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3.1 Community Partnerships
3.1 Community Partnerships
*Howard County Master Gardeners University of Maryland Extension - 2014 -2017
*Howard County Master Gardeners University of Maryland Extension - 2014 -2017
Our Master Gardeners (Janice Winter and Carolyn Cradler) have been coming to our school in the Fall and Spring for the past 3 years to help with gardening in our native garden and environmental education presentations for our students.
Master Gardeners Janice Winter and Carolyn Cradler
*Maryland Science Center - 2017
*Maryland Science Center - 2017
The Maryland Science Center had volunteers to come in and help with Family Engineering Night for our students. The students were able to design rockets to launch in the air , program a maze for a robot rat and other engineering fun.
* The Maryland Zoo - 2016 -2017
* The Maryland Zoo - 2016 -2017
The Maryland Zoo has sent out the zoomobile several times to our school. They talked about the animals, their habitats and shared with the students environmental education.
The Maryland Zoo Volunteers
* The Howard County Watershed Stewards Academy - April 2017
* The Howard County Watershed Stewards Academy - April 2017
Terry R. Matthews and Radhika V. Wijetunge were the coordinators for the Howard County Watershed Stewards Academy to help get our storm drains painted. All paperwork and permission forms were handled through them. This group of volunteers (4 volunteers, including Radhika ) came into help with painting and stenciling the storm drains with our Bridges Green Team Students. Radhika brought in all the supplies for painting (stencils, paint, tape, steel brushes, paint rollers and pans, plus safety equipment to keep our students safe).
Radhika and her three volunteers helped the students below.
Radhika and her three volunteers helped the students below.
Correspondence with the coordinators to get the storm drains painted.
Correspondence with the coordinators to get the storm drains painted.
Map submitted for storm drain painting.
* Clothing to Cash- School Recycling Program - 2015 -2017
* Clothing to Cash- School Recycling Program - 2015 -2017
The Capital Clothing Recyclers, LLC ( Tom Hamorsky,Jr. -Director) picks up used clothing from their bin in our parking lot every month and recycles it. In return we receive cash to help with supporting community environmental projects.
Flyer to promote Cash for Clothing to use in our GES newsletter and in the workroom.
* Howard County Recycling Center - 2014-2015
* Howard County Recycling Center - 2014-2015
Alicia Moore came in for Recycle presentations for our students.
3.1 School Active in Community
3.1 School Active in Community
* Crayola Colorcycle Up-Cycling Program- 2014 to Present
* Crayola Colorcycle Up-Cycling Program- 2014 to Present
Guilford Elementary School started this program in February 12, 2014. It continues to help the Crayola Company turn markers into clean-burning fuel and to reduce our school waste. This company will recycle any markers. Students , staff and parents can bring their markers from home also to the marker recycling center in our workroom. They are counted and then shipped to the Crayola Company.
The students are counting markers for shipping to Crayola.
Our students, staff and community have upcycled 2,464 markers to the Crayola ColorCycle program.
Our students, staff and community have upcycled 2,464 markers to the Crayola ColorCycle program.
*Recycling Used Clothes With Cash for Clothing Program - 2015 to Present
*Recycling Used Clothes With Cash for Clothing Program - 2015 to Present
In 2015, Guilford started recycling used clothes with the Cash for Clothing. The Capital Clothing Recyclers, LLC ( Tom Hamorsky,Jr. -Director) picks up used clothing from their bin in our parking lot every month and recycles it. In return we receive cash to help with supporting community environmental projects. We have collected 12,602.15 lbs of used clothing as of December, 2017.
Announcement for cleaning out closets for clothes drives.
Announcement for cleaning out closets for clothes drives.
* Coat Drive from Girl Scouts - January 2017
* Coat Drive from Girl Scouts - January 2017
The GES Girl Scouts Troop 10310 had a coat drive in January to help the community.
* Ink and Electronic Recycling - 2014 to Present
* Ink and Electronic Recycling - 2014 to Present
GES has been ink and Electronic recycling with Office Depot since 2014. Staff and the public can bring in their unwanted cell phones or ink cartridges and we will shipped them to Office Depot for recycling. We receive a gift card for the amount we recycle and we have been able to purchase recycle bins to be place in every room of our school.
recycling boxes for ink and cell phones
ink cartridges ready for recycling
Recycling bin bought from recycling funds from ink recycling. These recycling bins are used in all classrooms and pods for all streaming.
Ink recycling data from Office Depot ( In total: 316 ink cartridges and 20 cell phones have been recycled).
*Battery Recycling - 2016 to Present
*Battery Recycling - 2016 to Present
*Community Active in Schools
*Community Active in Schools
* Planting and Environmental Education With the Howard County Master Gardeners - 2014 to Present
* Planting and Environmental Education With the Howard County Master Gardeners - 2014 to Present
Master Gardeners (Janice Winter and Carolyn Cradler)planting in the native garden with green team students (15 average no. of students gr. 3-5 Fall and Spring Bridges sessions)- 2014 to present
Master Gardeners (Janice Winter and Carolyn Cradler)planting in the native garden with green team students (15 average no. of students gr. 3-5 Fall and Spring Bridges sessions)- 2014 to present
Carolyn Cradler ( Master Gardener) presenting the Monarch Butterfly presentation to Bridges Green Team students (10 students in gr. 3-5).
