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West Bath School students contribute to a better world through school, local, and global stewardship.
West Bath School students contribute to a better world through school, local, and global stewardship.
West Bath School students understand that they have the capacity to make the world a better place and have shown this capacity and desire in a variety of ways. Through expeditions, field work, collaboration with experts, and service learning opportunities, students have worked to beautify spaces at West Bath School by creating products that make for a more welcoming learning environment. Students are passionate about solving local and world problems and consistently model our school mindset of, “We are Crew".
Authentic Actions & Products - School
This evidence set shows that through West Bath School's expeditions, students have engineered authentic products that have the added value of creating beautiful spaces. Contributions range from the development and installation of a new walking path and outdoor classroom to celebrate the green outdoors, to a special mosaic crafted from students working collaboratively with an artist, to the opportunity for older students to build our "fleet" of wooden research vessels. No matter the grade, students of all ages at West Bath are contributing to a legacy of creating authentic products that make our school a better place with both functionality and beauty.
A Focus on Kindness
At the beginning of this school year, we focused on ways that we can support one another to have a positive year. At schoolwide crew, we read the book, The Friend Ship, and classes then made lists of ways they can support their friends. Each child set a friendship goal for the year. Crews have continued to monitor progress towards the goal throughout the year.
West Bath's 99 Commitments to Kindness and Compassion
In a response to school safety concerns nationwide, many students and schools organized walkouts to communicate the way students were feeling. West Bath students and staff took a different approach, and made 99 Commitments to Kindness and Compassion. These commitments demonstrate the 99 things that we as a school can do right now to make our community a better place.
Authentic Products to Add Value to West Bath School
Second Grade Product - School Sign Putting "West Bath on the Map"
WBBT Art Product - Code of Character Murals
WBBT Product - Outdoor Classroom
Fifth Grade Product - School Garden
garden brochure.pdfFifth Grade Product - Monhegan Skiffs
Authentic Actions & Products - Local
This evidence set shares the students' actions and products that have made local impacts beyond the halls of our school. Our students have raised awareness and provided solutions to issues that face our community. Some of these issues have been supporting habitats due to invasive species, highlighting health concerns, supporting habitat creation/restoration, and creating food drives to support the local food bank which services our school community.
Authentic Products to Add Value to the Community
Fourth Grade Product - Crab Identification Cards for Ocean Volunteers to Identify Which Crabs are Invasive Species
crab files.pdfSecond Grade Product - What You Should Know About Ticks and Lyme Disease - Product Shared at Health Summit
tick brochure.pdfFood Drives for the Bath Area Food Pantry
Following an expedition about food insecurity several years ago, West Bath School has maintained an ongoing partnership with the Bath Area Food Pantry. Several times during the year students organize food drives to meet a need at the food pantry. Students also deliver the food and stock the shelves.
"The West Bath School students have done the most successful food drives I have ever seen. The students not only collect the items, but they come to the food bank, stock shelves and ask questions." - Kimberly Gates, Executive Director of the Bath Area Food Bank
Kindness and Compassion Project - February 14th
Rather than celebrate Valentine's Day in the traditional manner, West Bath School students and faculty spread love and joy in our community.
Third Grade Cemetery Clean Up
Supporting The West Bath Historical Society and the West Bath Cemetery Committee
Fourth Grade Wetland Data Collection
Supporting the Kennebec Estuary Land Trust
Fourth Grade Clam Bed Reseeding
Supporting the clam flats of the New Meadows Watershed
Fifth Grade Trail Clean Up and Lumber Hauling at Green Point Preserve
Supporting the Kennebec Estuary Land Trust
Authentic Actions & Products - World
Over time, our students have seen the definition of the word "community" grow in scope and impact. They have made contributions to their school and local communities. They are also learning the value of reaching out to the world through projects like building a butterfly garden, fundraising for Heifer International, and learning how to assess the risk and reward of microlending through annual contributions to Kiva.org.
#WeAreCrew
Second Grade students modeled kindness at crew, as they donated a check to our own Mr. Schulz for $440. The second grade students have been learning about how natural disasters impact students’ ability to attend school. Mr. Schulz, also modeling kindness, was in the process of raising funds, to allow his family to travel to the USVI with the organization, All Hands Volunteers, to participate in hurricane relief work. The Second Graders used their fundraiser funds to support this relief work!
Fifth Grade Students Explain How to Use Kiva to Support Global Needs
MVI_1515.MOVK-2 Students Replant the School's Pollinator Garden to Support Global Pollination
Second Graders Raise and Release Butterflies to Increase the Pollinator Population
Read To Feed
Over a 5 year period, West Bath School students raised more than $30,000 for Heifer International by participating in Read to Feed.
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