Message to all teachers from BRING's Recycling education coordinator Fall 2004 Teacher Resource News 20% off for Teachers. St. Vincent de Paul's Division Store has a new craft section that specializes in reusable art and craft supplies. Present your school district ID and receive 20% discount on anything in this area only. Free Label Stickers for your recycling bins are finally here! Limited titles: Newspaper, Office Paper, Milk Jugs, Bottles and Cans. If any of these titles would be helpful, please give me a ring. I'd love to give you as many as you need. The Green Schools grant program has more money for schools this year. Any school in Lane County can apply for this grant to fund the purchase of equipment or services that will increase recycling or waste reduction at your school. One school purchased Zero Waste Lunch kits for students, another used the funds to pay field trip transportation, many purchased bins and compost supplies. Recipient schools must be, or apply to be, an Oregon Green School by the end of school year 2005. It's easy, I'll help. Check out <http://www.oregongreenschools.org> and start thinking about what you'd like to ask $$ for. Applications will be available in late Sept. (I will send a link when available) and due by November 19th. Recycle Textbooks: St. Vincent de Paul will accept any and all books: hardbound, soft bound, computer manuals, outdated text books, but NOT wet or moldy books. Books can be dropped at any SVdP collection site. Recycle old computers. VCRs, DVDs, phone systems and other electronics can now be recycled through a Lane County program. Call 682-3111 for information. Kick off your recycling program right with a visit from BRING's educator. Check out our Education Page for great teacher resources and student research links. February/March 2004 Teacher Resource News The association of Oregon Recyclers and ODEQ have teamed up to reward schools that do a good job of Reducing Reusing and Recycling. The WRAP awards program is looking for schools that deserve the $500.00 awards in 4 categories, one of which is the rising star award for newly established programs.Go to www.aorr.org and click on the WRAP awards program link at the bottom left of the page. Deadline is April 12. The February winner of the Teacher Survey prize drawing is Sara Dreiling of Lincoln Middle School in Cottage Grove! She won a sturdy canvas bag and her name remains in the running for the grand prize of a License Plate Purse from LittlEarth. (next month's prize is a steel travelers mug) Are you looking a community service project for your student group or class? We are looking for teen groups to assemble and sell recycle-craft Earth Day Pins as a fundraiser at the Earth Day event, April 17th; any age can collect 6-pk rings at your school for recycling; or, assembling craft kits for future crafters is also need. Call Sarah at 746-3023 for full instructions and guidance. Don't forget the RecycleArt drawing contest. BRING is looking for submissions from ALL grade levels. Kids can show us the way with drawings about how or why to Reduce, Reuse, Recycle or compost. Winning pictures will be used in next year's RecycleArt Calendar and teachers receive a gratitude gift. Pictures must be 8.5 x 11, landscape direction, B&W or color is fine. Send via ESD courier with the label: BRING RecycleArt Calendar Contest c/o Laurie, Media Services BRING's presentations and activities are free to schools and groups in Lane County. Resource Use, World Geography, Recycle Energy Math, Penny-wise Packaging Choices Call 746-3023 to schedule a visit. For more information on the following grants, and more, go to Captain Planet Foundation. Committed to supporting hands-on environmental projects for young people, the foundation provides grants from $250 to $2,500 to school and community groups. The next quarterly deadline is March 31, 2004. Visit their website for guidelines and a proposal form. Organic School Garden Contest:  The Rodale Institute invites teams of students and teachers to submit an essay and poster that express how they use their school garden as a learning tool, and what impact it has for the students and community. Three winning schools will receive cash prizes of $250, $500, and $1,000. The deadline for submissions is October 30, 2004. January 2004 Teacher Resource News Happy 2004! Beginning Jan 1, all teachers who return their curriculum survey form (included in all follow-up packets w/presentation) will be entered into a drawing for a License plate purse. Monthly drawings give you (1 in 3-10) fantastic odds for neat things like canvas bag, cute stickers, compact fluorescent bulb, board or computer games, and more. Then, on the Last Day of school all the returned surveys will go into a drawing for the coveted License Plate Purse from LittlEarth.com. So dig out those packets and fill in the forms, there's still time! (surveys received fall term will be included) Craft materials don’t have to break your budget. Contact Sarah to supply your whole class with the following project materials and craft ideas for only $2 - $5 or FREE when accompanied by recycling presentation: • Plastic 6-pk rings make great snowflakes, • Greeting cards can be made into all sorts of little boxes and ornaments • Eugene Celebration pins and sticky vinyl to recover and redecorate them Other materials (poster tubes, foam cutouts) are available free or at low cost on BRING's Materials Exchange. Check it out! LINKS FOR KIDS: • Environmental Explorers Club • Biodiversity * * * * Valentines crafts don't have to cost anything. A BRING presentation and craft activity can result in a waste free, cost free valentine activity. * * * * It’s never too soon to start planning for Earth Day (April 22). If you would like to do a fundraiser or just a fun activity with your kids, I'd love to offer ideas, resources and instructions for earth buttons, earth greeting cards, stickers, games, displays, and more. * * * * Geography, Social Studies, Environmental Sciences all come alive with current events. By using STUFF: The Secret Lives of Everyday Items (BRING has two copies for loaning to teachers) with the curriculum available at Northwestwatch.org students learn the global implications of the everyday items in their lives. * * * * Northwest Watch is also offering the following books free to teachers and educators—get details at <http://www.northwestwatch.org/publications/special_offer.asp> State of the Northwest 2000 Tax Shift Green-Collar Jobs: Working in the New Northwest Misplaced Blame:The Real Roots of Population Growth * * * * Call now to schedule a visit this winter or spring. The schedule fills fast. RecyleArt activities, Science of composting, the civic and social benefits of Recycling in our communities, help with your school's recycling program. Online Recycle Information for students & teachers Elementary Ages • Environmental Explorers Club • Global Grocery interactive page —iInformation that will amaze and fun animation too. Middle and High School • NEED Project — Excellent comprehensive site for teacher resources as well as student research and involvement. • Environmental Virtual Campus — Comprehensive site exploring all aspects of environmental issues on a college campus. Perfect for middle or high school research.  PREVIOUS MESSAGES TO TEACHERS If you would like to receive these sometimes monthly updates about resource eduction in Lane County, just send an email. And feel free to forward this to anyone you think will be interested. Return to Education Page •   Go to Home Page copyright© 2001-2008 BRING Recycling. All rights reserved.