Forward Thinker Greenprint

By:

ACADEMY OF THE SACRED HEART

 

GREENPRINT PLAN

 

2012-2013

 

Cornerstone:  Eco-Campus:  Category:  Recycle/Waste

 

Activity:  Recycle through Midstates Fibers

 

Purpose:  To offer convenient recycling opportunities throughout the school to foster awareness and the practice of recycling

 

Goal:  To recycle paper and plastic to reduce waste

 

Participation:  This is a school wide effort

 

Duration:  This is a year round program

 

Recording Success:  We receive monthly reports from Midstates Fibres telling us how much we recycled.

 

Budget:  The budget is built into the operating budget of the Plant and Facilities and also relies on volunteers.

 

 

Cornerstone:  Nature and Adventure:  Category:  Nature Spaces

 

Space:  Outdoor Chapel

 

Purpose:  The chapel was constructed in our Nature Center out of fallen trees and stumps, using only the current surroundings.  It is an opportunity to convene with nature.

 

Goal:  As an independent Catholic school we encourage all of our faculty, staff, and students to form a relationship with the “God of their understanding.”   This provides a space that is both communal and personal.

 

Participants:  All are welcome, even the wider community

 

Duration:  This is available all year.

 

Recording Success:  There will be some opportunity for group gatherings that will be photographed.

 

Budget:  The chapel was made by and Eagle Scout for his final project.  All materials were already in the woods, and woodchips were added.  It was a volunteer effort.

 

 

Cornerstone:  Health & Fitness:  Category:  Healthy Lifestyles

 

Activity:  Health and Wellness Committee

 

Purpose:  The Health and Wellness Committee is a group of faculty and staff who are committed to promoting, teaching, and engaging the entire school community in pursuing a healthy lifestyle.

 

Goal:  Regular exercise, proper diet, portion control, education

 

Participants:  Faculty and staff

 

Recording Success:  The committee has powerpoints and when they do contests there are posters and results recorded.

 

Duration:  Academic Year

 

Budget:  This is strictly volunteer

 

 

Cornerstone:  Natural Classrooms:  Category:  Stewardship

 

Activity:  The HEART Enrichment Learning Garden

 

Purpose:  To teach students of all ages the importance of the reciprocal relationship between the earth and people.

 

Goal:  Grow fruits and vegitables from seed, nurture them, harvest them, and ultimately enjoy them as food.

 

Participants:  All are welcome, but the main participants are the students in our Extended Day program.  They make up the “Green Team.”

 

Duration:  The growing season-spring through mid fall

 

Budget:  The HEART Enrichment Director obtained a few grants and devoted his own time and talent to create the garden.

 

Recording Success:  There are photos and video