Choosing to Participate: http://blog.lrei.org/greencore A Social Justice Service Project on Sustainability Sun, 04 May 2008 20:27:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.3-2.2.1 en © greencore@lrei.org () greencore@lrei.org Just another Blog.lrei.org weblog greencore@lrei.org No no http://blog.lrei.org/greencore/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpg Choosing to Participate: http://blog.lrei.org/greencore 144 144 Final Look at Day of Learning http://blog.lrei.org/greencore/2008/05/04/final-look-at-day-of-learning/ http://blog.lrei.org/greencore/2008/05/04/final-look-at-day-of-learning/#comments Sun, 04 May 2008 20:27:14 +0000 greencore http://blog.lrei.org/greencore/2008/05/04/final-look-at-day-of-learning/ Today turned out really well in my opinion. I thought that all of the 5th, 6th, and 7th graders learned a lot today about what sustainability means and what they can do to improve it. It was a great experience to teach the kids about what we’d been studying for so long. It’s the first time I’ve really felt like I could do something with my learning and help out the community by telling everyone about sustainability. I didn’t really think the day could’ve gone any better and I’m very pleased with the way everything went.

]]> http://blog.lrei.org/greencore/2008/05/04/final-look-at-day-of-learning/feed/ Day of Learning 4/30 http://blog.lrei.org/greencore/2008/05/02/day-of-learning-430/ http://blog.lrei.org/greencore/2008/05/02/day-of-learning-430/#comments Fri, 02 May 2008 15:39:48 +0000 greencore http://blog.lrei.org/greencore/2008/05/02/day-of-learning-430/ Today was finally the day of learning! I was really excited about my and Gaia’s workshop. I knew a lot of people had wanted to be in it, and I was looking forward to seeing who would there. The workshop started off a little rocky, because everyone wanted to do the same recipe, and we didn’t have enough of the ingredients for that many people to do it. However, we soon cleared it up, and people made several different recipes, in groups or pairs. Almost everything went well. It all looked good, worked, and smelled AMAZING. The rest of the day was interesting and fun. I especially liked the cake! I think the day went well in general, and I’m looking forward to seeing future days of learning.

]]> http://blog.lrei.org/greencore/2008/05/02/day-of-learning-430/feed/ One more thing about day of learning 4/30/08 http://blog.lrei.org/greencore/2008/05/01/one-more-thing-about-day-of-learning-43008/ http://blog.lrei.org/greencore/2008/05/01/one-more-thing-about-day-of-learning-43008/#comments Thu, 01 May 2008 19:42:18 +0000 greencore http://blog.lrei.org/greencore/2008/05/01/one-more-thing-about-day-of-learning-43008/ Even though the day went pretty well. I could not stand some of the kids. Some of them were whiny and complainy and all that stuff. i do not know how you teachers can deal with us. we horrible! my GOD! well….. not anymore…..for some of us.

]]> http://blog.lrei.org/greencore/2008/05/01/one-more-thing-about-day-of-learning-43008/feed/ IT IS OVER 4/30/08 http://blog.lrei.org/greencore/2008/05/01/it-is-over-43008/ http://blog.lrei.org/greencore/2008/05/01/it-is-over-43008/#comments Thu, 01 May 2008 19:41:18 +0000 greencore http://blog.lrei.org/greencore/2008/05/01/it-is-over-43008/ The day of learning was fun and worked out a lot better then I thought it would. The people in our workshop were respectful and paid attention when we were talking. All of our group members did what they were assigned and we had fun. I enjoyed hearing Josh talk about other schools and how they were sustainable. I also learned a lot about how much we waste and how we can recycle.

P.s I also enjoyed watching the short videos about sustainability.

From Aaron

]]> http://blog.lrei.org/greencore/2008/05/01/it-is-over-43008/feed/ the day of learning is finito 4/30/08 http://blog.lrei.org/greencore/2008/05/01/the-day-of-learning-is-finito-43008/ http://blog.lrei.org/greencore/2008/05/01/the-day-of-learning-is-finito-43008/#comments Thu, 01 May 2008 19:39:01 +0000 greencore http://blog.lrei.org/greencore/2008/05/01/the-day-of-learning-is-finito-43008/ what: 8th grade day of learning

where: LREI

When: April 30, 2008

Yesterday was reeeaaaallly tiresome. But it surprisingly went well. at first i was really nervous about the whole ‘teaching little children’ thing, but it wasn’t so bad……that is….until Henry, Aliza and I brought out the candy. That’s one thing that we learned that day, other than all those cool facts about sustainability, that you should NEVER take out 6 bags of open candy in front of 13 kids consisting of 5th and 6th graders. Our first workshop didn’t go very well. It was just really awkward and we weren’t that prepared for them. The second workshop however, went perfectly well. We were a lot more prepared for what was coming to us then we were the first time around. We collected a lot more materials by the second workshop time and we actually knew what to say and how to be more understandable. So it basically went pretty well if you count out the candy fiasco.

P.s- No matter what people say. I never want to teach ^-^”

P.s.s- I’m not saying it’s a bad job or anything. It’s just that I’m not that patient with kids.

