Environmental Club Schedule (Broad outline only)
BISV Environmental Club – 2016-2017:
September, 2016
Fri, September 9
3:55 PM to 4:50 PM
Classroom Presentation – by, Rachelle Cardona
Restoration Education and Community Engagement Specialist, Save The Bay
Topic: Save The Bay, our history, and current work
Location: at school
Check Event webpage for more details
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Sat, September 17
9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Field Trip-1 – Coastal Cleanup Day
Location: MLK Shoreline in Oakland – partnering with Save The Bay
Check Event webpage for more details
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Fri, September 23
3:55 PM to 4:50 PM
Club meeting – Discussion on pollution of our coastal areas and its impacts
Location: at school
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October, 2016
Fri, October 21
3:55 PM to 4:50 PM
Classroom Presentation – by, Alrie Middlebrook
President, California Native Garden Foundation
Topic: Understanding Native Plants and its benefits
Location: at school
Check Event webpage for more details
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Sat, October 22
9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Field Trip-2 – Field Trip to ELSEE Garden. Hands-on activities and tour of native edibles, perennial plants, and the aquaponics system
Location: ELSEE Garden - Environmental Laboratory for Sustainable and Ecological Education
76 Race Street, San Jose, CA 95126
Check Event webpage for more details
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November, 2016
Fri, November 4
3:55 PM to 4:50 PM
Club meeting – research topic discussions (sub-groups will lead their topic of discussion), and readiness for the field trip
Focus area for research: Climate change and its impacts on land, ocean, and humans –mapping it to our local community (Bay Area)
(sub-groups select specific topics within the above focus area)
Location: at school
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Sat, November 5
9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Field Trip-3 - Wetlands Reconstruction hands-on voluntary work
Location: Palo Alto Baylands in Palo Alto - partnering with Save The Bay
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Fri, November 18
3:55 PM to 4:50 PM
Classroom Presentation – by, Pavan Gowda, Climate Leader, Climate Leadership Corps
Topic: Climate Crisis and Our Road Ahead
Location: at school
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December, 2016
Fri, December 16
3:55 PM to 4:50 PM
Classroom Presentation – By, Ally Nauer
Biologist and Development Manager, Felidae Conservation Fund – Bay Area Puma Project
Topic: Wild Cats of the Bay Area
Location: at school
Check Event webpage for more details
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Sat, December 17
9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Field Trip-4 - Wetlands Reconstruction hands-on voluntary work
Location: Martin Luther King Jr. Shoreline at Oakland - partnering with Save The Bay
Check Event webpage for more details
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January, 2017
Fri, January 13
3:55 PM to 4:50 PM
Classroom Presentation – by, Santa Clara Valley Water District
Classroom presentations include hands-on experiments, conservation tips, water awareness activities, flood control information and careers in the water industry.
Location: at school
Check Event webpage for more details
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Fri, January 27
3:55 PM to 4:50 PM
Classroom Presentation – by, Sandra Philpott
Health Programs Administrator, Breathe California
Topic: Air Pollution and its impact on children health
Location: at school
Check Event webpage for more details
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February, 2017
Fri, February 10
3:55 PM to 4:50 PM
Club meeting – campaign preparations for raising awareness.
Location: at school
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March, 2017
Fri, March 10
3:55 PM to 4:50 PM
Club meeting – campaign preparations for raising awareness.
Location: at school
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Fri, March 24
3:55 PM to 4:50 PM
Club meeting – campaign preparations for raising awareness.
Location: at school
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Fri, March 31
3:55 PM to 4:50 PM
Club meeting – campaign preparations for raising awareness.
