Elexi Schwartz
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Food, Agriculture, and Land Use
Climate Change and Wildfires: How is climate change affecting you? Our hometown? And what can we do now?
First, the article about the CA wildfires and climate change. Climate Change In Your Hometown The featured article discusses the connection between climate change and California wildfires. Another Times article, from 2018, lets you track how the number of days when temperatures hit 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32 degrees Celsius) or higher changes in your hometown over your lifetime. As you look at the graph created based on your hometown and the year you were born, what do you notice? (If you want, try entering the birth year of your parents or grandparents as well.) Then, scroll to see the climate predictions for your hometown when you are 80 years old. Continue to scroll to learn more about these predictions, and then see how your hometown compares to other parts of the country and the world using the interactive globe.
Health and Education
Sir David Attenborough: The Voice of Planet Earth Speaks on Climate Change
After you watch the video with your advisory, answer the reflection question below. For additional points, respond to a teammate's post!
Action Track: Social Justice
Songwriting
I used my creativity and self expression to write a song about the current times. OR I researched and shared a song about the current times.
Coastal, Ocean, and Engineered Sinks
For the love of nature
Post a photo of something from nature that you love and want to protect.
Action Track: Justice for the Whole Community
Voting Rights
After you listen to the StoryCorp episode about voting rights, reflect on what it means to vote. Check in with the adults in your life-are they planning on voting? Why or why not?
Action Track: Justice for the Whole Community
Native Land and Practices Acknowledgement
Native Land Acknowledgement means to learn about, talk about, and show respect for the Native inhabitants of an area of land. We do this for many reasons: to correct history, protect and preserve the culture and identity of native peoples, acknowledge the role of European colonization in the loss of native lives and lands. For this activity, read about the Lenape. The tribe indigenous to Brooklyn, Queens , and Manhattan. Who are they, what was NYC like before colonization? How can we honor the Lenape today? (links below)
Action Track: Justice for the Whole Community
Sustainable BUGS
The goal of this action to create a more sustainable school experience for our students and staff :)
Health and Education
Become a certified Climate Ambassador!
The Climate Museum in NYC is working with local teens to form a Climate Volunteer Coalition! The first step is to educate yourself on the main talking points around climate change. Next, share your knowledge! To help you do this, the Climate Museum has produced a pocket-sized "Climate Ambassador" card. Read the instructions, print the card, cut/fold, and start talking to the people! If you don't have a printer--make your own! https://climatemuseum.org/ambassador **With parent permission** You can also sign up on the Climate Museum website for more info. You can even post a reflection that the Museum will publish on their website for all to see!
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use
Eliminating food waste during Thanksgiving (or other big meals!)
Watch the video and respond to the reflection questions below :).
Action Track: Healing & Renewal
Climate Change Action
Watch the film and respond to the reflection question :)
Industry
Time's Kid of the Year: Water Quality Tester Engineer
Gitanjali Rao is the first “Time’s Kid of the Year”. She is being recognized for inventing a device that detects lead in drinking water.
Land Sinks
Learning to Fly
Our surroundings, the environment--natural and manmade---have a huge impact on our life story. Watch the video together and then share a memory of your home, your neighborhood, or another special place that has helped you become who you are today.
Electricity
Carbon Footprint Calculator
Use the link below to calculate your own Carbon Footprint.
Action Track: Healing & Renewal
BLM/BHM
The Black Lives Matter Movement drafted 13 Guiding Principles. These principles were created in order to heal and sustain our communities. Read through the Guiding Principles. Choose at least one to reflect upon.
Health and Education
Jaysa Miller and Youth Voices for the Planet
Climate Change and pollution disproportionately affect Black Americans and communities of color. Young people like Jaysa Miller have had enough. Miller is working to unveil and hold developers, policymakers, and factory owners accountable for the risk they put communities in. Learn about her work by watching the video below!
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use
We are all connected: Wangari Maathai
Wangari Maathai was the first African woman to receive a Nobel Peace Prize. Of course, she was not the first African woman to deserve a Nobel Peace Prize but racism, colonialism, and sexism have long played into this award. Read about Maathai, a biologist and activist, and reflect on what Americans can learn about her work and apply to our own hemisphere.
Health and Education
Why have the accomplishments of African Civilizations been obscured?
Harvard professor and filmmaker Henry Louis Gates Jr. is interviewed by Audie Cornish about his series Africa’s Great Civilizations.
Participant Feed
Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
Share thoughts, encourage others, and reinforce positive new habits on the Feed.
To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?
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REFLECTION QUESTIONAction Track: Healing & Renewal BLM/BHMHow can this guiding principle show up in our school community on a regular basis?
Elexi Schwartz 2/03/2021 5:57 AMOne guiding principle that I want to reflect on is "Unopalegitically black." I think this principle is important because it makes sure that everyone in the community feels safe, supported, and is fully confident in themselves. I think it would be good if BUGS also took an extra step in order to make sure that their students are supported and fully confident in themselves. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONLand Sinks Learning to FlyWatch the video together and then share a memory of your home, your neighborhood, or another special place that has helped you become who you are today.
Elexi Schwartz 10/28/2020 6:00 AMOne place that is special and has helped me become who I am today is Sleepaway Camp. One memory from Sleepaway Camp was my first year at camp when I took my swim test. I was so nervous. The lake was not even close to clear. The borders were covered in spider webs and live spiders. I knew how to swim, but for some reason, I could hardly even get in the water. When I did, I couldn't breathe and was pulled out by the Lifeguard. I got the lowest grader on my test possible. After that, I was determined to get used to the lake and even better at swimming. I took swim lessons at home and aced my test a couple of summers later. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONAction Track: Justice for the Whole Community Native Land and Practices AcknowledgementWrite a native land acknowledgement. I stand on ___________ land. The _________________ took care of the land by _______________. I promise to preserve the story and culture of the Lenape by ___________.
Elexi Schwartz 10/14/2020 6:02 AMI stand on Lenape land. The Lenape Tribe took care of the land by gardening/planting. I promise to preserve the story and culture of the Lenape by telling others what I know about The Lenape Tribe. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONCoastal, Ocean, and Engineered Sinks For the love of natureDescribe your photo and why you chose it!
Elexi Schwartz 9/30/2020 6:01 AMBig bodies of water like oceans and rivers are a part of nature that I want to protect. The picture I chose was of the Hudson River. I chose this picture because I swim and go boating a lot on the River and there is a lot of litter and big chunks of garbage in it. I try my best to take care of the River by picking up these pieces of trash and never littering. I am doing my part. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONAction Track: Justice for the Whole Community Sustainable BUGSWhat is one action you want to see happen this year to help sustain the BUGS community? It can be something that sustains the people in our community or the environment. *remember: to "sustain" means to keep going. In this case how to we keep going this year in a healthy and happy way?
Elexi Schwartz 9/23/2020 6:09 AMOne way we can sustain the BUGS community is by taking more screen breaks. Sometimes remote learning is hard for everyone in the BUGS community because it is a lot of screen time everyday. Taking breaks from a screen can help sustain The BUGS community by giving us more energy to do better in school. I think a good time to take this break is in the middle of the school day by having a longer lunch.