Environment & Agriculture Service Project

Monday, August 14

Tuesday, August 15

Wednesday, August 16

Thursday, August 17

Friday, August 18

Lesson 1: Introduction to contemporary environmental problems and ground rules for class

Lesson 4:

Discussion of movie: The Day after Tomorrow

Lesson 7:

What is organic food? Food tasting

Lesson 10:

Participants present on some Stanford green buildings

Group Presentations

Lesson 2: Introduction to Sustainability. Guest Speaker: Tim Kautz

Lesson 5: Introduction to Global Climate Change.

Guest Speaker: TBA

Lesson 8:

Introduction to pesticide use and its health effects. Guest Speaker:

Paloma Beamer

Lesson 11:

Green building definitions and ideology. Led by Ngai-Chi and C-Bo

Lesson 3:

What we can do for sustainability

Lesson 6:

Impacts of individual actions on global climate change

Lesson 9:

Role play—negotiation for organic farming methods

Lesson 12:

Stanford Green building tour

Saturday, August 19

• 9am – 2pm: Friends of the Urban Forest:  Tree planting project in San Francisco.  We will learn about the importance of urban green space, plant trees with San Francisco natives, and share in a potluck lunch after our volunteer work
• Orientation to the city

Sunday, August 20

• Learning and volunteering at a Sunnyvale Community Garden

Monday, August 21

• 9am – 1pm: Visit Peter Christensen’s community garden in Berkeley. We’ll learn about the slightly different focus of Peter’s community garden, and volunteer there again for the morning
• 2pm – 3pm: Visit green building near Peter’s community garden
• Visit the Berkeley area

Tuesday, August 22

• Visits to relevant environmental and agricultural organization, such as the Sierra Club in San Francisco.

Wednesday, August 23

• Homestay and service learning in the Monterey area. Service learning trip may involve visit to Stanford’s Hopkins Marine Station, beach clean up, visits to aquariums, etc.

Thursday, August 24

• Homestay and service learning in the Monterey area. Service learning trip may involve visit to Stanford’s Hopkins Marine Station, beach clean up, visits to aquariums, etc.

Friday, August 25

• Volunteer work and learning at Slide Ranch