KIPP Spring Project Seeks Donations!

Please read through our wish list - You may see a way you can help UpLift the KIPP Austin Collegiate community!

Rain Water Cistern
Working with local AIA Design Voice architects including returning Project Leader Catherine French and members of the S.H.I.R.E. (Sustainable Habitats Incorporating Renewable Education) students are in the process of designing and implementing a rain water harvesting system for the school garden and landscape areas.

Project Time Line: April 6-May 21, 2010

Estimated Cost: TBA

Materials (We will have a more specific list once the students have finalized the design and we are happy to provide the schematics upon request.)

Lumber
Corrugated metal roofing
Gutter system: hangers, downspouts, piping, conveyances
Hardware: nuts and bolts, masonry screws
Hosing
8 spigots for 55 gallon barrels
Netting
Fly wire
Gift cards and Cash donations graciously accepted.

General Project Supplies
70 pairs of work gloves
10 Shovels
28 Trowels
10 Rakes
5 Power Drills
Outdoor Wood Screws
Exacto Knives
2 Wheelbarrow
10 Paint Brushes
10 Paint Rollers
Plastic Tarps & Drop Cloths
Duct and Masking Tape
Outdoor Tool Shed

Sponsors will get the benefit of being recognized at our CommUNITY Volunteer Days and Celebration Events, having your logo displayed on the UpLift website and on email campaigns to over 4,000 Austin residents.
We are a 501(c)3 organization and offer the opportunity for a tax deduction.

Please contact Jen at Jen@upliftaustin.com for more details!

KIPP Austin: Campus-Wide Recycling is Live!

On Monday, February 1 at KIPP Austin Collegiate (KAC), four 9th grade students stood before 100 peers, teachers, and faculty members and presented the new campus-wide recylcying and composting program. "80% of what schools throw away is paper, and that can be recycled," shared Edgar A. and Guillermo F. KAC will not only recycle paper, but plastic, glass, and cans.

In the fall semester, four Uplift Austin health classes learned about Waste Management, Air Quality, Energy, Water Resources and Healthy Agriculture and then synthesized their knowledge to design and implement a campus wide program that would promote the health of students, staff and the planet. 4th period was charged with the task of designing and implementing the recylcing and composting program which rolled out earlier this week.

How does it work? Each class now has recycle bins and advisory classes will rotate recycling pick up duty each Thursday during advisory period, making it a true campus-wide collaboration. Ecology Action picks up the recyclables each week.

As a final touch to the promotion of the new recycling program, students worked with a professional videographer and created a recycling awareness video that debuted at the assembly.

Next Post: How Composting Works at KAC!