GUERILLA EDUCATORS IS DEDICATED TO REALTIME EDUCATIONAL BEST PRACTICES IN ACTION. WE ARE A GLOBAL LEADER IN THE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF EFFECTIVE PROJECT BASED LEARNING ON THE FRONTLINES IN AND OUT OF CLASSROOMS. WE ALSO CONNECT EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES PLANNERS WITH THE TEACHERS/LEARNERS WHO USE THOSE SPACES.
In 2002, Education Ministers from the countries of Serbia, Russia, Kosovo, and Ukraine came to Philadelphia to learn about effective Project Based Service Learning. They were here specifically to see the Alliance to Save Energy's, Green Schools program in action. Green Schools is an international, student centered program where students devise and implement energy conservation strategies in their school. As the Co-Director of the Green Schools, Philly programs, we had a kindergarten project in a Philadelphia public school. Among other aspects of the project, the students were part of the "Energy Patrol". These European educators saw hands on teaching and learning at its finest and went back to their respective countries with a deep understanding of Best Practices in action. Take a look...
On May 27, 2010, the Alliance to Save Energy's, Saving Energy in DC Schools (SEDS) program held their End of Year Celebration. This year, 18 schools participated in the program and awards were presented for:
Best Website - Horace Mann Elementary School
Best Outreach - Washington International School
Best Data Collection - Friendship Tech Prep Academy Charter School
Best Curricula - Phelps Architecture, Construction, and Engineering High School
Congratulations to all who participated in SEDS 2010!
This from friend and colleague, Emily Curley about the SEDS energy conservation program in DC airing soon on CNN...
Hello,
I wanted to share some great, positive press coming out of the DC Public
Schools.
Recently CNN was on hand to cover the Saving Energy
in DC
Schools (SEDS) program presenting a Student Energy Audit Training at
School
Without Walls High School. Coverage of the day was put on CNN’s website
and will air next Saturday as part of an hour-long special on CNN
Saturday, April 24 at 3:00 pm.
There is a short video
showcasing the training that shows the students engaging
in
hands-on energy efficiency education.
According to the article (http://www.cnn.com/greensolutions),“at Washington, D.C.'s School Without Walls, the
Alliance
to Save Energy is teaching students simple steps to make their homes
more
ecofriendly and energy efficient while inspiring them to consider
environmental
careers. ‘I'm finding in my own life, I'm educating people around
me,’ one student said. ‘Bringing some of the things that I learned
in class today to the administration could help the school for years to
come.’”
The SEDS program has been holding similar trainings
among 25
public, charter, and private schools in DC over the past two years in
order to
train and inspire students and teachers to learn about and take action
to save
energy in their schools.
Please contact me for further information, or if
you would
like to learn more about the program. Thanks!
Students at Friendship Tech Prep Academy Charter School participated in the Alliance to Save Energy's, Student Energy Auditor Training (SEAT). These students are the core of Tech Prep's Energy Leadership Team and will be responsible for the energy conservation initiatives that will take place at the school this year. While the rest of the Tech Prep student body was learning about the general principles of energy use and conservation, the Energy Leadership Team received a broader, more in-depth understanding of energy. The Energy Leadership Team will now devise conservation strategies specific to their school. Click here to see the video of the whole school participation in hands-on energy projects.
On November 20, 2009, under the auspices of the Alliance to Save Energy and Guerilla Educators students at Friendship Tech Prep Academy conducted energy conservation projects at their school in the Anacostia section of Washington, DC. Every student learned about energy use and conservation, then every student was able to actually test for, hands-on, and gather data around wattage, light levels, temperature, and energy loads of incandescent, cfl, and led bulbs. This took an extraordinary degree of commitment, cooperation, and collaboration on the part of the admin team and those hard working teachers and really demonstrates the effective leadership of Principal Natalie Gordon and Vice Principal Widelene Desarmes that makes Tech Prep an oasis of academic and social stability in a very challenging neighborhood.
Special thanks to the Alliance's Emily Curley whose hard work made this extraordinary day possible.
Take a look...
