School Sustainability Plan ach School Sustainability Ambassador should complete this plan by November 15%, School Name Hamilton Elementary/Midale School School Number 236 ‘School Year 2018-2020 Sustainability Ambassador Name | Scott Hartman “Ambassador Email ‘aharimanilbeps Km “Amibasiadar Phone 12398-0853 Principal Name Dr Patricia Otway-Drummond ndpal Signature Wu Date Saiober 36, 28K : Cy Schools Policy ADG sustainability sets broad sustainably, greening, nd enviconmental education goals and led tothe development of a Sustainability Plan with strategies and metrics. Each school must designate a Sustainability Ambassador to: Serves the coordinator for sustainability, greening, and environmental itiatives at your schoo! ‘© Complete this Schoo! Sustainability Pan by November 15 each year to address recycing, energy ‘conservation, and green clearing products and practices. The plan may aso address other greening ‘activites suchas gardening, water conservation transportation, healthy school envionment, tc ‘Complete a short survey regarding your work atthe end of each school yea. Note: Charter schools may, but are not requited to, designate a Sustainabilty Ambassador. However, charter Schools must recycle, and charter schools in buildings owned by City Schools must also conserve energy ‘Return this plan via email by November 15" (and direct questions) to: Joanna P-Sunyer, Analyst Sustainability jp sunyer@bcps k12,md.us 443-642-4542 ‘Recycling Hamilton wil continue to have students on our Green Team “To meet the state law that requires | collect classroom recycling each week. all schools to recycle paper, Jcardboard, glass, metal and electronics, we wil. ‘examples include: conduct recycling ‘0a, make or buy bins, develop and implement an awateness for, st School Sustainability Plan Energy and Water Conservation To meet City Schools’ goal to conserve energy and water, we will. ‘examples include: conduct an enecey Sut, dovelopand import an Swarenesatfort apply foran energy tant or the Baltimore Eneray Hamilton will continue to use rain barrels to collect as much water as possible for use in our schoolyard gardens, Adsitionally, we wil continue to raise awareness around ‘conserving energy through in-class lessons and a poster contest. Cleaning for Health To use “green” cleaning products, we wil. Note: staffcutedane shoul be sing Diversey daily cnaning products, contac custodian roby ue other approved green products. We will continue to work with our contract cleaning crew to censure that green cleaning products are used at Hamiton, To engage our school in greening, sustainability and environmental Issues, we wil. ‘rapes nude: orm a erean team of dents, teaches custodial staan ‘administrators to further goals xgand ‘ur tea have our green team meet more regulary et. Hamilton's Green club wil onainue vo meet every Thursday for 1 hour after school. Green Club members learn about the environmental issues facing our school, our neighborhood, and our larger community, and work to do our part to limit ‘our impact on the Earth. Green Club willbe joined this year by irvine Nature Center staff educators. Environmental Education To integrate environmental ‘education into classrooms and beyond, we wil. examples include sharing and Implementing acti lignes to “Standards, setting up and using 2n outdoor classroom, ee ‘AS @ MAEOE Designated Green School, Hamilton has demonstrated our commitment to Environmental Education Through use of our 2 outdoor classrooms, students learn in ‘the very spaces they are learning about. Students in Pre-K ‘through 4” grade have an environmentally themed cass at least one day per week and learn about topics ranging from plant lfe-cyces to aquaponic growing systems. ‘Communication ‘To communicate our sustainability efforts to our school community, we wil ‘ramps include bulla boar, ‘morning/afernoon announcements, newletter, ete Hamilton Is using various forms of social media and traditional media to communicate our sustainability efforts In school, student-made posters and morning ‘announcements share sustainable practices; while outside of school we have used Facebook as a platform to share our efforts with the community. Additionally, we have submitted articles with the Hamilton-Lauraville Community NewspaperSchool Sustainability Plan ‘to extend our reach to non-Facebook users in the community. ‘Community Engagement ‘To engage the surrounding ‘community, we wil ‘ramps include partnering with rea ‘communty azeocttons, business, houses of worship, and nonprofit, organizations on atts within the school erin the community ‘The Hamilton Green Club is engaging the larger community through participation in community clean-up days hosted by community members, as wel as launching efforts to host our ‘own clean-up day(s) n the nearby Herring Run Park | ‘Additional activities (optional) We are also going to pursue activities related to. ‘© Water conservation and pollution prevention + Habitat restoration 1+ Structures for enviconmental learning Responsible transportation Healthy schoo! envionment MAEOE Green School Award (MO Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education tes//ynny masoe,org/ree schooleand-green-centers/areen- schools program) ‘We will ago pursue hands-on experiences for our students ‘Our 5" grade students wil visit the Bay when on a 3-day trip +0 Echo Hill Outdoor Schoo! in May. This trip serves to bring students closer to nature, and the bay particulary, through experiential learning. ‘Other idess/plans/comments Tinsert narrative here]