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Going Green at the CLC 2013

Carmel High School Learning Center
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The Carmel Learning Center at CHS offers a unique form of education to its students. The individualized, family-like atmosphere of the program make it ideal for a student-led Carmel Green Teen project. Their 2013 project includes a collection of mini-projects which, when combined, make a big difference. These include mixed recycling, reduction of paper waste, replacement of disposable Styrofoam cups with reusable cups, and adding potted plants to their classrooms.

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Students at the CLC determined that they were using about 210 disposable Styrofoam cups each week. Because Styrofoam is not easily recyclable and takes so long to break down in landfills, they thought that they should purchase and use reusable, washable cups and glasses to make a huge environmental impact.

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The students continued to evaluate their environmental impact at school. Doing so they noticed a lot of paper waste in the trash cans. They determined that the computer printers in their area used over 100 sheets of paper per day, and no one was printing on both sides.

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All of the CLC students came up with ideas on how to make their classrooms greener. One student was fascinated at learning about the benefits of potted plants.She discovered that research conducted by Amanda Read of The Royal College of Agriculture in England demonstrated that students attending the lectures in rooms containing plants were much more attentive, with distractions reduced by 70%. Students were also almost 100% more likely to return to lectures in the rooms with plants.

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Students continue to evaluate their project. They weigh their paper recycling each week, monitor how much paper is being used, and continue to remind classmates and teachers to print double-sided. These students have also educated over 2300 other students at CHS about this topic.
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The students developed an instruction sheet on how to effectively clean and disinfect their reusable kitchenware and will save nearly 7500 cups from entering landfills yearly.

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The students determined that an easy way to have a big environmental impact in this area, would be to encourage their group to reduce pages printed, print on both sides of the paper, reuse paper when possible, and recycle when done.

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Although the far-reaching environmental impact of houseplants is minimal, they do remove volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from the air. The students also hope to evaluate how these plants effect the general well being of the students.

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The students then calculate the cumulative environmental impacts of their projects and provide a visual as incentive to continue with their green efforts. In the fall they will launch a “Going Green” Twitter campaign and note the number of followers. Great idea!

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  • HOME
  • About Us
    • Overview
    • In the News
    • Awards
    • Meet Our Board
    • Annual Reports
    • Contact Us
  • Application
    • Criteria
  • Project Ideas
  • Funded Projects
    • 2021 Projects
    • 2020 Projects
    • 2019 Projects
    • 2018 Projects >
      • Helping Ninjas Help Pollinators
      • Helping Ninjas Help Garden and Compost
      • This is NOT a Plastic Bag
    • 2017 Projects >
      • UHS Bat Boxes
      • Don'f Flip It, Save It! - Water Bottles
      • River Road Habitat Restoration
    • 2016 Projects >
      • It's in the Reusable Bag
      • Plots to Plates Gardens Tour
      • Millbrook Nature Trail
      • UHS Poultry Project
      • Green Cubs Tree Planting
      • OLMC Tree Replacement
      • Woodbrook Butterfly Garden
      • Turn Up for Compost
    • 2015 Projects >
      • OPE Recycling Cubs
      • Goodbye Plastics 2
      • UHS Monarch Waystation
      • UHS Hydration Station
      • CHS Earth Fair
      • CHS NHS Event Recycling
    • 2014 Projects >
      • Girl Scout Teaches Conservation
      • Carmel Pollinator Garden
      • Trees For Future Generations
      • CHS TEDx Conference
      • UHS Campus Green Up
    • 2013 Projects >
      • CHS Teaches Conservation
      • Bug Repellent Daisies
      • Kids Against Crayon Waste- Crayon Recycling
      • UHS Community Garden
      • A Greener College Wood
      • Do Something Trees
      • No Crayon Left Behind
      • Prairie Trace Trees
      • Goodbye Plastics
      • Carmel Green Trees
      • CHS Recycled Arts Garden
      • Going Green at the CLC
    • 2012 Projects >
      • UHS Tree Hugging Trailblazers
      • Girl Scouts Bikeyard 100
      • Bat Boxes- Nature's Bug Zappers
      • CHS Green Shower Power
    • 2011 Projects >
      • Mission Recycle
      • Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
      • Recycling at CHS
      • A Greener Tomorrow is in the Bag
      • Fishing Line Recycling
    • 2010 Projects >
      • MOSAICS Family Garden
      • Coolers are Cooler with Cups
      • Ban the Bottle, Try the Tap
      • Butterfly Reintroduction Carey Grove Park
      • Butterfly Reintroduction Clay Middle School
      • Tree Scouts
    • 2009 Projects >
      • River Trail Wildflower Reintroduction
      • Scouts' Reusable Shopping Bags
      • St. Christopher's Garden
      • Earth Day Tree Seedling Giveaway
      • CHS Green Lights Club
  • Impact
  • Ceremonies
    • 2018 Award Ceremony
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