PS 34's Eco-Fashion Show 2019
Welcome to PS 34's 3rd Annual Eco-Fashion Show Project Information & Registration Site!
This project is open to PS34's Pre-K to 5th Grade Fashion Designers, Costume Creators, Models, and more! Student will work with their families to create a garment (or costume) using recycled materials. The Eco-Fashion Show will be held on THURSDAY, April 18, 2019, and will be PS34's culminating celebration of Earth Day / Week where we will showcase all designs created.
**ALL PARTICIPANTS MUST REGISTER AND RECEIVE CONFIRMATION TO BE A PART OF THE SHOW**
Four OPTIONAL workshops will be offered to share useful information and skill sets to help with the project. Notes from each session will be posted on this site in the "workshops" section, but families are encouraged to attend in person.
If you have any questions, would like be a part of the event planning team, lend your skills at a workshop / show, or have any additional ideas / suggestions, please contact Deise Kowalski at dkowalski@schools.nyc.gov, Ms. Marshall at JMarshall3@schools.nyc.gov OR Tina Wong at wongt@nwf.org
Click here to see complete Photo Gallery from last year's Eco-Fashion Show.
Eco-School PS 34 Oliver H. Perry Elementary School
131 Norman Avenue ۰ Brooklyn, New York ۰ 11222
Phone: (718) 389-5842 ۰ Fax: (718) 389-0356 ۰ www.PS34.org
Eco-Fashion Project Site: https://sites.google.com/view/ps34ecofashion2019
Event Contacts:
- Main Contacts: Deise Kowalski, Parent Coordinator and Tina Wong, NWF Sustainability Coach
- Teacher Leads: Ms. Marshall, Green STEM, Mr. Granito, Gym and Ms. Rzerzicha, 5-211
- Parent Leads: Alina Calovic, Vivienne’s Mom (3rd Grade) and Lisa Jaycox, Niko's Mom (1st Grade)
PS34 is an Eco-School! What does that mean?
Eco-Schools USA is a national PK-12 green schools program combining effective green management of school grounds, facilities, and curriculum while empowering today's students for a sustainable tomorrow.
For more information, visit National Wildlife Federation's Eco-Schools USA's website.
WHY Eco-Fashion?
As a Green Flag Eco-School, PS 34's main objective of having an Eco-Fashion Show is to raise awareness of the environmental impacts of consumption and waste. In addition, our goals for the show (and the time leading up to it) is three fold:
To encourage and create an opportunity for...
- Creativity - ways of interpreting the themes and using "unconventional" materials
- Collaboration - students working with their families; and families working with other families!
- Conservation - learning, understanding and sharing the message of environmentalism and stewardship
Consumption and Waste
The United States is home to just 5 percent of the world's population; however it generates 30 percent of its trash. The average American creates a staggering 4.5 pounds of garbage daily. Almost everything we do creates waste, and as a society we are currently producing more waste than ever before.
Both consumption and waste have major environmental impacts. Producing goods and transporting them to consumers uses large quantities of fossil fuels and produces pollution, particularly carbon dioxide (the major greenhouse gas leading to climate change). When these products become waste, they are transported again, usually to landfills, where they produce methane (another potent greenhouse gas) as they break down, or to incinerators, which generate more pollution as they burn.
Sponsors, Donors & Partnerships:
Event produced by Tina Wong and sponsored by National Wildlife Federation Greenpoint Eco-Schools Program.
The National Wildlife Federation is the United States' largest private, nonprofit conservation education and advocacy organization, with over six million members and supporters, and 51 state and territorial affiliated organizations.
The Greenpoint Eco-Schools program is made possible with funding provided by the Office of the New York State Attorney General and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation through the Greenpoint Community Environmental Fund.
Newtown Creek Fund: The Newtown Creek Environmental Benefits Program (NCEBP) was created as part of an agreement between New York State and New York City to upgrade the Newtown Creek Water Pollution Control Plant and provide environmental benefits to the community. Funding is administered through the Hudson River Foundation, through its New York City Environmental Fund (NYCEF).