Environmental Studies ProjectMs. Yeh (Ching-hsuan Yeh 葉靜

萱 )Electives Course

Trillium LearningGlobal 21st Century Schools Project

Environmental Studies ProjectYong Chun Senior High School

Taipei, TaiwanMs. Yeh, Electives Course (Ching-hsuan Yeh 葉靜萱

Four project teams1. Food2. Clothing3. Daily Living4. Transportation

Environmental Studies ProjectFood and the Environment1. Unprocessed vegetables -> effect on pollution2. Eating out, disposable items (chopsticks), trees lost to obtain wood3. Recycling restaurant and home kitchen waste4. Air pollution, odor pollution5. How to decrease waste

Environmental Studies ProjectClothing Materials and the Environment1. Trend toward using recyclable materials, i.e. plastic in clothing2. Recycling plastic bottles for use in clothing materials3. Find recycling opportunities in cleaning clothes4. Buying responsibly – balance need with want5. Knowing which items are made that contribute to waste/pollution

Environmental Studies ProjectLiving Green – Daily Living1. Saving and recycling water2. Recycling plastic from bottles for use in planting3. Reduce trash/waste at school – develop activities4. Learning how to live environmentally responsible lives, not just some of the time. School Energy Conservation activities -student voting program to decide when to use AC5. Learning and distributing Taipei’s recycling guide

Environmental Studies ProjectTransportation1. General environmental protection activities we can do, at our age2. Using public transportation to save energy3. Using non-polluting transportation, i.e. bicycles, when it’s practical, etc.4. Effect of typical student use of scooters – pollution generated and fuel usage5. Establishing student recycling/energy usage rules; if students don’t meet recycling requirements, then have to pay back debt through activities like collecting recyclables (plastic, batteries, etc.), trash on campus

Environmental Studies ProjectVideo Conference with Pascack Hills

HSMid-December 2011May 2012Discuss Live Student/Teacher Exchange Program

101近在眼前101 right before

our eyes

山近在眼前Mountain right before our eyes

Taipei Municipal Yongchun Senior High

School