I am going to be talking about the institutional commitment at ORHS. The institutional commitment is the school/communities actions in adopting rules/regulations to promote awareness for the environment, and to promote sustainable production and consumption. I’m going to grade our school based on these elements. First off, the fact that our school offers an environmental science class is remarkable, and shows a huge amount of dedication. That gives students the opportunity to learn about the problems our generation faces, and the debacles we have to solve. Without the environmental science class provided by the school, this blog wouldn’t be here.
Our school has a lot of recycling bins which most everyone questions. After talking to Mrs. Rogers, and some janitors, we found out, that it is dumb students who contaminate the recycling who mess everything up; If the janitor notices the bin has a lot of contamination he/she will proceed to put it with the trash. But if the bin is not contaminated they will recycle it.
Something that would help our schools sustainability would be the addition of a compost program. A compost program would reduce a huge amount of our schools waste, and would be beneficial in the help of the soil in our school’s grounds. A compost program is something that would take a lot of effort, and cooperation from the schools students, and administrators. It is something that should definitely be looked into more, and it would be a huge waste saver.
Having the environmental science class gives people the facts to be aware of sustainable behavior. The environmental science class in turn shares their knowledge to the students. But the school could do a little more to promote sustainable living. One thing is that if they catch a kid contaminating the recycling they should be suspended, or if they put recyclable products in the trash they should be suspended or expelled. This would surely help the recycling problems at our school. Also there are bio-degradable plates and one-time use silverware made from potatoes that our school doesn’t yet invest in.
Nevertheless there is one rule that you could say is environmental friendly. There is no smoking allowed on ORHS school grounds. Cigarette smoke puts toxins into the air, and is very bad for the air quality. ORHS prevents just a little of this smoke, but a little bit makes somewhat of a difference.
Our school uses bio-diesel for its buses, and that is better than gas powered buses, but there are still emissions being poured into the air. Our energy doesn’t come from wind mills or solar panels, which are both things are school should have looked into when making the new school. Our energy isn’t environmental friendly, but we have implemented motion sensors that turn off the lights when no one is in a room. But we still should invest in wind-mill energy or solar panel- sun energy.
Bottom Line: Overall our school has fairly good institutional commitment, but it still needs a lot of work. We can improve in a lot of facets, and our school is definitely headed in the right direction. ORHS receives a grade of: C+
Our school has a lot of recycling bins which most everyone questions. After talking to Mrs. Rogers, and some janitors, we found out, that it is dumb students who contaminate the recycling who mess everything up; If the janitor notices the bin has a lot of contamination he/she will proceed to put it with the trash. But if the bin is not contaminated they will recycle it.
Something that would help our schools sustainability would be the addition of a compost program. A compost program would reduce a huge amount of our schools waste, and would be beneficial in the help of the soil in our school’s grounds. A compost program is something that would take a lot of effort, and cooperation from the schools students, and administrators. It is something that should definitely be looked into more, and it would be a huge waste saver.
Having the environmental science class gives people the facts to be aware of sustainable behavior. The environmental science class in turn shares their knowledge to the students. But the school could do a little more to promote sustainable living. One thing is that if they catch a kid contaminating the recycling they should be suspended, or if they put recyclable products in the trash they should be suspended or expelled. This would surely help the recycling problems at our school. Also there are bio-degradable plates and one-time use silverware made from potatoes that our school doesn’t yet invest in.
Nevertheless there is one rule that you could say is environmental friendly. There is no smoking allowed on ORHS school grounds. Cigarette smoke puts toxins into the air, and is very bad for the air quality. ORHS prevents just a little of this smoke, but a little bit makes somewhat of a difference.
Our school uses bio-diesel for its buses, and that is better than gas powered buses, but there are still emissions being poured into the air. Our energy doesn’t come from wind mills or solar panels, which are both things are school should have looked into when making the new school. Our energy isn’t environmental friendly, but we have implemented motion sensors that turn off the lights when no one is in a room. But we still should invest in wind-mill energy or solar panel- sun energy.
Bottom Line: Overall our school has fairly good institutional commitment, but it still needs a lot of work. We can improve in a lot of facets, and our school is definitely headed in the right direction. ORHS receives a grade of: C+
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ORHS does not currently use biodiesel. It has in the past, but due to budget constraints has stopped using it.
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