Our Projects
Calling all creators: Get Involved! Improve whole child, whole school academic outcomes . Let's celebrate life-long-learning & curiousity via multi-sensory nature based learning spaces. Whether you are a parent, educator, or community member, you can make a difference in the lives of young learners. Volunteer your time, donate to our cause, or spread the word about our organization. Together, we can create a brighter future for our children & communities.
WHO: Community of Practice -- Regenerative Culture -- Eco Restoration Community
WHAT: Let's GROW!
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Advocate for your local Community-Living-Schoolyard, today. Let's start with mulch cover on earth, to promote living soil food web/ sponge. Then layers of shrubs, and trees, to create cool microclimates;
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Volunteer to create Nature based play areas, that also stabilize heat, increase wildlife for learning.
WHERE: Our Community School or Yours...
Volunteer or advocate for Green Schoolyards today. Creativity is encouraged in Community School Culture.
WHEN: Winter/ Spring 2024: Connect with Community for Monthly Community PlayDates on Family Friday's
Mondays-Fridays AFTERSCHOOL: Extended Learning Opportunities
Students (can invite their parents to check-in then) read in our Library, Garden, and exercise Artistic Expression in our creative maker spaces, Paint, Draw, Write, Poetry, make Music & Movements.
Culture improves positive memories/associations, & bridges academic gaps.
WHY: Let's GROW... to increase attendance & bridge academic gaps.
The benefits of schoolyard gardens for students & school communities are numerous:
protection against heat, increased physical activity, social-emotional wellness, and improved mental health.
Learning benefits such as hands-on curriculum, environmental literacy, increased attention span, and improved academic performance.
Ecological and climate resilience benefits such as carbon capture, decreased energy consumption/cooling needs, and improved stormwater management.
Community benefits via family engagement, community cohesion, and increased stewardship.
HOW: All invited to create. See below for options and RSVP today to join the volunteers parties. What will you create?
"Ubuntu: I Am, Because We Are"... Amplifying Community
"Ubuntu: I Am, Because We Are"... Aiming to amplify Alumni & Community associations. Increasing Meeting Engagement: Students, Families, Community, & Alumni exemplifying collaborative leadership for the benefit of whole child whole-school continuous improvement.
Grant Funding Collaborations
Let's celebrate our collaborative leadership for advancing our Carson STEAM Community School steps toward Pipeline Cohort! Keep Moving forward!
Read about the Carson STEAM Community School Grant:
https://carsonsteamcommuni.wixsite.com/communityschool/news-and-updates/carson-steam-community-school-...
These crosscutting program area priorities are open now and we need amazing cross-sector collaboration, to build a long lasting connection between members of our students AND community of faculty and local professionals. Our community is poised to excel with best practices for nature based regenerative cultural spaces for active people of all ages. Our community resides at a historic location and therefore thankful for any collaborations and/or continous improvements.
Collaborators Welcome! Enjoy & share via Pinterest board for our Nature based play spaces: IDEATION...
https://www.pinterest.com/ccgbambino/community-living-school-yard/?invite_code=d1d62464e2d947cb98454f65b2463fd4&board_collab_inviter=True&inviter_user_id=421790458759488034
Regenerative via Modern and Traditional (MAT) Techniques
Reversing Extreme Heat from Blacktop's/ Dessertification via Multi sector collaboration.
Leveraging the worlds best partners, along with Modern and Traditional (MAT) methodologies for the benefit of our learning ecosystem at our Community School, and to align with long standing community initiatives for equitable access to nature.
Let's celebrate our collaborative leadership for advancing our Carson STEAM Community School steps toward Pipeline Cohort! This is exemplifying collaboration between students, parents, families, neighbors, towns, city, and county. Keep Moving forward!
Volunteer to amplify community endeavors.
https://carsonsteamcommuni.wixsite.com/communityschool/news-and-updates/carson-steam-community-school-...
Community: Murals
Community PAINTING can be a lot of fun and a great way to express creativity.
Meet up to encourage stewardship & beautifications of our spaces. In addition to the health benefits, community paintings ingnite Youth Leadership Skills for resume building & for applications to higher learning opportunities.
Equitable Communities Grant Award
Mulch delivery and a $5,000 online grant will advance climate equity, health, and wellness at our Community School's joint park. Join us amplifying our gratitude!
Help us finalize the award by sharing your recommendations on $5000 of purchases for continuous improvements in our literacy focused, eco restoration living community school yards.
1. Shop online: : https://www.homedepot.com/cart
2. Share notes and suggestions on this google sheet. Collaboration are key.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Sgaj6rZXH-AbCfAsMaEtwmdZb6Y0TWNyNlS9L4OC_dw/edit?usp=sharing
Scholastic Book Fair
Highly anticipated book fair empowers Independant and critical thinking via alternative learning opportunities for the entire family.
CARSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
6905 KRAMER ST, SAN DIEGO, CA 92111
FAIR DATES: Mar 25 - Mar 29
All purchases through the Book Fair benefit our school.
Thanks for supporting our kids! Happy reading!
Family FRIDAYS & FUNdraising
Community Convivo! & Monthly Playdate @ our Park*!
Our Community asked for sports, so let's let the kids play on our Family Gathering days with an afterschool Play-date. Please RSVP to confirm your students interest and "alternative programming"?
* Let's coordinate any students interested in playing or learning a Game or new skill.
Let Students Play! (15 minutes of sports drills of fundamentals, followed by mini game sprints.)
* Art, Dance, & Sing in community! Bring an instrument or come make one amongst friends.
Students are encouraged to create a Pinata/ Parade float for the Linda Vista MultiCultural Fair. Parents are invited to create a number Pinata for each grade level. The resulting Art pieces will be exhibited and raffled as a fundraiser sponsored in partnership with our Parents Organization and Carson Elementary School. Connect with questions.
Adopt a Bench: Literacy Development
Literacy focused project enables students to gain Youth Leadership Skills in bench making.
Community grows appreciation continuously improving connectivity and beautifications.
Our students need welcoming areas with benches to sit and read in shade.
Volunteers appreciated in sourcing materials and improving our campus environment with benches, growing space, beautifications.
Start today
1.) Choose a place you'd like to donate a bench.
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3.) Coordinate to deliver with your students teachers, or Christina Bambino & CarsonSteamCommunitySchoolOrganization@gmail.com.
See some examples:
https://makezine.com/article/home/furniture/build-a-giant-adirondack-chair/
