WPS STEAM Spirit 2022
With a grant generously funded by WEF and in collaboratiton with Sustainable Wellesley and the Wellesley Climate Action Committee, WPS brings to our students, parents and the wider Wellesley community a series of engaging, educational and informative presenters during STEAM Spirit, our year long initiative focused on Sustainability. This series begins during Massachusetts STEM week with expert speakers who will let us know more about all the steps we can take to help sustain our planet.
With a grant generously funded by WEF and in collaboratiton with Sustainable Wellesley and the Wellesley Climate Action Committee, WPS brings to our students, parents and the wider Wellesley community a series of engaging, educational and informative presenters during STEAM Spirit, our year long initiative focused on Sustainability. This series begins during Massachusetts STEM week with expert speakers who will let us know more about all the steps we can take to help sustain our planet.
December 12, 2022
December 12, 2022
7 pm, zoom meeting
7 pm, zoom meeting
Suggested for WMS and WHS students
Suggested for WMS and WHS students
Talk with recent WHS graduates who have followed their passion for sustainability into their career. Learn from their experiences as they share their perspective on post WHS options.
Talk with recent WHS graduates who have followed their passion for sustainability into their career. Learn from their experiences as they share their perspective on post WHS options.
Please register using this link .
Please register using this link .
Follow Your Kids' Lead
Follow Your Kids' Lead
Normally students are asked to follow their parents’ lead, but now the roles are reversed. Have your parents accompany you to the Follow Your Kids’ Lead Zoom Webinar on Thursday, November 10th at 7:00 p.m. for an informative presentation on the benefits of a sustainable lifestyle, the true cost of your clothes, and the impacts of food waste. Stop by to hear from guest speaker David Green on how to make your home more energy efficient and from Amy McGuire about the advantages of electric vehicles."
Normally students are asked to follow their parents’ lead, but now the roles are reversed. Have your parents accompany you to the Follow Your Kids’ Lead Zoom Webinar on Thursday, November 10th at 7:00 p.m. for an informative presentation on the benefits of a sustainable lifestyle, the true cost of your clothes, and the impacts of food waste. Stop by to hear from guest speaker David Green on how to make your home more energy efficient and from Amy McGuire about the advantages of electric vehicles."
Students can get volunteer hours for bringing their parents to the event, or extra credit if they are in AP Environmental Science.
Students can get volunteer hours for bringing their parents to the event, or extra credit if they are in AP Environmental Science.
Please fill out RSVP Form to receive a Zoom link.
Please fill out RSVP Form to receive a Zoom link.
October 12 - 26th:
October 12 - 26th:
To kick off STEAM week in Wellesley Public Schools, Wellesley Police Chief, Jack Pilecki, will speak at all Wellesley elementary schools letting students know about the Wellesley police station's Sustainability efforts as well as what small steps our students can take to help sustain our planet.
To kick off STEAM week in Wellesley Public Schools, Wellesley Police Chief, Jack Pilecki, will speak at all Wellesley elementary schools letting students know about the Wellesley police station's Sustainability efforts as well as what small steps our students can take to help sustain our planet.
You can read more about Jack's mission here.
You can read more about Jack's mission here.
October 20, 2022
October 20, 2022
• Wellesley High School • 6:30pm -7:30pm
• Wellesley High School • 6:30pm -7:30pm
The first of our year-long speaker series will feature Dharik Mallapragrada of the MIT Energy Initiative. Dharik will highlight electricity and its role in climate change, then answer questions during a reception with light refreshments. This event will be open to the public. Please RSVP at the link below.
The first of our year-long speaker series will feature Dharik Mallapragrada of the MIT Energy Initiative. Dharik will highlight electricity and its role in climate change, then answer questions during a reception with light refreshments. This event will be open to the public. Please RSVP at the link below.
Please fill out this RSVP form.
Please fill out this RSVP form.
October 17, 2022
October 17, 2022
4 pm Wellesley RDF 169 Great Plain Avenue, Wellesley MA
4 pm Wellesley RDF 169 Great Plain Avenue, Wellesley MA
You are invited to tour the Wellesley RDF facility
You are invited to tour the Wellesley RDF facility
All ages welcome!
All ages welcome!
The Wellesley RDF is not simply the place where our trash goes. It is one of the most successful models for recycling in the world and generates revenue for the town (over $741,000 in FY 2021) Learn about the source-separated model – meaning residents separate the material – that Wellesley has been using for decades, which results in very high quality recyclable products with a very low contamination rate.
The Wellesley RDF is not simply the place where our trash goes. It is one of the most successful models for recycling in the world and generates revenue for the town (over $741,000 in FY 2021) Learn about the source-separated model – meaning residents separate the material – that Wellesley has been using for decades, which results in very high quality recyclable products with a very low contamination rate.
With trash disposal costs predicted to increase as much as 40% in the next 2-5 years as landfill capacity diminishes, learn about the Food Waste Program (estimated at approximately 20% of household generated waste) that converts these scraps into electricity, heat, liquid fertilizer, bio char/animal bedding or as ingredients to produce high grade compost.
With trash disposal costs predicted to increase as much as 40% in the next 2-5 years as landfill capacity diminishes, learn about the Food Waste Program (estimated at approximately 20% of household generated waste) that converts these scraps into electricity, heat, liquid fertilizer, bio char/animal bedding or as ingredients to produce high grade compost.
We look forward to seeing you!
We look forward to seeing you!
Please fill out this RSVP form.
Please fill out this RSVP form.
WPS STE(A)M WEEK FOR STUDENTS
WPS STE(A)M WEEK FOR STUDENTS
The third week of each October is MA STEM Week. In Wellesley, we acknowledge the importance of Arts in STEM, so we celebrate STEAM. Beginning October 12th through the end of the month, Wellesley Public Schools will feature STEAM lessons, activities and events to inspire our students, staff & community.
The overarching STEAM theme for 2022 is sustainability. The United Nations has set forth 17 goals for sustainable development that will drive our activities during October.
Students K - 12 will engage with the theme of sustainability through STEAM during the last two weeks in October.
Students will learn about the agency they have to make changes in their own lives to help their local community.