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Our 2018 Youth Conference Videos are up!
We are so excited to announce that the videos from our 7th Annual Youth Conference are up on NYSW YouTube Channel!
The event featured 54 youth speakers from NY Sun Works partner schools, and adult speakers Rob Laing CEO Farm.One and Inspirational speaker Rahfeal Gordon.
Presentations addressed Sustainability Science, Food Justice, Climate, Innovation, Urban Planning, and the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Click on top left corner of video screen for a dropdown of all presentations
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Hot off the press: NEW K-5th grade curriculum aligned to the 2018 NYC Science Scope and Sequence
It has been a busy summer at NY Sun Works! Our curriculum development team has designed an entire new set of lessons for Kindergarten to 5th grades that are aligned to the NGSS and the 2018 NYC Science Scope and Sequence. The curriculum is available to all NY Sun Works partner schools and it will be accessible through our online Learning Center.
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NYSW welcomes new school partners and celebrates 86 labs built across NYC and Northern New Jersey
Summer is always a super exciting time at NYSW and this year was no different. Our team finished building 15 new hydroponic science labs and we are thrilled to welcome our new school partners, teachers and students into the NY Sun Works family.
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Summer training at PS84
This summer 23 teachers gathered at the greenhouse at PS84, Jose De Diego for our 36 hour training course titled “Water, Waste and Energy – How to bring themes of sustainability into the classroom“. The workshop focuses on supporting teachers to bring engaging and relevant STEM and sustainability education to their students.
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Sunset BBQ and Lawn Party
Our Sunset BBQ and Lawn Party on Tuesday night turned out to be a truly magical and inspiring evening with 160 people coming together for an urban farm-to-table dinner in support of NY Sun Works and the public schools, teachers and students we serve.
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Discovering Sustainability Science: Youth Conference
On May 21st at Symphony Space NY Sun Works hosted 54 students from 14 NYC public schools who presented their research on Sustainability Science to a sold-out auditorium of 750 kids and teachers during the the 7th annual NY SUN WORKS Youth Conference. The Conference will also be streamed live, and video presentations will be available on our website this summer.
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Youth Climate Summit at Columbia University
We were so excited to participate at Columbia University’s 2018 Youth Climate Summit
The yearly Youth Climate Summit is an opportunity for high school students to interface with fellow students and speakers/environmental organizations in a workshop setting focusing on actionable ways to engage in the climate movement.
The NYSW presentation was titled: We Are What You Eat: A conversation about how our food choices & food waste impact the climate.
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PIX11: NJ Middle School Sets Up Urban Food Production Center with Indoor, Outdoor Gardens
Students, parents, faculty and community members of Emerson Middle School pitched in to get their urban gardens ready for the season, in honor of Earth Day. The school is celebrating the fourth year of their indoor hydroponics lab where more than 500 pounds of produce are grown every year for students to enjoy.
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Bregal Sagemount Gives Back: a greenhouse classroom built in a day!
We had a super fun and inspiring day at PS14 in Queens where a motivated team from Bregal Sagemount brought their families out to build an entire classroom lab on a Saturday.
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ManhattanTimes: A Verdant Venue at PS 28 in Manhattan in Their New Hydroponic Classroom
Sarai had never tried mint before. But the fifth grade student recently had the chance to sample the herb directly from her own garden. Specifically, her class’ hydroponic garden. Sarai, together with other Northern Manhattan school children at P.S. 28 – Wright Brothers School on 155th Street, are growing greens and vegetables in their own classroom.