Stop N’ Swap @ Q300 Lower Division (6/10/2023)

The Stop ‘N Swap has been cancelled due to the air quality condition. GrowNYC is hoping to reschedule another one in the near future. Stop 'N' Swaps (https://www.grownyc.org/swap) are free community events where the public's invited to bring clean, reusable, portable items such as clothing, housewares, games, books, & toys…

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Healthy Vision Month: Eyeglasses Recycle Program 2023 (deadline on 5/31/2023)

In recognition of May as Healthy Vision Month, the Q300 Wellness Council, UD & LD Student Councils, and the Q300 Green Team are leading a collection of used prescription eyeglasses (for kids, adults, all ages). These will be donated to Lions Club International, who lead an initiative to prevent avoidable…

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Plastic-Free Lunch Day (11/2/2022)

Green Team has shared this resource about Plastic-Free Lunch Day, organized by Cafeteria Culture (https://www.cafeteriaculture.org). ​On Wednesday, November 2, 2022, Cafeteria Culture and the Urban School Food Alliance join forces to present the first ever Plastic Free Lunch Day (PFLD) USA, a nationwide initiative to reduce plastic foodware and packaging…

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Curbside Composting Information Session for Q300 PTA (10/14/2022)

Rachana Shah from Common Ground Compost (and Q300 parent) and Kelly McCabe, Curbside Composting Outreach Associate at Big Reuse, hosted an information session on the NYC's curbside compositing service that started on Monday, October 3, 2022. More information on the curbside composting can be found at the NYC Department of…

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Green Seed of the Week: Tue, April 12, 2022

Listen to, read about and support women fighting for our planet. Find out more about Rachel Carson, Eunice Newton Foote and Vandana Shiva: https://www.rachelcarson.org https://www.climate.gov/news-features/features/happy-200th-birthday-eunice-foote-hidden-climate-science-pioneer https://vandanashivamovie.com/vandana-shiva/about-vandana-shiva/

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Randall’s Island Park Alliance Tree Planting event (5/14/2022)

In recognition of Earth Week 2022, Q300's Green Team has organized a Tree Seedling Planting Day in collaboration with Randall's Island Park Alliance on Saturday, May 14, 2022 @ 10am for our Q300 community. We invite Q300 families, teachers and staff to sign up with the form at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScBLRDGrWiHiiX-7I_dkWtD3VinAPu3F66sweCYZB1kAe0vew/viewform. The…

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