Environment – Page 2

Teacher Lyndsey Collins’ hard work helps bring Lisa Jackson, EPA to Coretta Scott King YWLA

talkupaps1 Dec 20101

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boOr3-cqt1k%5D Environmentally conscious initiatives throughout Atlanta Public Schools continually receive national attention, so it wasn’t the biggest surprise to see Environmental Protection Agency head Lisa Jackson come to town as part of weeklong celebration of the EPA’s 40th anniversary. Still, teacher Lyndsey Collins had to be especially proud. Collins is a science teacher for […]

Neighborhood Celebration: Check out Coan Middle School

talkupaps22 Sep 20100

It’s time to take another look at Atlanta Public Schools. This year, the focus of our second-annual Neighborhood Celebration will be southeast Atlanta schools that feed into Maynard H. Jackson High, which will host festivities on Oct. 2. Part pep rally part celebration, this event allows community members to see just a few of the exciting […]

Brown Middle School students get organic with Communities In Schools of Atlanta

talkupaps2 Sep 20100

[gallery link=”file” orderby=”title”] Students of Brown Middle School spent a portion of the afternoon Aug. 30 learning about organic farming from a team of staff members from Farmer D Organics and planting seedlings in what will become the school’s first student-run garden. Communities In Schools (CIS) of Atlanta selected Brown Middle School as one of […]

Hutchinson Elementary unveils new science lab

talkupaps13 Aug 20101

[gallery link=”file” order=”DESC” orderby=”title”] Ask students at Hutchinson Elementary how the Grand Canyon was formed, and they may just offer hands-on demonstration. Thanks to support from a network of community partners that includes Horace Mann and Chick-Fil-A, the year-round school celebrated the opening of its first interactive science lab. Inside, students donning face masks and […]

Burgess-Peterson Academy opens its doors to East Atlanta

talkupaps9 Aug 20100

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdIbJqIHNxU%5D UPDATE: Check out the photo gallery here. It may have been increasingly hot outside, but the students and parents of the East Atlanta neighborhood were having a cool time Saturday morning inside Burgess-Peterson Academy at the school’s Open House Community Day. The event, similar to many around APS this past weekend, served as […]

First in state hybrid school bus joins APS fleet

talkupaps15 Jul 20100

The first in the state hybrid school bus became part of the APS fleet of school buses that transports students to school July 14, the first day of classes for the district’s year-round schools. The Thomas Built Hybrid Saf-T-Liner C2 bus was used to transport students to and from Boyd Elementary School with students from the surrounding […]

Springdale Park Elementary honored by the Atlanta Urban Design Commission

talkupaps1 Jul 20100

Last year, Springdale Park Elementary opened as the first APS facility to seek LEED certification. This week, the Atlanta Urban Design Commission honored the elementary school during a ceremony at City Hall. The award recognizes buildings that promote the historic and cultural Atlanta experience, maintaining a natural balance between the two.

Target Field Trip Grant helps Burgess-Peterson students enjoy the butterflies at Callaway Gardens

talkupaps22 May 20101

Thanks to the generosity of the Target Field Trip Grant, 45 Burgess-Peterson Academy students and six teachers and parents enjoyed a wonderful day at Callaway Gardens on May 20. Coach Betty Jackson applied for and received a Target Field Trip Grant for $800 to take the Student Wellness Ambassadors, the Be Water Wise Atlanta and […]

Long Middle School studies global warming with hands-on, year-end project

talkupaps20 May 20101

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kd8TWTeC5Vg%5D You have to admire the students, faculty and staff of Long Middle School for not taking it easy for the remainder of the school year, as they focused on their third annual environmental project. The theme, “Evolving Environmentally,” allowed students create dioramas or eco-friendly structures that would support their research on the environment. […]

Trees Atlanta partners with APS for Earth Day and beyond

talkupaps23 Apr 20100

[gallery link=”file” order=”DESC” orderby=”title”] For Earth Day, schools joined in on Trees Atlanta’s BeltLine Arboretum Education Program to go green and make their schools greener in the process. Students in environmental clubs from Grady High, Brown Middle, Tech High, Atlanta Charter Middle and KIPP Strive Academy are exploring Atlanta’s environment through many hands-on activities such as school […]