Why Teaching Inner City High School Students How To Build Sustainable Green Walls Changes Their Lives

Can you imagine what might happen when you take a group of high school students from a school in the Bronx and teach them the technology and how to build sustainable green walls?  One man, George Irwin, the founder of A Green Roof  did just that…and changed these students lives forever.

 

THE RESULTS FROM PILOT PROGRAM AT DISCOVERY HIGH SCHOOL

“The natural progression into education has allowed us to use the Mobile Edible Wall Unit (MEWU) as an educational tool. Celebrity teacher Steve Ritz (Discovery High School, Bronx NY) used the MEWU to improve attendance and achieve close to 100% passing regents scores. He credits the Edible Wall for engaging his students for bell to bell instruction. The MEWU is now available complete with a 90 page Unit Plan for instruction, including rubrics, assessments, and core cross over, which all adhere to the National Learning Standards. The family of Green Living Technologies is also the basis for the new High School diploma (2012) being written by George Irwin in collaboration with Jamie Cloud of Cloud Institute.

Read more about Green Living Technologies.

About Fran Sorin

Fran’s book, Digging Deep: Unearthing Your Creative Roots Through Gardening, now considered a classic, was groundbreaking when published as no one had written about gardening in the context of creativity, spirituality, and transformation.

In addition to being a recognized garden expert and deep ecologist, Fran is a broadcaster, journalist, Ordained Interfaith Minister, and Soul Tender.

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3 Responses to Why Teaching Inner City High School Students How To Build Sustainable Green Walls Changes Their Lives

  1. Marilyn Kircus June 11, 2012 at 10:15 pm #

    This is a truly wonderful concept both for providing the technology to provide better nutrition at an affordable price in the urban deserts and to change the lives of young people.

  2. Jan June 13, 2012 at 5:48 pm #

    Sounds like a great program! Another fun way to excite kids about plants and nature is to grow a pet TickleMe Plant and watch it close its leaves and lower its branches when Tickled!
    http://www.ticklemeplant.com

  3. Fran June 15, 2012 at 5:29 am #

    Hi Jan….It is something extraordinary. Fran