Background

Among the goals and criteria that articulate the essence of the Sacred Heart school in the United States Goal Three matches JPIC commitment: Commitment to educate to a social awarness which impels to action.

  • The school educates to a critical consciousness that leads its total community to analyze and reflect on the values of society and to act for justice.
  • The school offers all its members opportunities for direct service and advocacy and instills a life-long commitment to service.
  • The school is linked in a reciprocal manner with ministries among people who are poor, marginalized and suffering from injustice.
  • In our multicultural world, the school prepares and inspires students to be active, informed, and responsible citizens locally, nationally, and globally.
  • The school teaches respect for creation and prepares students to be stewards of the earth's resources.

Activities on respect of earth resources:

  • environmental education rooted within the curriculum,
  • joined with more than 100 other schools in New York State to be a part of the Green Schools Alliance.
  • our printing company, Capital Offset, passed certification as a Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) business. FSC certified printers comply with the highest social and environmental standards on the market and all of Sacred Heart’s publications are printed under FSC guidelines.
  • Ninety-first Street has stopped using traditional paper cups, bowls and plates in the cafeteria for take-out service. We now offer compostable “ecotainer” cups and bowls, which are made from fully renewable resources. All paper plates are made from recycled materials, and traditional plastic take-out containers are no longer purchased or available for use.
  • The Convent of the Sacred Heart technology department tracks the copy machines and printers to determine the number of copies each month, how many are double-sided, and the number of pages printed each month from duplex printers that are not two-sided. A card-initiated copying policy was initiated in the fall of 2013. Additionally, the school participates in toner and component recycling programs.
  • The Parents Association made a commitment to being as paperless as possible in all of their communication efforts. The P2P newsletter is now sent out electronically only, and all sign-up forms are offered online with minimal hard copies distributed.
  • The business office is in the process of scanning all documents for a paperless filing system. All salary statements are paperless and available on-line from ADP, our payroll company.
  • In the Middle School student representatives serve as Eco-Ambassadors for each class. Among the responsibilities for the student representatives is leading the scavenger hunt for recycle bins in the middle school and taking inventory of the recycling bins. The Middle School has also set goals for reducing faculty paper waste. The Middle School Environmental Club will be creating a special environmental news section on the all-school intranet.

91st Street supports H.E.A.R.T. which provides at-risk children and their families the tools to develop lifelong habits and routines to foster wellness, health, self-esteem and academic achievement. By providing fitness opportunities, access to affordable and nutricious food and techniques for healthy food preparation, the goals of H.E.A.R.T. will be to educate support and empower these families to extend these outcomes into their daily lives.

 

People being served

People being served : Agents of transformation (Educators)

Age group : Children 0-17

Number of participants : 251-500

Schedule

Project status : Ongoing

Staring date : 01/09/2013

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Overview

Society presence : United States/Canada

Focus of the project : Planet

JPIC Imperative : Care for Our Common Home

UN Sustainable Development Goals :