH, LIKE, THE RUNOFF FROM ALL THE TIRES AND CARS SORT OF BASICALLY GOES DOWN ALL THE WAY INTO LAKE WASHINGTON. I THINK LIKE, REALLY NEED, LIKE, PAVEMENT. SO THERE IS LESS RUNOFF AND STUFF.
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>> YEAH, THAT IS A GREAT POINT DOES ANY -- ANYONE EVER SO -- ANYONE ELSE OF ANYTHING THEY WOULD LIKE TO ADD? MICAH?
>> SO JUST GOING CARBON NEUTRA AND LOSING -- USING LESS
CARBON. >> THANK YOU FOR THE POINTS OF DISCUSSION. IS THERE ANY MORE DISCUSSION? OKAY. I WILL TAKE
THAT AS A NO. >> ACTUALLY, THIS POINT, IF YO GUYS HAVE ANY CONCERNS ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY OR ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO SHARE THAT WE HAVE NOT HAD A QUESTION FOR YET, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO DO SO. THIS CAN BE ABOUT ANYTHING. OR WE CA GO ON TO ANOTHER QUESTION. MONICA?
>> SO I FEEL LIKE THERE IS A LITTLE AREA IN OUR -- AND THEY ARE JUST CUTTING DOWN ALL OF IT. THEY ARE MAKING APARTMENTS. SO I SUGGEST WE SHOULD STOP THAT AND, LIKE, INSTEAD OF BUILDING APARTMENTS WE SHOULD GROW MORE PLANTS.
>> YES, DEFINITELY PLANT TREES THANK YOU SO MUCH. OKAY. I GUESS WE WILL GO TO ANOTHER QUESTION. IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO SHARE, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO RAISE YOUR HAND. OKAY. THE NEX WOULD HAVE HIS, HOW DO YOU ENVISION THE DISTRICT ' EFFORTS POSITIVELY IMPACTING YOUR DAILY LIVES AND OVERALL
>> SO I WANTED TO SAY THAT JUS ONE PERSON WHO KNOWS ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE. ONE PERSON AT THE SCHOOL OR , LIKE, BRINGING THEIR OWN REUSABLE CONTAINERS TO SCHOOL. THEY CAN MAKE A REALLY BIG DIFFERENCE BY EDUCATING OTHER PEOPLE ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY AND THE EFFORTS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS TAKING TO MAKE SUSTAINABILITY EASIER
AND FASTER. >> THAT IS A GREAT POINT. THANK YOU FOR SHARING. DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE -- AISHA?
>> I REALLY LIKE THE IDEA OF HAVING A MANDATORY CLASS ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY. I FEEL LIKE WHE WE START CARING ABOUT THE WORL AROUND US, WE WILL ALSO START CARING ABOUT THE PEOPLE AROUND US. THAT WILL CREATE A NICER SCHOOL ATMOSPHERE.
>> SO YOU THINK MAYBE INTRODUCING A CONTENT, LIKE, DIFFERENT LEVELS OF EDUCATION WOULD BE AN INTERESTING IDEA T
THE POINT YOU HAD TO? >> YES, DEFINITELY. I REALLY LIKE , BEFORE I ONLY LEARNED ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE AND MOBIL MORNING. BUT AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE DOVE INTO WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE SOIL. WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE POND OR FOREST. A CLASS THAT REALLY EXPLORES A WIDE VARIETY OF TOPICS RELATED TO SUSTAINABILITY. EVERYONE CAN FIND SOMETHING THAT IS INTERESTED IN THE WHOLE REALM O
SUSTAINABILITY . >> THAT IS A GREAT POINT. SO AMENDING SUSTAINABILITY ACROSS ALL SCHOOLS. THAT IS A GREAT POINT. THANK YOU FOR SHARING. LAUREN?
