Environmental Protection without Borders – USA-Taiwan Green Collar Children’s Alliance

1. Environmental Protection without Borders – USA-Taiwan Green Collar Children’s Alliance

2. A Tour through "Jian-An" Branch

3. School Background • School Environment • Low Carbon Education • Jian-an Low Carbon Student Government • Other Low Carbon Education Activities • Sister Ship Between Benjamin Franklin and Jian An Elementary Schools

4. School Background • Established in 1963 • Located in a remote area • 142 students and 16 teachers • Most students are from low Socio-Economic Backgrounds • Features: 1.Natural environment 2.Creative environmental protection education

5. Philosophy of the Jian-An School-based Curriculum “Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” -Benjamin Franklin

6. 體驗教育素材 環境課程化、課程環境化 Diverse Campus Environment 低碳校園素材 水資源保護素材 Campus Map 校地面積0.8公頃 生物多樣性素材 Vegetation Fence Solar Panels Firefly Restoration Rainwater Collection Area Eco Pond Energy Saving Fuorescent Light Education Power Monitor System Herb Plants Student Government Office Taiwan Aquatic Plants Pond Frog Observation Area Solar Panel Experimental Area Wall of Vegetation Economic Crops Outdoor sports classroom Rainwater Collection Area Fireflies, Frogs and Butterflies Observation Area Solar Panel Experimental Area Rock Climbing Field Dirt Track Tree Climbing Area Exotic Plants Mid-Water Tank Garden Waste Compost Area River Classroom Rappelling Hercules beetle Butterflies Observation Area Compost Enzyme Fermentation Area Waste Water Treatment Man-made Wetland River Eco System

7. Energy Saving Measures –exploring new resources and conserving existing resources Solar / Wind Power Plant Reducing Drinking Water Machine Installment of energy supply counter Installment of two solar hot water suppliers Installment of heat pump Applying outside curtains to shield from heat of strong sunshine

8. Sloped Roof Engineering-Rain water collection for reuse • Installment of 10 Water Colleting barrels(capacity- 1.6 ton/ each) • Maximum rain water colleting capacity16 tons • Flushing toilet, cleaning and irrigating gardens

9. Water Reuse -- Rainwater colleting and ecologicalpond

10. English Classroom with Local View

11. Jian-an Low Carbon Student Government • a school-based curriculum • a student organization

12. Awards Won the first place in the Tai-Power Company Electricity Saving Competition among all K-9 schools in Taipei region (2008.12.22) (achieve 42.2% of saving in electricity)

13. Jian-An got the Environmental Hero Award (Jan, 2010,Taipei International Conference Center) 「Hot, Fat and Crowded」Author Thomas Friedman presented awards to our principal

14. Blue Collar →White Collar →Green Collar

15. Core Value of the Curriculum 1. Learning by doing 2. Runnong through Student Government 3. Low Carbon Education - 3 Rs: Reuse, Reduce, Recycle

16. Integration 太陽能鍋 Literature Science Energy Saving Character Education Low Carbon Education Creation Art & Music Social Science Health Measurement Learning by doing PE Math Self-Development Education

17. Organization

18. 1. Student Government News Office Deliver information of environmental protection • Broadcasting • Blog • Skits

19. 2. Water Saving Agency • Check water flow meter and record • Replace old-fashioned faucets into Water-Saving faucets • Monitor water quality • Reuse rainwater

20. 3. Power Saving Agency • Check ammeter and record daily power use • Replace energy saving lighting tube • Use illuminance meter to monitor and improve the lighting status

21. 4. Waste ReductionAgency • Recycle • Weigh and record lunch waste amount • Make garden waste compost • Transform fruit waste to useful garbage enzyme • Second Hand Toy Library

22. 5. Re-Union • Make Herbal products • Transform waste cooking oil to soap and detergent • Issue Green Dollars for conducting “carbon trade”

23. 6. Student Congress

24. Chiefs of Different Groups and Student Representatives Election

25. Other Low Carbon Education Activities • 500%Sports Fest • 3-Hour Famine • Flea Market 100% Culture 100% Creativity 100% Energy Saving 100% Passion 100% Action

26. Overseas attention Internal focus Community New Taipei City Tao Yuan County Jiayi County Hualien County Hsin Chu County/City Business Journal An He Community in An Keng Borough 500 athletic meets Law carbon promoting classes Classes Butterfly Effect Wisconsin, US Shanghai, Mainland China Beijing, Mainland China Nanjing, Mainland ChinaSingapore EU visit (2009) Bejamin Franklin Elemntary School, USA (2011) School Jian-An Government

27. The Benefit of Low Carbon Education for Students The improvement of their multiple capabilities environmental interpret ability Oral expressions Strengtheningof local identification The build up of students’ confidence Experiences of different foreign cultures Voluntarily of learning Conversation with visitors from Australia, British, Sweden Conversation with President of Cambridge University Activities with students from Malawi Communication with Minister of Education , Gambia

28. Saving Fireflies Regional Alliance (2010.04.13)

29. Jian-An is a dynamic learning paradise. Thank you !