April Standards Focus:

We have chosen two projects to focus on: 

Within the school: Materials Recycling & Raising Awareness. 

Outside of the school: Partnering with Teen Power

Check in NOTES:

Recycling:

Information:

--Andre Camara: Head of recycling for the district contacted Alex back, wants to come meet with us

            Next step: pick a day that works. Thursday?

Hoping to get...questions we can ask:(recycling)

·      Ask best items to recycle

·      How should we get our project going?

·      Should we branch outside of the school walls?

·      Can we get bins/baskets? Should we make them ourselves out of recycled materials?

·      Are there posters available encouraging recycling? Is there a PSA (Public Service Announcement) to show at Morning Meeting

·      Can we make this bigger than just our school?

·      Would HE be willing to speak at Morning Meeting?

  Step 1: Interview Questions Created for recycling:
     1. How do you get recycling started with the schools? How does this help people?
     2. Is there a way to incorporate activities into the recycling project to keep students interested?
     3. How did you get started in this field of work and how does your position benefit the community and district?
     4. How does the recycling process work? Is it different for each material? Is it a science?
     5. Does this process happen locally? How does that benefit and harm the community?
     6. What can this advisory do to be leaders in the recycling community?
     7. Where did recycling come from? Who initiated it?
     8. How pure is the material that comes out of recycling? Are there any damages? chemicals involved
     9. What positive and negative impacts does recycling have?
    10. How has recycling changed in our community?

  Step 1: Interview Questions for Teen Power
     1. What is the purpose of this organization? How does this organization support the local community?
     2. How was the organization founded? How did you discover the need? What made you think of this organization?
     3. What drives you as leader to help young people?
     4. How do young people end up homeless? Where are the parents?
     5. How does seeing these young people homeless, alone, and struggling, impact you?
     6. What needs to the young people have?
     7. How do you keep the organization funded? Where do your resources come from?
     8. What are the resources you have available? For community? For the teens? For the parents?
     9. How can we partner with you and what can we do for you?
    10. How does it feel to work with kids of different needs? Are there kids with special needs? Educational needs?
    11. Is your organization only in Alaska? What unique challenges are there with being in Alaska?

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