>> I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I AGREE. TAKING AN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, I NEVER WOULD'VE BEEN INTERESTED IN SUSTAINABILITY AN STUFF ARE TAKING A CLASS LIKE THAT BEFORE. I KNOW ABOUT MANDATING THE AP CLASS DOES NOT SEEM VERY FAIR. BUT MAYBE MANDATING A CLASS THAT IS THE SAME OR MAYBE INTEGRATING A CURRICULUM LIKE THAT INTO MAYB A BIOLOGY CLASS OR A DIFFERENT SCIENCE CLASS. MAYBE A UNIT ON SUSTAINABILITY ACROSS THE SCHOOL. THAT WAY, PEOPLE CAN GET A TASTE OF WHAT IT IS LIKE
AND STUFF LIKE THAT. >> THAT IS A GREAT POINT. THANK
YOU. LET'S GO WITH ANACONDA? >> I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE AN
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OUTER CLASS FOR THE KIDS IN ELEMENTARY. THEY DO NOT REALLY KNOW WHAT THE OUTDOORS ARE, LIKE WHAT THE PLANS ARE REALLY LIKE. A LOT OF PEOPLE AT RECESS THEY JUST HANG AROUND AND DO NOTHING. WE COULD TEACH A LOT O KIDS ABOUT THE PLANTS.SUSTAINABILITY. THAT WAY, THEY KNOW MORE ABOUT IT IN THE
FUTURE. >> SO WHAT I'M HEARING A LOT IS INTEGRATING SUSTAINABILITY INT CURRICULA IN THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL BIOLOGY CLASSES OR THROUGH ELEMENTARY SCIENCE CLASSES. THAT IS A GREAT POINT POINT THANK YOU. TOSHA?
>> I WAS ACTUALLY THINKING THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT CAN HOST DEFENSE WHICH ARE NOT JUST FOR GREEN TEAM MEMBERS LIKE THI ONE. BUT FOR PEOPLE WHO ALSO DO NOT KNOW A LOT ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY. CHANGE CAN ONL HAPPEN IF EVERYONE KNOWS IT IS HAPPENING. THAT WAY, WE CAN ACTUALLY CHANGE THE ENTIRE, TH WAY THE ENTIRE DISTRICT WORKS.
>> THAT IS A GREAT IDEA. DEFINITELY HAVING SUSTAINABILIT WITH THE PRACTICES OR EDUCATION , MORE WIDESPREAD THAN JUST GREEN TEAMS FOR THAT IS A GREAT POINT. THANK YOU. DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANYTHING ELSE THEY WANT TO SHARE? WE HAVE A COUPLE OF MINUTES LEFT. ANY OTHER THOUGHTS? ANYTHING ADDITIONAL T THINK ABOUT WITH THE SUSTAINABILITY POLICY? ANY VALUES YOU MIGHT HAVE REGARDING SUSTAINABILITY? ANY IDEAS YOU
MIGHT HAVE? MICHAEL? >> I WAS TAKING THIS MIGHT BE A LITTLE HARD. IT MIGHT MAYBE NOT -- MAYBE IF SOME KIDS ARE PURPOSELY TAKING -- AND FILLIN IN THE COMPOST. JUST DUMPING EVERYTHING IN THE TRASH. THERE COULD BE SLIGHT PUNISHMENTS.
MAYBE 30 MINUTES OF RECESS AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OR -- I AM
NOT SURE. >> THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT,
MICAH. >> I DISAGREE WITH MICAH'S IDEA BECAUSE THIS WAY , I DO NOT THINK PEOPLE REALLY WORK - IT IS A LITTLE BIT HARSH. ALSO, THE POINT OF THIS IS TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE ACTUALLY KNOW ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY. INSTEAD OF GIVING THEM PUNISHMENTS, WE CAN ACTUALLY TRY TO CONVINCE THEM THAT SUSTAINABILITY REALL MATTERS. BECAUSE IT DOES.
>> THAT IS A GREAT POINT. THANK YOU. SO NO PUNISHMENT. LAUREN?
