Patchworks Collaborative
In order to strengthen our mission and purpose, we are joining forces with local schools, other community-based non-profits and local farms to create a "service learning collaborative" focused on education toward a sustainable future. Already the partners in the Patchworks Collaborative include Cardinal Newman and Ursuline High Schools, Arts and Ethics Academy, Village Charter School, Worth Our Weight, Angela Center, and Earth Bridge.
By June 2010 we envision having created a beautiful and inviting outdoor laboratory at Patchworks Farm where the young can try their hand at building a sustainable future for themselves and their children.
By June 2010 we envision having created a beautiful and inviting outdoor laboratory at Patchworks Farm where the young can try their hand at building a sustainable future for themselves and their children.
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Objectives of the Patchworks Collaborative:
- Build a sustainable-living collaborative consisting of schools, other non-profits and committed adults willing to support our mission
- Create an outdoor laboratory which would be a model sustainable "village" including 3 or 4 alternative energy projects, 3 models of low cost shelter, a comprehensive water conservation project and 3 acres of farmland
- Engage students and teachers each semester in land-based service-learning projects
- Raise $157,000. this fiscal year to help pay for projects and provide scholarships for students pursuing education in sustainable living
- Engage volunteers in projects who will mentor students and assist in work on the farm
- Build a community of friends willing to model sustainable living in their daily lives and intentionally lower their ecological footprint as a sign of hope for our children
This classroom is a farm. Teens discover where they fit into the patchwork of sustainable practices.
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