Alexis Parkinson, Annalyse Lapajenko, Calvin Huffer, Lena Mueller, Madeline Kay, Olivia Holbrook,...

Alexis Parkinson, Annalyse Lapajenko, Calvin Huffer, Lena Mueller, Madeline Kay, Olivia

Holbrook, Ruby Dietzel, Susanna Cheney, Ms. Double, Ms. Ducat and Ms. Hubbard!

Where/When?May 1st 20097:30am-4:20pmMilwaukee Public Museum Discovery World

Who?18 Southeastern

Wisconsin SchoolsWater friendly

schoolsGreen Schools

Why?Focus on the future of the Great Lakes Develop Joint Statement of StewardshipPreserve the Great Lakes for future

generationsCollaborate Youth IdeasEducate the public

The Four Focus AreasSocial (Madeline)Ecological (Lena and Susanna)Economical (Alexis, Annalyse and Ruby)Political (Calvin and Olivia)

SocialDiversion Compromising with other countriesWhy we can give away water, why we can’tRelationship with other countries

Ecological Mussels

RunoffInvasive SpeciesPollutionWildlife in the Great

Lakes

EconomicalGrants of money from the governmentStimulus packages Cost of projects for the Great Lakes Cost of recreation

PoliticalFollowing the compactStudied passed lawsWe thought like lawyers and political leadersStudied the governments ideas

The Day’s EventsMilwaukee Public Museum• Set up display board.• Native American opening

ceremony.• Broke into four water focus

groups.• Raffle at lunch.

Discovery World• Harbor tour on the Iroquois

or a water lab.• Viewed and discussed

“water” commercial.• Developed School

Statement of commitment.• Worked on Joint Statement

of Stewardship• Shared and signed

Statement and commitment.• Native American closing

ceremony.

What's nextEducation:Education: Educate the Woodlands

community, public awareness Action: Action: Start an after school water club.

Green School assessment. Rain Barrel-Rain Garden.