>> ADDING ONTO MICAH'S IDEA. MAYBE THE OTHER WAY, YOU COULD GIVE STUDENTS A REWARD IF THEY DO COMPOST CORRECTLY. MAYBE COULD HAVE A COMPOSTING POINT SYSTEM OR SOMETHING. SOMETHING THAT HAS THE LEAST AMOUNT OF TRASH WINS A POINT FOR THE WEEK OR SOMETHING . THAT WILL MAKE I MORE FUN AND ENJOYABLE.
>> THAT IS A GREAT IDEA ABOUT HAVING A POINT SYSTEM OR SOME TYPE OF REWARD. LET'S GO TO ANNIKA NEXT.
>> SO I JUST SEE KIDS PLAYING WITH PLASTIC UTENSILS. LIKE THEY ARE NOTHING. AND THEN THE ARE DIGGING IN THE SAND AND PLAYING WITH THE SAND WITH PLASTIC UTENSILS. AND THAT IS KIND OF, ONCE THE PLASTIC GOES INTO THE SAND. I FIND A LOT OF BROKEN PIECES OF PLASTIC UTENSILS IN THE SAND WHILE I A PLAYING IN THE SAND. AND IT IS, LIKE, HURTING THE EARTH. SO W SHOULD, IF THE KIDS WANT TO PLAY, THEY SHOULD GO TO THE SANDPIT AND, LIKE, PLAY WITH IT AND YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER TO THROW THE PLASTIC , LIKE, THEY SHOULD CHANGE THE PLASTIC TO METAL OR SOMETHING. AND THEN THEY SHOULD PLAY IN THE SANDPIT AND THERE SHOULD BE LIKE A LITTLE SYSTEM. IF THERE IS A LITTLE GOOD FOR SPOONS BUT AFTER YOU ARE DONE PLAYING WITH A METAL SPOON, YOU WOULD PUT IT IN THE BUCKET. AND THE JANITOR OR THE SCHOOL RECESS TEACHERS WOULD WASH THE SPOON AND THEN
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PUT IT BACK IN THE BUCKET FOR THE KIDS WHO WANT TO PLAY THENEXT DAY. >> YEAH, THANK YOU FOR SHARING.
I THINK THAT IS A REALLY GOOD POINT I'VE HEARD A LOT OF PEOPL TALKING ABOUT TODAY. WE NEED TO INTEGRATE SUSTAINABILITY EDUCATION INTEGRATE CURRICULUM AND ALSO, SWITCHING FROM THE CURRENT PLASTIC UTENSILS TO MAYBE METAL UTENSILS OR RECYCLABLE UTENSILS. MICAH NEWMARK
>> ADDING ONTO WHAT ANNIKA SAID, I DO NOT THINK YOU SHOUL WASTE RESOURCES BY JUST WASHING THE SPOON EVERY TIME.
AND PUTTING IT BACK INTO THE BUCKET.
SANDPIT IT HAS SAND ON IT. THAT MIGHT NOT MATTER IF THE NEXT KID IS GOING TO USE IT TO PUT I THE SAND. SO THEY SHOULD ONLY
WASH IT AFTER RECESS. >> OKAY, THANK YOU FOR SHARING OKAY. IT IS 6:26 . WE HAVE ABOUT FOUR MINUTES LEFT. I'M WONDERING IF ANYONE HAS ANY THOUGHTS THEY WOULD LIKE TO SHARE ABOUT ANYTHING WE DISCUSSED TODAY? ALSO, I WAS GOING TO SAY, IF YOU THINK OF SOMETHING AFTER THIS MEETING YO WANT TO TALK ABOUT, WE EMAILED YOU. YOU HAVE OUR EMAIL. FEEL FREE TO SHOOT US AN EMAIL WITH ANY IDEAS YOU MIGHT HAVE FOR AN CONCERNS. YOU HAVE OUR EMAILS, SO FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT.
>> YOU CAN ALSO FIND EMAILS OF ALL OF THE BOARD MEMBERS ON TH -- WEBSITE. YOU CAN FIND YOUR RESPECTIVE BOARD MEMBER THERE.
