1. Jason Imes, Cynthia Pascal, Widline Louis
and Meaghan Cordeiro

2. Outline
• Mission Statement • Project Performance
• Community Partner Impact
• Day 1 • Important Teamwork
– Lesson Plan Lessons Learned
– Activity • Accomplishments
• Day 2
– Lesson Plan
– Activity
• Day 3
– Book Swap
– “Greener World”
– Recognition

3. Mission Statement
• We are The Greener The Better, a group
of HRM students committed to educate the
community regarding recycling through the
children, and make a lasting impact by
creating a cleaner and safer environment
for everyone.

4. Community
Partner
• Brooks Elementary
School
• Ms. Andrade’s 5th Grade
Class.
• Class of 28 students.

5. Day 1 Lesson Plan
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle!
• The 3 R’s and
what they mean.
• How can we use
the 3 R’s in our
daily lives?
• Share your
ideas!

6. Day 1 Activity

7. Reduce, Reuse OR Recycle?

8. Day 2 Lesson Plan
Landfills!
Where do your recyclables go?
Where does your trash go?

9. Day 2 Activity
• Banana
• Paper bag
• Cotton Rag
• Wool Sock
• Leather Boot
• Rubber Sole
• Tin Can
• Aluminum Can
• Plastic Jug
• Styrofoam Cup
• Glass Bottle

10. Day 3 Book Swap
Recycle Books!
Recycle
books instead
of throwing
them away!

11. Day 3
Recognition!
Certificate of
Excellence and
a pencil made
out of recycled
newspapers!

12. Day 3
Contribute!
How can you help the
environment?

13. Helping Hands
“Be the change you
wish to see in the
world”
-Ghandi

14. Project Performance Impact
• Service to Community Partners
– Marissa Perez-Dormitzer
• Increase blue bins in New Bedford
• ARD Events
– “Reduce, Reuse or Recycle” lesson
– “Landfill” lesson
– Book Swap
– “Helping Hands” activity
– Recognition Ceremony
• Certificate
• Recycled pencils

15. Project Performance Impact
• Community Involvement
– Recycling Pamphlet
– Blue Bin Sign-up Sheets
• Recycling Awareness, Education &
Behavior
– What can and cannot be recycled
– How to reduce, reuse and recycle
– Helping Hands- made promise to how they
will help the environment

16. Project Performance Impact
• Sustainability
– Simple and informative lessons that will stay with
them forever.
– The “Greener World” they created that is
displayed in the school.
– Sharing their knowledge with friends and family.
• Creativity
– Interactive learning experience
– Actual items
– “Greener World” we created that included their
helping hands.

17. Important Teamwork Lessons
Learned
• Communication Skills
– Emailing
– Team Meetings
• Delegating Tasks
– Wiki Assignments
– ARD Assignments
• Organization
– Required tasks done at certain time
– Wiki Assignments
• Meeting Minutes
• Meeting Agendas
• Being Focused
– Stay away from side conversations

18. Accomplishments
• Completed all of our goals
• A family signed up for blue bins for
their home
• The fifth graders learned about the
importance of recycling through
activities.
• Made a world of hands that are going
to contribute to keeping the earth
clean.