]]> http://blog.lrei.org/greencore/2008/05/01/the-day-of-learning-is-finito-43008/feed/ Day of learning http://blog.lrei.org/greencore/2008/05/01/day-of-learning-8/ http://blog.lrei.org/greencore/2008/05/01/day-of-learning-8/#comments Thu, 01 May 2008 19:11:30 +0000 greencore http://blog.lrei.org/greencore/2008/05/01/day-of-learning-8/ WOW!!! I will never be a teacher. Some of the children from the 1st group were extremely uncooperative. Quinn, Cole, Robbie, and I were exhausted. We even had to throw one child out. The second group went better because we learned from our mistakes. We told them that they couldn’t eat the candy at all, but then we gave it to them at the end. Overall the day went well, i enjoyed myself and learned why teachers can be mean, Kids are horrible to teach. I am going to try hard not to give teachers a hard time with my conduct. The day really changed my views on things.

]]> http://blog.lrei.org/greencore/2008/05/01/day-of-learning-8/feed/ Cellie, Day of Learning http://blog.lrei.org/greencore/2008/05/01/cellie-day-of-learning/ http://blog.lrei.org/greencore/2008/05/01/cellie-day-of-learning/#comments Thu, 01 May 2008 18:59:31 +0000 greencore http://blog.lrei.org/greencore/2008/05/01/cellie-day-of-learning/ I was a little nervous about the day of learning, whether or not people would understand why we needed to reuse the starburst wrappers, whether people would understand how to make the bracelets and enjoy to workshop, however my thoughts were not at all justified. It turned out to be incredibly fun, and people were really starting to think about reusing materials and asking some interesting questions. Phil helped facilitate the conversations upon entering the room and quizzing us on how this was sustainable, when we bought the starburst instead of reusing ones we had already gotten. People started throwing around ideas and coming up with ways it both was, and wasn’t sustainable. I think it went very well and I was very relieved that all the hard work and speculation came out positively. 

]]> http://blog.lrei.org/greencore/2008/05/01/cellie-day-of-learning/feed/ 4/30/08-Day Of Learning http://blog.lrei.org/greencore/2008/05/01/43008-day-of-learning/ http://blog.lrei.org/greencore/2008/05/01/43008-day-of-learning/#comments Thu, 01 May 2008 18:47:19 +0000 greencore http://blog.lrei.org/greencore/2008/05/01/43008-day-of-learning/ The day of learning was a fulfilling fun day. It was very interesting learning about how hard it is to be a teacher. For me it was very easy and I was very prepared for my workshop. It was so fun to engage with the kids and show them your ideas. It is also a great feeling when people are interested in what you are doing and have prepared. As for the day, it was amazing for students taking action and i was intrigued by the speakers. I think it was a great experience for the younger kids because I think that they all really loved the workshops. I also thought that it is so so important to teach the younger students about how important this is because we all share the next generation. I loved how enlightened Josh was about all off this and he had, had hands-on experience with sustainability as we did and it made me feel more like an adult. I thought that the whole school was also very impressed with us and all off our knowledge and hard work about these topics. At the end of the day I was very proud (even though it felt like a Friday). :(

]]> http://blog.lrei.org/greencore/2008/05/01/43008-day-of-learning/feed/ 4/26/08 Our Last Day http://blog.lrei.org/greencore/2008/05/01/42608-our-last-day/ http://blog.lrei.org/greencore/2008/05/01/42608-our-last-day/#comments Thu, 01 May 2008 17:59:28 +0000 greencore http://blog.lrei.org/greencore/2008/05/01/42608-our-last-day/ This past Saturday was Lili’s, Sam’s, Hannah’s and my last day working as a group at the farmers market. It made me sad that most people would totally quit doing sustainable community service after the Day of Learning. Even though I have known the farmers for my entire life, this experience has been unlike any other. The people who work with the Greenmarket really appreciated kids who actually cared about the community. They made us feel really needed, and after working there for four monthes, it feels so good to have helped these kind, hardworking farmers make their living. Working with Dave, Lynn, Karen, Liz, Davy and Emily I realized how special being able to really assist people is. I’ve learned so much from these farmers: about what it takes to have a farm, to have a family, and to work at the farmers market three times a week. The last few times I’ve gone to the farmers market I’ve worked with Dave, “the honey guy.” He owns Berkshire Berries. His stand sells all kinds of jams and jellies, maple syrup, wild flower honey, and even honey that is made in Manhattan! Throughout the past weeks i have seen his bees(they were so amazing), organized his extremely messy truck, made sales, and all together had a fabulous time chatting with him, laughing about crazy customers, and tasting everything. He really needed my help some days when he was selling by himself, and it made me really proud this past Saturday when he fell asleep in his truck and I ran the enitre stand for two hours. I really have learned so much during this project, and I hope to always have this important connection to the Greenmarket, and continue working there, if more sporadically.

]]> http://blog.lrei.org/greencore/2008/05/01/42608-our-last-day/feed/ 4/30 Response to Day of Learning http://blog.lrei.org/greencore/2008/05/01/430-response-to-day-of-learning/ http://blog.lrei.org/greencore/2008/05/01/430-response-to-day-of-learning/#comments Thu, 01 May 2008 17:44:46 +0000 greencore http://blog.lrei.org/greencore/2008/05/01/430-response-to-day-of-learning/ I though that the day of learnin went well. I was in the solar shop with David and Nicholas. We started off by explaining what we would be dooing during this time and what solar enerrgy was. We then started to work on our solar cars. After every one was outside we tested our cars. We didn’t race them because at first the cars weren’t moving well outside. A little bit of the time was spent fixing the rubberbands on the car. The cars evebtually worked and we ran them outside. I felt that the teacher somwhat ran the program. I know that they were there in order to help us but I feel like he interupted more times than needed

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