Click here
to see video of Friendship Charter Schools Professional Development
around Project Based Learning that preceded the student project
activities. The training was conducted by Guerilla Educators.
Day 2 of the Friendship Tech
Prep Academy Charter School Project Based Service Learning Workshop,
presented by Guerilla Educators consisted in large part, of authentic
hands-on demonstrations (thanks to Emily Curley of the Alliance to Save
Energy) of what the participants learned in Day 1 about the Project
Based methodologies. Take a look...
Under the leadership of Ms Natalie Gordon, the Principal and co-founder
of Friendship Tech, educators there took part in this Professional
Development which was designed to give them the tools to conduct
hands-on projects with their students. Special thanks also to Ms
Alicia Adams, Director of Professional Development for Friendship
Charter Schools. Good luck in your first year of operation, Tech!
Below is a partial list of clients who have employed the expertise of Guerilla Educators Consulting Services to advance their architectural design and/or educational programs:
American Institute of Architects
The School District of Philadelphia
Council of Educational Facilities Planners International
Delaware Valley Green Building Council
SchraderGroup Architects
Fielding Nair International
Philadelphia University
District of Columbia Public School System
Milwaukee School District
Alliance to Save Energy
York Suburban School District
University of Wisconsin
Environmental Protection Agency
Education Environment Planning Consultants
Regina Board of Education
Philadelphia Zoo
Re:Vision Architecture
Wallace Roberts & Todd Design
LOTI (Levels of Technology Integration)
IQity
GreenWoods Charter School
Journal of Teacher Education
Edutopia
Barack Obama Green Charter High School
Cayman Islands Ministry of Education
MaST Community (Math, Science, and Technology) Charter School
Friendship Public Charter Schools
Meeks Educational Technologies
Hamilton School District, Hamilton, Ohio
Rose Tree Media School District
Puerto Rico Department of Education
Norristown Area School District
East Norriton Middle School
Educational Entrepreneurs Professional Association
Call us today at, 215-510-2059 to see how we can help you!
The
Alliance to Save Energy's Saving Energy in DC Schools Team caught up
with Principal Liz Whisnant at Horace Mann Elementary School in
Washington, DC during Earth Day activities there. Ms Whisnant spoke
about many of the sustainable and green programs going on with the
students at Mann, including their gardening, recycling, and energy
conservation projects. Very inspiring that Ms Whisnant is integrating
sustainability activities directly into the school day at Mann to help
achieve curricular objectives while teaching students the importance of
being good stewards of the environment. Take a look...
This video documents the Saving Energy in DC Schools kick off in
mid-October, 2008, with the teacher training session at Wilson High
School. The Alliance to Save Energy's education team worked with
teachers to explain the program, use energy tools, and plan the year's
SEDS based activities. Take a look...
The
Saving Energy in DC Schools (SEDS) project continues. Fifteen DC schools
are participating in this year long project through the Alliance to Save Energy and the District Department of the Environment, with support from Guerilla Educators and other Community
Partners. After taking their Student Energy Audit Trainings (SEAT), the
students then devise energy conservation strategies specific to their
school. In this video, students at Horace Mann Elementary School
demonstrate project activities and discuss their energy saving
strategies. Powerful! Take a look...
After taking their Student Energy Audit Trainings (SEAT), the students then devise energy conservation strategies specific to their school. In this video, students at Horace Mann Elementary School demonstrate project activities and discuss their energy saving strategies. Powerful! Take a look...
... at Center City Public Charter School
These interviews took place outside of Center City Public Charter School. First, Teacher Vanessa McCrea explains the various aspects of the energy conservation initiatives taking place at Center City Charter, then 2 participating students describe the experience from the student's point of view. Take a look...
...at Francis Scott Key Elementary School
Students at Francis Scott Key Elementary School in Washington, DC explain their energy conservation strategies as part of the Alliance to Save Energy's, Saving Energy in DC Schools Program. The Key students show how to use energy tools to gather data from which they will recommend an action plan for the school. Great project!
...at Gonzaga College High School
In this video, students from Gonzaga College High School in Washington, DC explain the projects they are conducting at their school as part of their Saving Energy in DC Schools Program.
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