Carolyn Cradler ( Master Gardener) presenting the Monarch Butterfly presentation to Bridges Green Team students (10 students in gr. 3-5).
Janice Winter (Master Gardener) presenting the frog and salamander presentation to Bridges Green Team students ( 12 students in gr. 3-5).
Janice Winter (Master Gardener) presenting the frog and salamander presentation to Bridges Green Team students ( 12 students in gr. 3-5).
Bridges Green Team students looking at tadpoles with Janice Winter (Master Gardener).
Master Gardener Barbara Schmeckpeper modified her worm presentation to fit our Bridges Green Team students (15 students in gr. 3-5) curriculum for learning about worms and how they work in a worm compost. They were fascinated looking at the worms from a worm compost.
Master Gardener Barbara Schmeckpeper taught our Bridges Green Team students (10 students in Gr. 3-5) the importance of keeping our waters healthy and what pollution could do to them using a watershed model.
Master Gardener Barbara Schmeckpeper taught our Bridges Green Team students (10 students in Gr. 3-5) the importance of keeping our waters healthy and what pollution could do to them using a watershed model.
* Storm Drain Painting and Stenciling with the Howard County Watershed Stewards Academy - April 2017
* Storm Drain Painting and Stenciling with the Howard County Watershed Stewards Academy - April 2017
Terry R. Matthews and Radhika V. Wijetunge were the coordinators for the Howard County Watershed Stewards Academy to help get our storm drains painted. All paperwork and permission forms were handled through them. This group of volunteers (4 volunteers, including Radhika ) came into help with painting and stenciling the storm drains with our Bridges Green Team Students. Radhika brought in all the supplies for painting (stencils, paint, tape, steel brushes, paint rollers and pans, plus safety equipment to keep our students safe).
Watershed Steward Volunteers helping Bridges Green Team students paint the 5 storm drains in the front parking lots of our school. (12 students in gr. 3-5).
Watershed Steward Volunteers helping Bridges Green Team students paint the 5 storm drains in the front parking lots of our school. (12 students in gr. 3-5).
Before storm drain painting.
After storm drain painting.
* The Maryland ZooMobile - 2016- 2017
* The Maryland ZooMobile - 2016- 2017
The Maryland ZooMobile has visited our school talking to Bridges and 2nd grade students about the animals, their habitats and their diet.
Student writings of what they learned and liked from the zoomobile.
Student writings of what they learned and liked from the zoomobile.
* Family Engineering Night With the Maryland Science Center - 2017
* Family Engineering Night With the Maryland Science Center - 2017
The Maryland Science Center had volunteers to come in and help with Family Engineering Night for our students. The students were able to design rockets to launch in the air , program a maze for a robot rat and other engineering fun.
* Health and Fitness Fair - Spring 2017
* Health and Fitness Fair - Spring 2017
Our school had a health and fitness fair for the entire school. Several different business organizations came into talk about health and fitness with interactive activities to our students and staff.
Students experienced outdoor fitness activities with Soldier Fit.
Students experienced outdoor fitness activities with Soldier Fit.
Students experiencing Healthy Little Cooks (Amber Smelkinson)
Students experiencing Healthy Little Cooks (Amber Smelkinson)
Students experiencing BAMS Karate out in the front parking lot.
Guest speaker Shannon Jones (Author) reads "That's Just Me" to students in Kindergarten. She had a powerpoint presentation also to show how she made and wrote her book.
Guest Speaker Katrina Hill (Author/ 5th grade teacher at GES) read the book she wrote "The Message in the Mirror" to the 1st grade students about self-esteem.
Self-esteem bracelets were made by the students to wear.
The 4th grade students performed Hands Only CPR with the assistance of the Howard County Fire and Rescue dept.
Students in 1st grade made Healthy Little Snacks with Donna Aubinoe (MUH Nutrition Clinical Intern). The students made fruit cars to eat that were made from 2 toothpicks, a slice of apple and 4 grapes.
Firefighter Tim Sinz (FF/EMT) showed the 1st graders his uniform . He explained how his equipment helps him in fires and answered questions on fire safety.
The Related Arts teachers at GES, Jessica Hancock(PE teacher) with assistance from Jackie Cousins (music teacher) led the Healthy Fitness Obstacle course for the Kindergarteners. Signs were on every obstacle station explaining healthy choices and encouragement for fitness.
The students in Kindergarten played healthy bingo with Jackie Cousins (music teacher at GES).
* Jennifer Keats Curtis (Maryland Green Author) - Feb. 2016
* Jennifer Keats Curtis (Maryland Green Author) - Feb. 2016
Jennifer Keats Curtis came to our school to speak to our students about her animal research and books that she has written.
* Career Day - May 2015
* Career Day - May 2015
Our school had Career Day for the entire school. There was some environmental education guest speakers to talk to some classes about their jobs and what they do.
Beth Stolte (NASA Scientist)- talked to the 1st grade students about Earth data.
Don Tsusaki (Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay READY project manager ) - works with volunteers to plant trees and rain gardens in community areas that need these services. He talked to the 3rd grade students.
Taylor Schuman (Sustainable Landscaper)- talked to students in the 3rd grade about his landscaping business and how he helps communities.
* Howard County Recycling Center Student Assembly- 2014
* Howard County Recycling Center Student Assembly- 2014
Alicia Moore came to our school to give a presentation to all our students (460 students in gr. K-5) about the importance of recycling and what can be recycled.
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