PCS Green Team
During the 2008-2009 school year Parkview (the third school in the District to adopt the program) began participating in Ramsey County's and Washington County's Food-to-Hogs Program under the direction of Dan Schoepke, Sr. Environmental Specialist with the Washington County Department of Public Health and Environment, and supported by MEHA. "The Minnesota Environmental Health Association (MEHA) is an organization of public health professionals in government and industry working to improve the living and working conditions in homes, businesses, and the protection of the environment. ... The mission of the Minnesota Environmental Health Association is to provide professional development to its members, and education and information to the community, which will maintain and enhance public health and the environment in Minnesota."
This PDF offers a look at the what the program is, how it works, and its benefits.
Ramsey County's site has a number of other links to information on the various programs dealing with food waste.
You can also download Boxes, Bottles, Banana Peels.
Recycling Video (above) Wins Regional Emmy® Award
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A video guide to school recycling initiated and funded by Saint Paul - Ramsey County Public Health, produced by the City of Roseville, filmed and edited by CTV North Suburbs, and starring students and staff at Roseville's Parkview Center School, has won a 2011 Upper Midwest Regional Emmy® Award. "Boxes, Bottles and Banana Peels: A Guide To School Recycling," recently won first place in the "Education/Schools - Program/Special/Series" category of the Regional Emmy® Award competition of The Upper Midwest Chapter of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. |
Green Team Program Recycling Progress Report for 2009-10
As Kermit the Frog says “it isn’t easy being green"…but at Parkview we are trying to make it a whole lot easier- read more for a Green Team update.
This year at Parkview we are transitioning themes from "Serve the Earth, Save the Planet” to “Many Hands to Save our Lands.” This is a two year focus on our AESOP principles of Affirming Diversity and Environmental Stewardship. Our theme aligns with the Green Team's mission to continue reducing, reusing, and recycling waste at Parkview.
As we continue on with our school year please continue to help support our green team recycling program.
In the summer of 2008 a team was formed to look at ways of improving our recycling efficiency and reducing waste at Parkview. The Green Team began as a joint effort between staff at Parkview and staff from Ramsey County Environmental Health. In the fall of 2008 the 6-8 grade team piloted a recycling program using a color coded recycling system. Blue barrels were used for recycling paper, green for cans and bottles, and gray for garbage. The pilot was successful and we expanded and trained the rest of the school. We now have recycling centers located throughout the building to facilitate waste reduction.
In January 2009 we introduced the Food to Hogs program (food waste recycling). In this program students sort out their trash from food waste and recycle uneaten food by providing it to a pig farm. Staff at Parkview have worked hard to train students in this program and we have seen excitement and commitment from students.
We have experienced many benefits from our recycling program so far at Parkview. Some of these include, student ownership and leadership in recycling, staff engagement in the process, and modeling our AESOP values of environmental stewardship, service to our community, and ownership as responsible citizens. We have also been saving money (approximately $300 a month) by reducing our trash pickups and increasing our recycling pickups.
As we continue to improve this year we are looking for new ways to recycle and new ideas for reducing waste. One discussion item we will be looking at is the concept of Pre-Cycling- thinking of waste reduction before purchasing. If you have an interesting idea for the Green Team to explore please contact Kathy Farrell or Jake Von De Linde. Also look for Green Team updates and ideas throughout this year in the PCS Update. For your own recycling at home you may want to check out this web site: www.rethinkrecycling.com.
PCS School Forest
In the past Parkview has teamed with the University of Minnesota School of Forestry and as a result of the collaboration was designated a Minnesota School Forest Site. University of Minnesota staff and student interns worked with PCS teachers to provide numerous environmental education activities throughout the school year. A Green Team offered students, parents, and teachers special opportunities to work on more in-depth projects. The School Forest projects continue to include planting and landscaping projects on the school grounds.
Please take a look at our original School Forest Web Page.
Parkview was one of the first schools on the web as a result of the School Forest project. Steve Lyme, a forestry graduate student, developed Parkview's first web site back in 1994. The U of M's Forestry School actually hosted the page on their web server. We have heard that Steve has gone on to be webmaster for Minnesota's Department of Natural Resources.
Please visit our School Forest Web Site.
Welcome to Parkview Center School: More Information About Us
*Parkview Center School is the only district wide, kindergarten through eighth grade school in the Roseville Area Schools District 623. Families living in the district, as well as in surrounding communities, choose to enroll their children at Parkview where innovation, high achievement and global education are at the heart of the school. This K-8 public school was established in 1989 and
- Respects diversity,
- Encourages active learning,
- Promotes communication between school and family, and
- Fosters interage connections.
The school's unique program attracts students from throughout the Roseville School District, as well as from St. Paul and neighboring suburbs. An "early start" school beginning the day at 7:35 am and ending at 2:00 pm, bus transportation is provided within the district boundaries. Currently both a half day and full day kindergarten options are available. The full day kindergarten program is tuition based with financial aid available. Friendship Connection Program (school age child care program) is a fee based program available for any children who need care after school until 6:00 pm.
If interested in enrollment at Parkview Center School: The Central Enrollment Office at ISD 623 handles all current and future enrollment at Parkview Center School, including Wait Lists. Due to the demands for enrollment at our K-8, district wide school, Wait Lists are maintained at all grade levels. They can be reached at 651-635-1626 or e-mail them at: enrollment@isd623.org. Their Internet web site is: http://www.isd623.org/enrollment/.
To schedule a tour: call or e-mail Kathy Farrell at 651-487-4381.
Our hours for the School Year are:
7:35 am to 2:00 pm
Full Day Kindergarten: 7:35 am to 2:00 pm
PM Kindergarten: 11:30 am to 2:00 pm
*Thanks to Miguel Lindgren (PCS Parent) for the Picture
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Parkview Center School
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