We have graciously been awarded a 2010 "Go Green" Grant from
OceanFirst Foundation. This
grant is to be used for special programs and projects that empower
students to think about being good global citizens, greening their
school and community and ensuring that adequate clean and healthy
resources exist for future generations.
The Ethel Jacobsen School is one of twenty schools to receive $2500 to implement programs and projects to help our school go green!
Our Rain Garden project will utilize the Rutgers' "Stormwater Management in Your School Yard" program that teaches environmental education through hands-on activities and technology. A rain garden is the crux of this program as students design and install the garden.
This project has the ability to reach throughout the community to
parents and adult decision-makers to foster and improve environmental
awareness and create a cleaner habitat. The rain gardens would be
dedicated to native plants that attract birds and butterflies. This
versatile project will create cross-curricular classrooms, which bolsters the rain gardens' sustainability.