Session 2 - 11:30am to 12:15pm
Environmental Movement Shark Tank: Apply an Entrepreneurial Model to Environmental Activism
Join the Fieldston Environmental Club as they discuss the history of past environmental movements, and teach you how to
start your own in the future. After a short presentation about lesser known environmental movements, teams will be
formed to create new movements in response to a crisis scenario. In a limited amount of time, you must form an
organization and a plan to help solve the problem that has been presented to you. Teams will later present to the whole
group and a panel of “esteemed environmental judges.” Do you have what it takes to be the next Wangari Maathai?
After taking this workshop, participants will be able to transform their environmental aspirations into realities by
creating movements within their local communities and beyond.
Appropriate for grades 5-12
Location: Room 200, 2nd Floor
Global Awareness in a Pre-K Classroom
Learn how a Pre-K class utilizes Project Based Learning to create a study that is inclusive of and
captures the multiple perspectives and voices of all children in the class. Discover how the themes of performance and
the Olympics are woven together to create a rich exploration of cultures with a focus on global awareness and an
understanding that it’s our similarities, despite our many differences, that unite us.
After taking this workshop, participants will be able to integrate multiple perspectives and global awareness into a
child-driven study by utilizing the Project Based approach to curriculum.
Appropriate for teachers of grades Pre-K - 4th
Location: Room 201, 2nd Floor
Hip Hop and Slam Poetry - Express Yourself
Hip Hop and Slam Poetry have provided creative platforms to inspire and inform about social and political issues. In this
workshop, you will have the opportunity to hear from a Slam Poet and Hip Hop artist who weaves an indigenous
perspective and his passion for the earth into his work. Come hear an artist perform work that considers the impact of
consumerism and urges respect for Pachamama, Mother Earth.
After taking this workshop, participants will understand more about the creative process of the artist and explore
how they might express their passions for the environment through performance and the arts.
Appropriate for grades 5-12
Location: Room 202, 2nd Floor
Science and Communication: A Collaboration with Grace Church School and the Lamont Earth Observatory of Columbia
Learn about a collaborative pilot course effort between the Grace Church School and Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
(LDEO) of Columbia University focused on the importance of science communication and exploring the various ways in
which science can be communicated (i.e. videos, debates, blogs, policies).
After taking this workshop, participants will understand how research institutes staffed with content experts can partner
and develop strong communities of practice with schools around Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
(STEM) so that students are more deeply and directly connected to science learning.
Appropriate for grades 9-12
Location: Room 203, 2nd Floor
Schools Striving for Zero Waste: Preparing Your School for Our Zero Waste Future
All schools in New York City, public and private, are crucial to helping our City contribute zero waste to landfills by 2030.
Learn more about how your school can divert all recyclable and compostable waste from landfills.
After taking this workshop, participants will learn more about environmental policy and see how to apply that knowledge into "greening" your school.
Appropriate for grades 5-12
Location: Room 204, 2nd Floor
Supporting the #NeverAgain Movement: Divestment
Learn about the troubling connections between how our retirement funds, and in some cases, our school endowments are connected to the gun companies that have enabled - and profited from - the Parkland, Florida shooting, along with many others. We will work together on developing a framework for conducting further research, and actions on divestment, in our respective school communities. Let's carry the torch of this movement a step forward - together!
After taking this workshop, participants will be able to take leadership roles in the movement to divest from gun companies.
Appropriate for grades 5-12
Location: Room 211, 2nd Floor
Trail Stories - Curating the Woods Through Student Voice: Learn How You Can Document Your School Environment With Interactive Technology
Students in grades 1 through 12 worked together to create interactive audio tours of the natural places surrounding our
school. Students researched native plants and animals, recorded audio files with information about each species, and
linked them to QR codes. Signs with the QR codes are posted on our trails and around common areas. These serve as a
resource for future students and informative guides for visitors and guests. Learn how you can help your students
document their own school environments!
After taking this workshop, students will be able to create a "walking tour" of the flora and fauna surrounding their school.
