Ten Towns, Ten Actions Toolkit Launch Presentation

1. PHS
Environmental
Change
Organization
ECO

2. OURMISSION
Asaclub,wearestrivingcreateamore
sustainablehighschoolandpromote
environmentalawarenessthrougheducation,
action,andengagement.

3. Our History and Model
Modeled After Hallsmith’s Key to
Sustainable Cities
1. Identifying stake holders
2. Identifying places of change
using all voices
3. Participating as active “change
agents”

4. ECO Club Time Line
Formative
Years
2007-2015
Forming
relationships
Networking Data collection Fundraising
Policy
Work
2015-
present
Created PSD
Sustainability
Policy
Used policy to
get rid of plastic
in the school
Used policy to
cut electricity
and install solar
panel
Communit
y Policy
Plastic Ban
Mayors Blue
Ribbon
Draw Down
400 Anniversary
Committee
Branching
out
SS4S
Governor's
Green School
Youth Group

5. Three Pillars of Change
SYSTEMIC CHANGE–MUST CHANGE HERE
Events
Patterns
VALUES AND
BELIEFS
IMPACT MODEL
COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT WITH
CITY, REGIOSN AND
STATE OF NH
POLICY (COUNCIL AN
SCHOOL BOARD
NETWORKING
ALL EVENTS
PARADES, NH FORESTRY,
EV STATIONS, SHARE THE
SQUARE, ROOFSTOCK, CITY
PLANTERS, 400TH
SCHOOL
SCHOOL EDUCATION
POLICY CHANGES
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
EVENTS TO ATTRACT
NO PLASTIC
NOVEMBER
WORLD AWARENESS
WEEK
GARDENS
LEADERSHIP
MODEL REFLECTS
TRAINING AND
ENGAGEMENT FROM
ALL GRADES HAVE 2
LEADERS
COMMITTEE SUB
GROUPS WITH LEADERS
ANYONE IS WELCOME

6. PILLAR
ONE
SCHOOL
ENGAGEMENT
EDUCATION

7. School Wide Survey Results

8. SOLAR PANELS

9. CARBONGARDEN
RAINGARDEN

10. POLLINATORGARDEN

11. GREENWALL
2016

12. Farm to School Gardens

13. ANNUALSPRINGPLANTSALE

14. Spring Plant Sale!!

15. PILLAR
TWO
COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT
PARTICIPATION

16. MAYORSBLUERIBBON
COMMITTEEONSUSTAINABLE
PRACTICES

17. CITYCOUNCILPRESENTATION
ONCOMMUNITY POWER

18. FILLEDPLANTERS(MADEBYCTE)
THROUGHOUT DOWNTOWN
PORTSMOUTH

19. New Hampshire Green Schools
Committee at the Governor’s Mansion

20. Cutting the Cord on the new EV
Charging Station and Share the Square

21. Continual Projects and Focus

22. GREENSCHOOLSCOMPETITION
FIRSTPLACE$2000 GARDENCLUBGRANTSX2
AWARDS!!!
SILVERSUSTAINABILITY
AWARDX2

23. PILLAR
THREE
LEADERSHIP
MODEL

24. Leadership Model For Sustained Change
SUSTAINED
GOAL SETTING
• Two leaders at
each grade
• Leadership
Meetings
• Communication
of projects cross
grades.
ALL VOICES
• Subcommittees
who are
empowered
• Inclusive
activities
• Multiple ways to
engage
NETWORKING
• Responding to
all opportunities
• Helping in the
community
• Seeking
opportunities
COMMUNICATIO
N
• Using social
media
• Google platform
• Newsletter
• School meetings

25. PLASTIC BAN TIMELINE
DECEMBER 2016
• JOSH DENTON AND RISE ABOVE PLASTICS ASKS TO COME SPEAK TO ECO CLUB
• OUR CLUB FORMS A STRONG RELATIONSHIP AND SUPPORTS THEIR EFFORTS
• JOSH MOVES TO CITY COUNCIL
• OUR CLUB INVITES JOSH TO SPEAK AT WORLD AWARENESS DAY
• OUR CLUB INITIATES NO PLASTIC NOVEMBER – CITY WIDE
• SUSTAINABIITY POLICY IS PASSED AT DISTRICT LEVEL
• STUDENTS SPEAK OUT AT SCHOOL BOARD ABOUT PLASTIC PROBLEM
• STUDENTS SHOW UP AT COUNCIL MEETINGS FOR 1-3 READINGS
• PASSES 8-1
• COVID HAPPENS
• BAN IS DELAYED AND WAS GOING TO BE REMOVED
• STUDENTS PRESENT AGAIN – USING MULTIPLE METHODS TO SWAY COUNCIL
• PASSES AGAIN
CHANGE
COMMIUNIT
Y
LEADERSHIP

26. COUNCIL MEMBER DENTON WITH ECO
STUDENTS

27. CELEBRATING WITH CITY COUNCIL THE
PASSING OF THE PLASIC BAN PHASE 1

28. COSTUMING TO ATTRACT ATTENION