The beaches we live next to are littered with trash. Also our school campus needs more green space. The entire campus is on concrete and black top only. Lastly the local native plant park and nature center need volunteers to help maintain and nurture the land they're on.
Our green team group will coordinate multiple community service opportunities for the students of Kinetic Academy. Our group is located near the beach which always has trash on it. We will coordinate beach clean ups which helps keep trash out of the ocean. This will help the environment and show students the impact of littering. We will also coordinate volunteering opportunities at the local nature center and native plant park. The community leaders of these locations help engage the students to become better connected with nature. The community leaders will share information about the trees, plants, birds, animals and insects and how they all work together. We also will continue to develop a green space on our school campus. Our entire campus is on strictly concrete and black top. There is no grass or soil! In the last 2 years our green team students have created a green space that consists of 7 raised garden beds and 4 vermicompost bins to fertilize the garden. 4 raised beds are butterfly gardens, 2 raised beds are vegetable gardens and 1 raised bed is dedicated to the teaching staff to enhance classroom projects. Our next project would be to build another raised garden bed that will focus on native plants. Our green team students will meet to decide which native plants they would like to grow next. With the guidance of the native plant park leader they will build and fill the new garden bed together. This new project will provide the proper environment for native insects and birds. It will also be enjoyed by all students and staff at our school.
