SPMS: A Certified Green School
  • Summary
  • Top 5 Accomplishments
  • Systemic Sustainability
    • 1.1 Curriculum and Instruction >
      • Science: Environmental Literacy Standards
      • 6th Grade Habitat Research Project
      • 6th Grade Storm Water Management Lesson >
        • On Campus: Rain Gardens
        • Off Campus: Storm Water Management Project
      • 6th Grade Ecosystem Tanks
      • 7th Grade Water Quality of the Chesapeake Bay
      • 7th Grade Walking for Water
      • 7th Grade Recycled Rube Goldberg Project
      • 8th Grade Terrapin Connections
      • 8th Grade Language Arts Lesson
      • 8th Grade Weathering Investigation
      • Art Class
      • Environmental Guest Speakers
    • 1.2 Professional Development >
      • 1.2 Science Department Professional Development
      • 1.2 Green Course Professional Development
      • 1.2 2018 Professional Development
      • 1.2 2018 Professional Development
      • 1.2 2016 Professional Development
    • 1.3.1 School-Wide Environmental Behavior
    • 1.3.2 Systemic Partnerships
    • 1.4 Celebration
  • Student Driven Practices
    • 2.1 Water Conservation
    • 2.2 Energy Conservation
    • 2.3 Solid Waste Reduction
    • 2.4 Habitat Restoration
    • 2.6 Responsible Transportation
    • 2.7 Healthy School Environment
  • Partnerships & Awards
    • 3.1 Community Partnerships
    • 3.2 Awards and Special Recognitions

Student Driven Practices: 2.4 Habitat Restoration


PictureEach Spring since 2012, students re-mulch the campus and restore turf materials that have been degraded by winter and overuse of the campus sports fields. These students are mulching.
Habitat Restoration: Annual Tree Planting, Mulching & Campus Cleanup

When the rain gardens were planted, the opportunity was taken to tend to many other parts of the grounds.  With the number of students participating, it wasn’t feasible to have all 100 students planting in the garden area at a time.  Instead, they were placed into groups, reflecting the part of the campus they would work in and many took on the tasks of weeding, mulching and removing litter from the fields.  All in all, they worked together to improve the aesthetics, as well as the natural habitat.

Additionally, at the Earth Day Festival, a participating vendor donated a native tree and planted it with students, replacing a tree that had died.

In April of 2019, the 6th grade’s environmental literacy service learning day will take place. They have just developed their plan to work on 3 specific areas of the campus: weeding and tending to the multiple rain gardens, and the last area will be the courtyards or front of school.  Mulching, cleaning, weeding, students will work together to ensure the school looks good and the plants are cared for for maximum growth and vitality.

The kids had more than 30 cubic yards of mulch delivered to spread in 2017.
Students spend time weeding around the trees that were planted during school construction. Spring 2017.
Raking leaves around a storm drain in the Spring of 2017.
Science Teacher Ms. Delph teachers the kids how much mulch to add.
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