Title

Bishop Hartley High School, Columbus, OH

Abstract

Bishop Hartley has organized creation care committees for both students and staff to plan for related projects and initiatives at school. Examples of current projects include: vermicomposting bins in classrooms, endangered animals project, school climate strike, and energy saving kits for students that were donated through AEP Ohio.

Description

Bishop Hartley has assembled a Care 4 Creation faculty committee, which focuses on long-term plans at the school. There is also a Care 4 Creation Association, which is for students and is also student-led. Instructors Rick Kohut and Ann Hawk have spearheaded some of the more long-term creation care projects there. Each have set up a vermicomposting bin in their classrooms, offering that it works well and is relatively low maintenance. Students from one of Rick’s classes had worked on a project where they created a poster/chart with pictures of endangered animals. Some of the students from Rick's classes engaged in the school's climate strike. One highly motivated student, Jamal, wrote a letter about the event which he sent to local politicians. Ann has been attending a yearly AEP Ohio energy efficiency program, and they in turn provide her with free energy savings kits for each of her students. AEP also offers energy saving kits for residential customers who are willing to complete their online Home Energy Profile. In addition, two new drinking fountains are about to be installed at the school that are designed to fill reusable water bottles. The school is also in the process of creating water bottles for sale with their school’s logo on them. The intent is to cut down on students and faculty purchasing and bringing in individual plastic bottles of water.

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Denomination

Christian

Sub-Tradition

Roman Catholic

Resources For Action

Success Stories

Issues

Climate and Energy

Relation

Bishop Hartley High School Care 4 Creation student association

Bishop Hartley High School Care 4 Creation faculty committee

Bishop Hartley High School vermi-composting bins