AROUND CAMPUS
Awareness and Action for Our Environment
Several years ago , Saint David ’ s Environmental Action and Awareness Committee ( EAAC ) was founded by Art Curriculum Chair Jenna Boccella . A Faculty / Staff volunteer-run organization , the group sought to find ways to reduce their carbon footprint , both individually and schoolwide ; thereby making Saint David ’ s as environmentally conscious as possible . Over the years , efforts have targeted paper , plastic and energy use .
Following a Covid-hiatus , the group instituted a new recycling initiative for the 2021-22 school year , one which encouraged our community to enhance paper and plastic compost habits and to practice sustainability whenever and wherever possible . Reduce and reuse are two primary points that we want to drive home , and then after those two options have been exhausted , we aim to recycle . A Recycling Challenge was called , in which homerooms and offices vied to be identified as most successful in their recycling efforts .
The plan was so well received and successfully integrated that this year we took a next step in limiting the food waste that ends up in landfills by instituting a schoolwide composting program . Each day at the end of lunch , boys deposit their leftover food waste into clearly marked food waste bins , which our composting vendor picks up curbside five days a week .
Said Dr . O ’ Halloran , “ I would like to commend the leadership of the faculty and staff in making this venture possible : Ms . Boccella , Mr . Donnelly , Mr . Binaco , and many others have brought this concept to life . Our collective hope is for the success of last year ’ s Recycling Challenge to be just the start of good practice becoming good habit . We want to maintain the enthusiasm by ensuring that our boys make it student-driven and student-led ; that they are mindful about the impact that small actions can have on a greater good .”
Buddies
Throughout the year , seventh graders meet with their second-grade buddies . The boys participate in activities and enjoy time getting to know each other , thereby helping to build the bonds between classes .
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