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BronxDaily: Hydroponic Greenhouse Classroom Opens Doors At The Highbridge Green School
Students, teachers, New York Power Authority (NYPA) and NY Sun Works staff, local elected officials and DOE representatives gear up for an exciting ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of The Highbridge Green School’s hydroponic greenhouse classroom. NY Sun Works has opened almost 40 new hydroponic science labs this year, bringing their total to 139 Greenhouse Classrooms across New York City.
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Back to School with 35 New Partners
NY Sun Works Greenhouse Classrooms are growing by leaps and bounds (or leaves and shoots!)! It’s been a busy year with a total of 35 hydroponic labs having been installed so far, and another 5 ready for construction in the early fall. We are thrilled to welcome so many new partner schools from the Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn and Manhattan. We have added new elementary, middle and high schools, including both District 75 schools and Gifted & Talented schools, to our program. Our new teachers started with a group training in June to learn the basics about hydroponic systems and get an introduction to the NY Sun Works curriculum; they will continue with individual training sessions at their hydroponic labs when the school year begins.
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NPR.org: How Hydroponic School Gardens Can Cultivate Food Justice, Year-Round
After a full day of school a few weeks ago, 12-year-old Rose Quigley donned gloves and quickly picked bunches of fresh lettuce, Swiss chard, kale, mint and oregano. But she didn’t have to leave her school in Brooklyn, N.Y., or even go outdoors to do it.
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Causing a Commotion
Blog post by NYSW Youth Press Team Member y Meaghan DelleCave, a student at St Saviour High School
“If you love the ocean, cause a commotion!” So said one of the many groups of student presenters at the 2019 New York Sunworks Youth Press Conference. The Conference, themed “Discovering Sustainability Science,” featured students from schools partnered with New York Sunworks as part of the Greenhouse Project. Students presented their research, made possible through their schools’ Greenhouse Classrooms, and answered questions on their environmental concerns.
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NY Sun Works – Rebirth our Earth
Blog post by NYSW Youth Press Team Member Silvie Leaf. Silvie is a 5th grade student at PS 333
On May 20th, 2019, at Symphony Space on Broadway and 95th in New York City, the NY Sun Works Youth Conference was held. At the conference, there were 25 students and five guest speakers talking about why it’s important for everyone to help save our planet. Read »
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NY Sun Works Hosts Science and Sustainability Youth Conference
On Monday, May 20, 2019, from 10:30am to 12:30pm EST, 53 students from 16 NYC public schools will be presenting their research on Sustainability Science to a sold-out auditorium of 700 students and teachers during the the 8th annual NY Sun Works Youth Conference. The Conference will also be streaming live from Symphony Space 2537 Broadway, New York, NY.
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UFT: Hydroponic Harvest in Queens – Jamaica School Celebrates Project’s Successful First Year
What started in October with one tray of basil has grown into a hydroponics greenhouse, now ripe with fresh cucumbers, tomatoes, basil and parsley. Staff and students at PS 349 in Jamaica, Queens, gathered at a ribbon-cutting event on April 9 to celebrate the successful first year of their hydroponics lab and thank those who supported the project.
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Q349 Greenhouse Classroom Ribbon Cutting Celebration
The Queens School for Leadership and Excellence gave their Hydroponics Greenhouse Classroom an official Ribbon Cutting event! The celebration began with a breakfast and school presentations in the library, which included a musical presentation from the Student Leaders and some words from Principal Howell and Magnet Coordinator, Leslie Brown.
Student Leaders toured guests through the hydroponic systems, served class-made pesto on crackers at their Farm Stand table, and demonstrated the Energy Bike.
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NetNYTV: New Lab Nourishes Minds and Environment
A new science classroom is nourishing young minds and the environment. At Saint Saviour in Park Slope, Brooklyn, the all-girls Catholic high school unveils its hydroponic lab. “It’s an environmentally friendly way to farm without taking up much space and bringing fruits and vegetables to kitchens in urban areas all year round,” said Deirdre Moran. She is a junior at the high school and excited to learn in the lab.
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St Matthias Becomes The First Catholic Elementary School To Have Hydroponic STEM Lab
On January 29th, St. Matthias Catholic Academy were very excited to welcome local politicians and community leaders for the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony of their new NY Sun Works STEM Lab. The event showcased the new program with student led tours, a cooking demo and students building their own hydroponic systems.
“Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics are the careers of the future, which is why we made the important decision to be the first NYC Catholic Academy to build a Hydroponic Lab. We wanted to ensure our students —our future leaders—have access to a cutting edge STEM curriculum”, shared Barbara Wehnes, the academy’s principal.
