ASD Policy Change (Accomplished)

Convince the ASD School Board to pass a resolution that bans the purchase of plastic glitter in the school district with environmentally friendly glitter being an acceptable alternative by end of January 2026.

Girl Scout Workshop (Accomplished)

Facilitate a workshop on November 22nd where Girl Scouts can earn two badges, one for the Troop 436 BioGlitter Initiative and one for Governance, in order to raise awareness and enlist Girl Scouts and their families to change ASD policy by asking them to write letters and come to the school board meeting to show their support for banning plastic glitter from schools. 

Initiative Website (Accomplished)

Develop and maintain a website to raise awareness about the harms of plastic glitter and other microplastics, share our mission and goals, engage community members in our advocacy efforts, and distribute teacher resources with the first version to be published by September 2025.

Teacher Kits (Accomplished)

To gain support from teachers by providing kits with educational materials and samples to emphasize the importance and feasibility and ask teachers to support the proposed policy change (by writing letters of support, petitions, and attending the January school board meetings) by the end of November 2025.

Children's Book (Accomplished)

Write and publish a children's book to raise awareness amongst the school district's youngest students and heaviest users of glitter about glitter pollution, microplastics, and protecting Alaska's rivers and waterways and distribute to libraries across the district by the end of May 2026.

Outreach Video (Accomplished)

Create a video that is less than ten minutes long to inspire others to take action and raise awareness about the project by May 2026, and find at least two ways to share the video.