Location: at school
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April, 2017
Awareness Campaign at school
Posters displayed on all floors at school
Saturday, April 29th at the BISV Spring Festival
Awareness campaign - hosting tables with carnival games to share information with our BASIS School community
Location: at School
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No club activity until the end of AP exams
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May, 2017
Fri, May 19
3:55 PM to 4:50 PM
Last Club meeting for the year – wrap-up and collect feedback from all members
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BISV Environmental Club – 2016-2017:
September, 2016
Fri, September 9
3:55 PM to 4:50 PM
Classroom Presentation – by, Rachelle Cardona
Restoration Education and Community Engagement Specialist, Save The Bay
Topic: Save The Bay, our history, and current work
Location: at school
Check Event webpage for more details
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Sat, September 17
9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Field Trip-1 – Coastal Cleanup Day
Location: MLK Shoreline in Oakland – partnering with Save The Bay
Check Event webpage for more details
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Fri, September 23
3:55 PM to 4:50 PM
Club meeting – Discussion on pollution of our coastal areas and its impacts
Location: at school
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October, 2016
Fri, October 21
3:55 PM to 4:50 PM
Classroom Presentation – by, Alrie Middlebrook
President, California Native Garden Foundation
Topic: Understanding Native Plants and its benefits
Location: at school
Check Event webpage for more details
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Sat, October 22
9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Field Trip-2 – Field Trip to ELSEE Garden. Hands-on activities and tour of native edibles, perennial plants, and the aquaponics system
Location: ELSEE Garden - Environmental Laboratory for Sustainable and Ecological Education
76 Race Street, San Jose, CA 95126
Check Event webpage for more details
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November, 2016
Fri, November 4
3:55 PM to 4:50 PM
Club meeting – research topic discussions (sub-groups will lead their topic of discussion), and readiness for the field trip
Focus area for research: Climate change and its impacts on land, ocean, and humans –mapping it to our local community (Bay Area)
(sub-groups select specific topics within the above focus area)
Location: at school
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Sat, November 5
9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Field Trip-3 - Wetlands Reconstruction hands-on voluntary work
Location: Palo Alto Baylands in Palo Alto - partnering with Save The Bay
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Fri, November 18
3:55 PM to 4:50 PM
Classroom Presentation – by, Pavan Gowda, Climate Leader, Climate Leadership Corps
Topic: Climate Crisis and Our Road Ahead
Location: at school
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December, 2016
Fri, December 16
3:55 PM to 4:50 PM
Classroom Presentation – By, Ally Nauer
Biologist and Development Manager, Felidae Conservation Fund – Bay Area Puma Project
Topic: Wild Cats of the Bay Area
Location: at school
Check Event webpage for more details
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Sat, December 17
9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Field Trip-4 - Wetlands Reconstruction hands-on voluntary work
Location: Martin Luther King Jr. Shoreline at Oakland - partnering with Save The Bay
Check Event webpage for more details
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January, 2017
Fri, January 13
3:55 PM to 4:50 PM
Classroom Presentation – by, Santa Clara Valley Water District
Classroom presentations include hands-on experiments, conservation tips, water awareness activities, flood control information and careers in the water industry.
Location: at school
Check Event webpage for more details
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Fri, January 27
3:55 PM to 4:50 PM
Classroom Presentation – by, Sandra Philpott
Health Programs Administrator, Breathe California
Topic: Air Pollution and its impact on children health
Location: at school
Check Event webpage for more details
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February, 2017
Fri, February 10
3:55 PM to 4:50 PM
Club meeting – campaign preparations for raising awareness.
Location: at school
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March, 2017
Fri, March 10
3:55 PM to 4:50 PM
Club meeting – campaign preparations for raising awareness.
Location: at school
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Fri, March 24
3:55 PM to 4:50 PM
Club meeting – campaign preparations for raising awareness.
Location: at school
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Fri, March 31
3:55 PM to 4:50 PM
Club meeting – campaign preparations for raising awareness.
Location: at school
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April, 2017
Awareness Campaign at school
Posters displayed on all floors at school
Saturday, April 29th at the BISV Spring Festival
Awareness campaign - hosting tables with carnival games to share information with our BASIS School community
Location: at School
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No club activity until the end of AP exams
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May, 2017
Fri, May 19
3:55 PM to 4:50 PM
Last Club meeting for the year – wrap-up and collect feedback from all members
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