>> I FEEL LIKE THERE ARE A LO OF CARS. INSTEAD OF MAKING MOR CARS, WE SHOULD PUT MORE PEOPL INTO ONE CAR. SO IF YOU NEED T DRIVE SOMEWHERE, LIKE, THAT IS REALLY FAR AWAY. OR ROAD TRIP.
INSTEAD OF MAKING MORE CARS, YOU WOULD MAKE ONE BIG CARD. S A LOT OF PEOPLE CAN FIT IN IT INSTEAD OF MAKING MORE GAS.
>> SOLD MORE CARPOOLING INITIATIVES ACROSS THE DISTRICT PEOPLE CAN GET A RIDE WITH OTHER PEOPLE SO IT IS NOT USING MORE GAS . THANK YOU FOR SHARING. TOSHA?
>> IN OUR SCHOOL , GREEN TEAM ONLY GOES FROM , I THINK , SECOND OR THIRD GRADE. WIKI SHOULD EXTEND GREEN TEAMS SO THAT AT THE VERY LEAST, IT IS FROM FIRST GRADE TO GO FIFTH GRADE . I THINK PEOPLE SHOULD B TAUGHT ABOUT THIS A LITTLE BIT EARLY IN THEIR LIVES. THAT WAY THEY CAN START TO CARE ABOUT IT
AS THEY GROW OLDER. >> THAT IS A GREAT POINT. THANK
YOU FOR SHARING, TOSHA. MICAH? >> I PARTLY DISAGREE WITH TOSHA'S IDEA. I DO NOT THINK WE SHOULD HAVE -- IN FACT, SECOND GRADE MAY BE A BIT TOO LOW. -- VERY MATURE. AND I DOUBT THEY WOULD MAKE DECISIONS FOR THE SCHOOL. HOWEVER, I AGREE THEY SHOULD BE TAUGHT SUSTAINABILIT PROJECTS PRETTY EARLY ON.
>> WITH ADDING FIRST AND SECON GRADERS, I'M SURE IT COULD WORK IN A WAY WHERE THE FIRST AND SECOND GRADER COULD BE ALLOWED TO HELP AND THE FIRST AND SECOND GRADERS AR THERE, YOU COULD LEAVE A GOOD IMPRESSION ON THEM. IN THE FUTURE, THAT COULD MOTIVATE THE TO MAYBE GO ON TO MORE ENDEAVORS IN THE FUTURE TO ACTUALLY WORK ON SOMETHING LIKE THIS. IN A MORE ADVANCED WAY.
DEAFLY HEARING A LOT ABOUT EDUCATION. THAT IS A GREAT POINT OR DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY LAST-MINUTE IDEAS OR THOUGHTS,
>> I WANT TO SAY THAT I THINK IT HAS BEEN GREAT THAT WE HAD THIS MEETING. IT WAS VERY PRODUCTIVE. I AM HOPING THAT YOU ALSO CAN COME UP WITH SOME IDEAS TO HELP MAKE OUR DISTRIC
MORE SUSTAINABLE. >> YEAH. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THOSE HELPFUL COMMENTS. WE AR GOING TO BE PRESENTING TO THE
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BOARD SOMETIME SOON. SO WE WIL DEFINITELY TAKE ALL OF YOUR COMMENTS AND CONCERNS INTO CONSIDERATION. WE WILL DO THATWHEN WE PRINT 21 THAT >> THAT BRINGS US TO THE END OF OUR MEETING TODAY BUT I WANT T SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH TO EVERYBODY THAT CAME TODAY AND SHARED A THOUGHT BUT EVERYTHING TODAY WAS SUPER INSIGHTFUL BUT LOT OF THINGS I DID NOT THINK ABOUT. THIS IS REALLY EYE-OPENING FOR ME. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT TO US IF YOU HAVE ANY
>> IT IS 6:31 RIGHT NOW. THIS WRAPS UP THE END OF OUR MEETING THANKS YOU ALL FOR COMING. WE ARE SIGNING OFF
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.