Carver Military Academy Earthteam

Spring 2010-
So far the year has kept us busy with learning and appreciating all that our EARTH has to offer! Starting with biodiversity basics, the teens at Carver are truly getting a feel for what their environment is all about. We are beginning the first drafts and planning sessions for our final presentations/projects. This semester is a first for Carver Earthteam. We found it important to begin a beautification committee of some sort; the committee being Earthteam! Our fist endeavor is to start a perennial garden in the front outdoor entrance of the school. There are other locations that may be fitting but we figured we might as well go for the gold and make the entrance a little brighter! Today we are picking the first set of native perennials to go into our garden. The students have their own choice and then a class vote will determine the final picks. The next step for the garden is landscape design or plant placement. The students will determine this by groth habits, bloom time and light tolerance of each determined plant. We are really excited to see the outcome! Hopefully we can continue to plant and care for our garden over summer semester. Our second project is a music vdeo. We all seem to appreciate music so why not make some music about the Earth!!! We plan to have it be about recycling and be filmed outdoors. Wish us luck!! Our third project is a mural... which will hopefully go well. We will keep you posted as our progress improves.

Humboldt Park Earth Team visits the MCA and Art Institute's new Modern wing, with Millenium Park on the way

The super Earth Team apprentices from Humboldt Park spent their Saturday exploring their city's public art installations. From the cutting-edge of the MCA, to the beautiful Cloud Gate and Frank Gehry-designed bandshell of Millenium Park, and then onward to the new Modern Wing at the Art Institute, the Earth Teamers saw some of the best artwork in Chicago (and the world).

And they did it all on a Saturday!

New Blogging to Commence Shortly!

After a hiatus and some blog re-tooling (you may notice that many blog entries were accidentally erased!), the Friends of the Parks Earth Team blog will be back in full-force this upcoming week!

Look forward to exciting new posts from Carver Academy, Humboldt Park, and Horner Park Earth Teams!

Horner Park Earth Team blog!

Our Horner Park Earth Team has established their own home on the web, at the Horner Park Earth Team blog!

Check out great pictures and updates!

Fall Earth Team and Ultimate Team sign-up!

We are happy to announce that Friends of the Parks will be offering FIVE (5) Earth Team apprenticeship programs this fall, as well as two Ultimate Frisbee Team pre-apprenticeship programs.

Earth Team sites will include:

Calumet Park

Humboldt Park/Ramirez High School

Kelvyn Park

Roosevelt HS

Norwood Park/Taft HS

Ultimate Frisbee programs will be available at Garfield Park and Humboldt Park.

To register, visit After School Matters, and click on "apply for fall programs near you."

Then, search (option 2) for either "Earth Team", or "Ultimate."
Then select the program that you'd like to apply for, and complete the application.

Norwood Park Earth Day