San Gabriel is an ecological school. We are working towards sustainability in several ways.
Greenhouse/Garden Project:
We sprout vegetable seeds in our greenhouse and transplant them to outside gardens when they are ready. The produce grown will be used to provide our students with nutritious meals.
Compost:
We have a large compost bin and are teaching our students what goes it and what stays out. The compost will be used to provide our plants with nutrient rich soil.
Recycling:
There are many ways that we recycle at San Gabriel. We collect discarded plastic bottles and transform them into planters for sprouting seeds.
We transform garbage into school supplies. For example, we use egg cartons for art projects, bottle caps for math counters and coffee cans for drums.
Water harvesting:
We have created a basic system to capture rainwater that we use for watering our plants and cleaning the school.
Financial/Social Sustainability:
We are reaching out to local businesses/organizations in order maintain a sustainable supply of volunteers and gain local support. For example, a local restaurant provides us with used plastic bottles, we held a local food drive, we are partnering with local Spanish schools as a resource for soliciting volunteers and we are incorporating local fundraising. We also hire within the community whenever possible. We feel it is important to build relationships on an international and local level.
Future Sustainable Projects:
Community recycling:
We plan to implement a community wide recycling program by educating families about separating their trash and providing them with bins to separate their compost from recyclable plastic. We will purchase a pedal powered cart for hauling materials and employ community members to collect the items. We will create a storage facility near our school and sell the plastic to a processing plant. This will generate income for families, clean up the neighborhood and provide our garden with nutrient rich compost. All excess produce will be shared with the community.
Growing trees/roses:
We plan to incorporate trees and roses into our greenhouse/garden. Some of these trees to be placed to prevent soil erosion. We will sell others to generate revenue that will also allow us to fund our project from within. The trees will be sold to local schools in order to promote a green community and combat global warming.
Bottle cap mural:
We hope to collect enough bottle caps to create a large mural on the outside of the school. This will promote recycling, art and beautify the structure.
Solar Oven:
We will build a solar oven to cut down on the use of gas in our kitchen.
Compostable Toilet:
We will build a compostable toilet to cut down on the use of water and to generate more compost for our garden.
Greenhouse/Garden Project:
We sprout vegetable seeds in our greenhouse and transplant them to outside gardens when they are ready. The produce grown will be used to provide our students with nutritious meals.
Compost:
We have a large compost bin and are teaching our students what goes it and what stays out. The compost will be used to provide our plants with nutrient rich soil.
Recycling:
There are many ways that we recycle at San Gabriel. We collect discarded plastic bottles and transform them into planters for sprouting seeds.
We transform garbage into school supplies. For example, we use egg cartons for art projects, bottle caps for math counters and coffee cans for drums.
Water harvesting:
We have created a basic system to capture rainwater that we use for watering our plants and cleaning the school.
Financial/Social Sustainability:
We are reaching out to local businesses/organizations in order maintain a sustainable supply of volunteers and gain local support. For example, a local restaurant provides us with used plastic bottles, we held a local food drive, we are partnering with local Spanish schools as a resource for soliciting volunteers and we are incorporating local fundraising. We also hire within the community whenever possible. We feel it is important to build relationships on an international and local level.
Future Sustainable Projects:
Community recycling:
We plan to implement a community wide recycling program by educating families about separating their trash and providing them with bins to separate their compost from recyclable plastic. We will purchase a pedal powered cart for hauling materials and employ community members to collect the items. We will create a storage facility near our school and sell the plastic to a processing plant. This will generate income for families, clean up the neighborhood and provide our garden with nutrient rich compost. All excess produce will be shared with the community.
Growing trees/roses:
We plan to incorporate trees and roses into our greenhouse/garden. Some of these trees to be placed to prevent soil erosion. We will sell others to generate revenue that will also allow us to fund our project from within. The trees will be sold to local schools in order to promote a green community and combat global warming.
Bottle cap mural:
We hope to collect enough bottle caps to create a large mural on the outside of the school. This will promote recycling, art and beautify the structure.
Solar Oven:
We will build a solar oven to cut down on the use of gas in our kitchen.
Compostable Toilet:
We will build a compostable toilet to cut down on the use of water and to generate more compost for our garden.
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