Summary(0:54) State neighborhood in 1980s -- (1:58) PS 110 using McGolrick as learning environment -- (3:16) Becoming stewards of the park -- (4:40) Community becoming more environmentally minded -- (4:48) Sustainability Coaches in Greenpoint schools -- (5:49) Green Team in PS 110 and sustainability projects -- (7:14) Partnering with NY Audubon Society -- (8:58) Kingsland Wildflowers class visit -- (10:04) Local industrial history in curriculum -- (10:53) Newtown Creek Alliance -- (11:14) Working in Lentol Garden -- (12:15) PS 110 Outdoor Garden -- (13:57) Students growing into environmental stewards
NoteAudio interview conducted on November 29, 2018, by Acacia Thompson PS 110 in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Collected through Our Streets, Our Stories, an oral history project of Brooklyn Public Library. This project is a partnership with Services for Older Adults and the Brooklyn Collection.
SubjectElementary schools ; Environmental education ; New York City Audubon (Organization) ; New York (N.Y.). Parks and Recreation, Brooklyn ; Lead poisoning in children
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TitleOral history interview conducted with Anna Cano Amato on November 29, 2018.