Minneapolis Community Education/Richard Green Central Park Elementary School
The Green Adventure Squad met on a weekly basis to improve the knowledge and presentation skills for their educational sessions with Green Central students and Central community members. In addition, the students wrote and rehearsed a short skit about recycling. During these months, the group visited six elementary school classrooms during the after school program to perform their skit, educate students about reducing waste, the recycling process, why it is important to recycle, and strategies for doing so at home with their families. Additionally, the Green Adventure Squad planned and implemented community outreach tables and presentations at five family nights at the school and one concert at the Hosmer Library. At these events, students distributed Hennepin County recycling guides, helped individuals find out when their recycling pick-up day is by using the Hennepin County website, demonstrated how to separate recyclables according to material, and distributed products related to recycling and waste reduction. The Green Adventure Squad students created a "Recycling 101 in South Minneapolis" video, essentially recording the student-created skit on video as the group's culminating project.
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2010 Contact Information
Shawn Koval, Teacher612-668-3748
Minneapolis Community Ed/Richard Green Central Park Elementary
3416 Fourth Avenue S.Minneapolis MN 55405
Additional Resources
For state, county, Rethink Recycling, and grantee tools, visit Grantee Resources.
