New York Sun Works
New York Sun Works, founded in 2004, is a non-profit organization that uses hydroponic farming technology to educate students and teachers about the science of sustainability. NY Sun Works created the renowned Science Barge; a prototype, sustainable urban farm and environmental education center housed on the Hudson River in New York City. NY Sun Works also created the Greenhouse Project [1] an initiative that teaches K through 8th grade students environmental science through the lens of urban agriculture empowering children to make educated choices about their impact on the environment.
Partnerships
NY Sun Works partners with public schools in the greater NYC area: The Manhattan School for Children P.S.333;[2] The Computer School M.S.245;[3] P.S.89 Cypress Hills;[4] P.S.84 Jose de Diego;[5] P.S.208 Alain L. Locke;[6] P.S.147 Isaac Remsen;[7] P.S.6 Lillie D. Blake;[8] PS165 Ida R.Posner[9]
The Greenhouse Project
The Greenhouse Project [10] was created in 2008 to increase K-8th grade students’ interest and proficiency in STEM education while understanding the environmental issues of their time: global climate change, efficient use of water and energy, building greener cities, and growing a secure and healthy food supply [11] The Greenhouse Project initiative uses urban agriculture technology to provide an ideal hands-on learning facility paired with a project-based integrated curriculum.[12][13]
A Greenhouse Project laboratory is typically built as a traditional greenhouse to accommodate a hydroponic urban farm and environmental science laboratory. Grade school children grow food, while learning hands-on about nutrition, water resource management, efficient land use, climate change, biodiversity, conservation, contamination, pollution, waste management, and sustainable development. To facilitate this hands-on learning environment, the Greenhouse Project laboratory includes Nutrient film technique hydroponic growing systems, Dutch-Bucket systems, Vertical Integrated, Growing systems, an aquaponics or fish farm tank, a Rainwater harvesting system, a vermi-composting corner, and a weather station.
Achievements
- completion of the Science Barge, with over 20,000 unique visitors with training on urban agriculture [14][15]
- completion of flagship greenhouse facility at Manhattan School for Children, the Sun Works Center.[16][17][18]
- completion of 8 additional greenhouse project labs.[19]
- completion of DOE-approved After School Professional Development Program course: "Water, Energy, and Waste: Integrating Themes of Sustainability into your Classroom",[20][21]
- sponsor a TEDxYouth conference on Sustainability Science, presented by The Greenhouse Project students at P.S.333 [22][23]
References
- ↑ Macdonald, Kerri (November 22, 2010). "On a School Rooftop, Hydroponic Greens for Little Gardeners". The New York Times. Retrieved 2013-05-20.
- ↑ "The Greenhouse Project". Manhattan school for children (http://info.mscnet.org). 1/11/11. Retrieved 2013-07-08. Check date values in:
|date=(help) - ↑ Frost, Emily (February 15, 2013). "The Computer School's Hydroponic Lab Takes Root with Bountiful Vegetables". DNA info New York (http://www.dnainfo.com). Retrieved 2013-07-08.
- ↑ Yarmuth, Lauren (October 1, 2011). "The Greenhouse Project in East NY". designyc. Retrieved 2013-07-08.
- ↑ "PS 84'S THIRD ANNUAL GARDEN PARTY IS JUNE 22ND". P.S84 school for the visual arts and science. 12 Jun 2013. Retrieved 2013-07-08.
- ↑ "Hydroponic greenhouse science lab opens at PS 208, Harlem". United Federation of Teachers (New York Teacher Issue). March 22, 2012. Retrieved 2013-07-08.
- ↑ Noyola, Sandra (Jun 9, 2013). "Greenpoint Gazette Guide to District 14 Schools: PS 147 The Isaac Remsen Elementary School". http://www.greenpointnews.com''. Retrieved 2013-07-08.
- ↑ MacIsaac, Tara (December 7, 2010). "Rooftop Greenhouse Could Revolutionize City Schools". Epoch Times. Retrieved 2013-07-08.
- ↑ Plaskoff Horton, Robin (November 16, 2011). "NYC Rooftop Farm Classroom Cultivates Minds". http://www.urbangardensweb.com''. Retrieved 2013-07-08.
- ↑ "That's So New York: The Greenhouse Project at P.S. 333". http://www.nyc.gov'' (NYC Mayor's office). November 2011. Retrieved 2013-05-20.
- ↑ Ember, Sydeny (July 29, 2011). "Grow Local and Eat Local, City Council Says". The New York Times. Retrieved 2013-05-20.
- ↑ "A farm on every rooftop". CNN. March 24, 2011. Retrieved 2013-05-20.
- ↑ Meriwether, Kristen (February 14, 2012). "Teachers Head Back to the Classroom to Learn Sustainability". The Epoch Times.
- ↑ WEST, ELEANOR (Oct 18, 2011). "Urban Agriculture Is On The Move". foodrepublic.
- ↑ Gorgolewski, Mark; Komisar, June; Nasr, Joe. "Building Community and Knowledge". Carrot City-Creating places for urban agriculture (1 ed.). pp. 86–89. ISBN 978-1-58093-311-7.
- ↑ Watkins, Katherine (November 18, 2011). "Up on the Roof". TIME FOR KIDS. Retrieved 2013-05-20.
- ↑ Gorgolewski, Mark; Komisar, June; Nasr, Joe. "Producing on the roof". Carrot City-Creating places for urban agriculture (1 ed.). pp. 178–179. ISBN 978-1-58093-311-7.
- ↑ Gustafson, Katherine (2012). "Seeds of learning". Change comes to dinner (1 ed.). New York, New York. pp. 112–115. ISBN 978-0-312-57737-7.
- ↑ Frost, Emily (February 15, 2013). "The Computer School's Hydroponic Lab Takes Root with Bountiful Vegetables". DNAinfo New York. Retrieved 2013-05-31.
- ↑ "Growing new teaching methods". WABC. November 9, 2011.
- ↑ Meriwether, Kristen (April 3, 2012). "Teachers Give and Take Sustainability Lessons". The Epoch Times. Retrieved 2013-05-20.
- ↑ "TEDxYouth@MSC conference". TEDxYouth. June 8, 2012. Retrieved 2013-05-20.
- ↑ TEDx. "TEDx@MSC". Retrieved 2013-06-10.
- ↑ Russ, Barbara (April 12, 2012). "NY Sun Works 4th Annual Greenhouse Project Benefit". guestofaguest.
- ↑ Isadora, Aria (April 22, 2013). "5th Annual Greenhouse Project Benefit". guestofaguest.com. Retrieved 2013-05-31.