• Tottenville High School
  The efforts of the newly formed Environmental Club to establish the school's recycling program at this large site are noted with appreciation. See pages from winning entry (3.14 MB).

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Most innovative waste prevention practices

Elementary School Division
Intermediate School Division
High School Division

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DIVISION

Brooklyn Borough Winner

• Hannah Senesh Community Day School
  Teachers and students at this Board of Jewish Education school brainstormed ways to reduce waste at school and at home, including a scientific examination of lunch packaging, writing persuasive letters to parents to reduce packaging waste, and designing a reusable water bottle. Their program culminated in an Eco-Fest to share waste reduction message with families and the greater community. See pages from winning entry (4 MB).

Brooklyn Borough Runner-Up

• Morris H. Weiss PS 215
  Teachers demonstrated a school-wide effort to reuse materials creatively in science and art projects, supporting their grade-specific topics of study. Projects for Science Fair focused on recycling and reuse. See pages from winning entry (1.36 MB).

Queens Borough & Citywide Winner

• David Porter School PS 94
  This school continues to be a model of waste prevention awareness, integrating reuse practices into every area of their school life and classwork, and finding new approaches for their Cozy Comfort Pillows made with shredded paper and donated materials. See pages from winning entry (5.21 MB).

Queens Borough Runner Up

• Alexander Graham Bell School PS 205
  "Don't Toss It! Recycle It!" reused materials throughout school for enormous list of classroom projects; also conducted inquiry-based vermicomposting studies in each class. Efforts included PTA involvement, Parent Coordinator's workshops to share reuse message with families. See pages from winning entry (3.01 MB).

Queens Borough Notable Mention

• Herbert G. Birch Western Queens Early Childhood Center
  Pre-school teachers collaborated in this year-long, school-wide effort to instill environmental awareness among pre-school population and their families. All teachers participated in collecting and reusing objects in all curriculum areas, from Art to Physical Education. See pages from winning entry (2.86 MB).

Staten Island Borough Winner

• Graniteville School PS 22
  "Color My World" crayon recycling program utilized research and presentation skills, math tallies, charts, and graphs to demonstrate results of collection drive. See pages from winning entry (2.23 MB).

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INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DIVISION

Brooklyn Borough & Citywide Winner

• Hannah Senesh Community Day School
  The teachers and students at this Board of Jewish Education school brainstormed ways to reduce waste at school and at home, including designing a reusable water bottle and focusing literature, art, and science classwork on environmental education. Their program culminated in an Eco-Fest to share waste reduction message with families and the greater community. See pages from winning entry (2.3 MB).

Brooklyn Borough Runner-Up

• John Ericsson JHS 126
  “Of Waste & Worms: Cross-curriculum vermicompost study.” Students calculated their worm composting project’s results in greater context of NYC volume of school cafeteria waste, incorporated research, benefits of organics, literacy, technology. See pages from winning entry (2.1 MB).

Manhattan Borough Winner

• Our Lady Queen of Martyrs
  Rooftop composting project provided the basis for scientific inquiry, and student journals. Students also created innovative reuse for non-recyclable plastic bottles as planters. See pages from winning entry (4.12 MB).

Queens Borough Winner

• Chris Galas School PS 47
  "Beautiful Trash" brought waste prevention practices home as the science teacher, literacy coach, and Parent Coordinator worked together to find artful uses for trash, culminating in a Trash Art Expo. Middle school students organized and researched the project. Classroom work included essays, art collage, science, math; also Parent/Teacher workshops in Trash Crafts. See pages from winning entry (3.0 MB).

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HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION

Queens Borough & Citywide Winner

• P 233 @ Beach Channel High School
  Students with special needs initiated an innovative program, “Project PIGG: Phones, Ink, Gloves & Glasses.” Students hosted a drive to collect and donate these useful items, tailoring their efforts to include Department of Education standards in public speaking, English Language Arts, and math applications. See pages from winning entry (1.65 MB).

