Shaker Youth LEEDs
2022-2023 School Year
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WHAT IS SHAKER YOUTH LEEDS?
WHAT IS SHAKER YOUTH LEEDS?
The Shaker Youth LEEDs Committee is a group of high schoolers dedicated to providing new perspectives surrounding environmentalism in Shaker Heights. We work directly with the Shaker Sustainability Council to include youth voices in Shaker's pursuit of LEED for Cities.
OUR PLAN FOR THE 2022-23 SCHOOL YEAR
OUR PLAN FOR THE 2022-23 SCHOOL YEAR
๐ SCHEDULE
We hold weekly meetings on Tuesdays at 8pm on Zoom, along with one fun, physical monthly meeting (a hike, tour, visit to a local business, etc).
๐ PLANS
Working with the Shaker Sustainability Committee and gaining insight on ongoing projects (these are often much bigger than school green team projects!)
Maintaining a social media account and communications to inform residents and students
Creating/hosting events and opportunities on environmentalism (such as the Shaker EcoChallenge)
Making regular visits to local nature centers, local businesses + volunteering as a group
Participating in group competitions in sustainability (People's EcoChallenge, Project Green Challenge, etc) to educate ourselves and bond as a team
And much more! We love to incorporate your ideas in our upcoming plans too.
๐ ROUGH MONTHLY OUTLINE
1ST SEMESTER
October:
Getting started + getting to know the team
November
Choosing an ongoing project from the Shaker Sustainability Council to expand on, our building our own from scratch!
December
Continue working on the chosen project
Dividing into subgroups for the EcoChallenge + creating a timeline
2ND SEMESTER (EcoChallenge!)
January
Reaching out to local news/organizations for exposure on the EcoChallenge
Building partnerships with local organizations (previous partnerships include 3-19 Coffee, Rust Belt Riders, and STUMP Plants.)
February
Building the foundations for the EcoChallenge
Creating a website, establishing social media presence on multiple platforms
March
Final preparations on the EcoChallenge
Creating graphics, flyers, posts, fun videos, etc
April
Month of the Shaker EcoChallenge and Earth Day!
Carrying out the challenge, keeping track of leaderboards, and getting the physical prizes in
Creating regular posts about Earth Day + Shaker's initiatives
May
Planning for the upcoming school year
Fun trips to local Farmers Markets and activities for the end of the school year!
WHAT IS LEED CERTIFICATION?
WHAT IS LEED CERTIFICATION?
Earning LEED credits offer a way for cities and communities to become more sustainable through several different categories. These categories include natural systems and ecology, transportation and land use, water efficiency, energy and greenhouse gas emissions, materials and resources, quality of life, innovation. Within each category, LEED provides a series of requirements to meet in order to earn points within the topics as well as an incentive to earn credit in that certain category. By earning these credits, Shaker Heights will be able to become a green city that ties the community with the environment.
*For more information about LEED for cities, please visit their website.
OUR PAST WORK
OUR PAST WORK
Our first project included a presentation to the Shaker Heights Sustainability Committee in the Summer of 2020 on ways for Shaker to obtain more LEED credits. Below is a link to an article about our past work:
Our group's work has always centered around the LEED for Cities requirements:
In the Spring of 2021, we created the Shaker EcoChallenge as a way to involve Shaker residents in the pursuit of a greener city. In doing so, we partnered with local businesses to provide prizes and advertised to local schools and organizations.
Last autumn, our team got together and analyzed the effects of the Horseshoe Lake Dam removal. In doing so, we created a public survey amassing over 90 total responses from a wide range of respondents, whose feedback was then used in a presentation to the Sustainability Council.
More info here
Continuing on our efforts in 2021, we expanded the Shaker EcoChallenge in 2022 and got an even larger support network to back our work. We even got a shoutout from the mayor himself!
Instagram: @shakeryouthleeds
Email: shakeryouthleeds@gmail.com
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