Appropriate for grades Pre-K - 12
Location: Room 214, 2nd Floor
Join the Fieldston Environmental Club as they discuss the history of past environmental movements, and teach you how to
start your own in the future. After a short presentation about lesser known environmental movements, teams will be
formed to create new movements in response to a crisis scenario. In a limited amount of time, you must form an
organization and a plan to help solve the problem that has been presented to you. Teams will later present to the whole
group and a panel of “esteemed environmental judges.” Do you have what it takes to be the next Wangari Maathai?
After taking this workshop, participants will be able to transform their environmental aspirations into realities by
creating movements within their local communities and beyond.
Appropriate for grades 5-12
Location: Room 200, 2nd Floor
Global Awareness in a Pre-K Classroom
Learn how a Pre-K class utilizes Project Based Learning to create a study that is inclusive of and
captures the multiple perspectives and voices of all children in the class. Discover how the themes of performance and
the Olympics are woven together to create a rich exploration of cultures with a focus on global awareness and an
understanding that it’s our similarities, despite our many differences, that unite us.
After taking this workshop, participants will be able to integrate multiple perspectives and global awareness into a
child-driven study by utilizing the Project Based approach to curriculum.
Appropriate for teachers of grades Pre-K - 4th
Location: Room 201, 2nd Floor
Hip Hop and Slam Poetry - Express Yourself
Hip Hop and Slam Poetry have provided creative platforms to inspire and inform about social and political issues. In this
workshop, you will have the opportunity to hear from a Slam Poet and Hip Hop artist who weaves an indigenous
perspective and his passion for the earth into his work. Come hear an artist perform work that considers the impact of
consumerism and urges respect for Pachamama, Mother Earth.
After taking this workshop, participants will understand more about the creative process of the artist and explore
how they might express their passions for the environment through performance and the arts.
Appropriate for grades 5-12
Location: Room 202, 2nd Floor
Science and Communication: A Collaboration with Grace Church School and the Lamont Earth Observatory of Columbia
Learn about a collaborative pilot course effort between the Grace Church School and Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
(LDEO) of Columbia University focused on the importance of science communication and exploring the various ways in
which science can be communicated (i.e. videos, debates, blogs, policies).
After taking this workshop, participants will understand how research institutes staffed with content experts can partner
and develop strong communities of practice with schools around Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
(STEM) so that students are more deeply and directly connected to science learning.
Appropriate for grades 9-12
Location: Room 203, 2nd Floor
Schools Striving for Zero Waste: Preparing Your School for Our Zero Waste Future
All schools in New York City, public and private, are crucial to helping our City contribute zero waste to landfills by 2030.
Learn more about how your school can divert all recyclable and compostable waste from landfills.
After taking this workshop, participants will learn more about environmental policy and see how to apply that knowledge into "greening" your school.
Appropriate for grades 5-12
Location: Room 204, 2nd Floor
Supporting the #NeverAgain Movement: Divestment
Learn about the troubling connections between how our retirement funds, and in some cases, our school endowments are connected to the gun companies that have enabled - and profited from - the Parkland, Florida shooting, along with many others. We will work together on developing a framework for conducting further research, and actions on divestment, in our respective school communities. Let's carry the torch of this movement a step forward - together!
After taking this workshop, participants will be able to take leadership roles in the movement to divest from gun companies.
Appropriate for grades 5-12
Location: Room 211, 2nd Floor
Trail Stories - Curating the Woods Through Student Voice: Learn How You Can Document Your School Environment With Interactive Technology
Students in grades 1 through 12 worked together to create interactive audio tours of the natural places surrounding our
school. Students researched native plants and animals, recorded audio files with information about each species, and
linked them to QR codes. Signs with the QR codes are posted on our trails and around common areas. These serve as a
resource for future students and informative guides for visitors and guests. Learn how you can help your students
document their own school environments!
After taking this workshop, students will be able to create a "walking tour" of the flora and fauna surrounding their school.
Appropriate for grades Pre-K - 12
Location: Room 214, 2nd Floor