Staten Island Borough Winner

• Tottenville High School
  Students initiated an Environmental Club, and reached out to local community environmental organizations. Tabled at the SI Zoo to teach about recycling and waste prevention; researched and created unique gift item as fundraiser, filling recycled glass jars with tiny stars made from colorful magazine pages. See pages from winning entry (1.4 MB).

Staten Island Borough Runner-Up

• PS 37 Annex
  For Project HOPE, students with developmental disabilities collected clothes to donate to a local shelter. Project included promoting the drive, sorting clothes, and learning how to use washers and dryers (daily living skills) to present clean clothes to the needy. See pages from winning entry (4.46 MB).

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Cleanup and beautification of schools and communities

Elementary School Division
Intermediate School Division
High School Division

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DIVISION

Bronx Borough Winner

• Authors Academy PS 63
  Third, fourth, and fifth graders continued their school beautification garden project, solicited grants from kidsgarden.com, and launched a study in hydroponics. Teachers incorporated science, math, arts, and literacy in hands-on learning. See pages from winning entry (1.33 MB).

Brooklyn Borough & Citywide Winner

• Edward C. Blum School PS 46
  Beautification projects included permanent installations at school and in Fort Greene Park. Students painted historic scenes on the doors of the park facilities building, used found objects to create a large-scale mosaic sculpture for the park, and created mosaic walls and stepping stones to improve the school garden. Students studied art and local history, along with math and literacy, as part of their multi-discipline projects. See pages from winning entry (4.19 MB).

Brooklyn Borough Runner-Up

• Blythebourne School PS 105
  "Reaching Out to Our Neighbors" community clean-up campaign. This former winner of TrashMasters! Super Recyclers continued to build awareness of anti-litter, waste prevention, and recycling at home and in their diverse community. Students created posters, addressed the PTA, performed a song and a play, and distributed their own translations of recycling and waste prevention information. See pages from winning entry (2.1 MB).

Queens Borough Winner

• Alexander Graham Bell School PS 205
  “Helping Our World One Step at a Time.” Led by the science teacher, students worked with Utah State University to assess global warming impact by observing bud bursts; collaborated with Canadian Space Agency in a worldwide Tomatosphere Project; and continued studies involving the school's many gardens. Work demonstrates students' connection between science, technology, art, and writing. See pages from winning entry (2.76 MB).

Queens Borough Runner-Up

• PS 87Q
  “Beautifying a School Community.” Students created extensive permanent murals to transform their school’s stairwells, researching, drawing, and painting historic events. Third graders also created artwork for a local business. Kindergarteners continued plant studies and gardening efforts. See pages from winning entry (3.43 MB).

New York Restoration Project Rose Award

• Abigail Adams PS 131 Q
  Presented their Botany Club’s vision for a floral garden to enhance the entranceway to the school, including scale drawings and photographs showing future design elements. The school’s science club already prepared the ground for planting trees, shrubs, and flowers. They expect this to be an ongoing project, which students will work to improve each year. See pages from winning entry (648 kB).

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INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DIVISION

Bronx Borough Honorable Mention

• James M Kieran School PS/IS 123
  Club restored the school's exterior murals and planted the raised containers they designed and built the previous year. Classes repeated their anti-litter poster design campaign, illuminated with written reflections by students. See pages from winning entry (3.57 MB).

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HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION

Brooklyn Borough Honorable Mention

• Brooklyn Transition Center P373K
  Ellery Street Beautification Project: students with special needs made progress on reclaiming their garden from vandalism by installing fencing and planting hardy perennials. See pages from winning entry (722 kB).

Manhattan Borough Winner

• High School for Environmental Studies
  Students’ internship program incorporated science and literacy in working with local environmental organizations to clean up Dead Horse Bay, remove invasive species in Riverside Park, and plant trees in Inwood Park. See pages from winning entry (1.74 MB).

Staten Island Borough & Citywide Winner

• Tottenville High School
  Students initiated an Environmental Club, and reached out to local community environmental organizations to get involved with area reclamation efforts. Their efforts won honors in all three contests. See pages from winning entry (2.99 MB).

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