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One Drop is a three-week, after school curriculum designed to engage this next generation in water conservation and inspire them to make a difference.
The One Drop learning initiative is created by Moving Design in collaboration with Archeworks.
To fund a pilot program in Chicago Public Schools, Moving Design has applied for the Sappi Ideas that Matter Grant and looks forward to bringing this idea into life.
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A walk along the Great Lakes shoreline suggests our waters are vast and inexhaustible. They are not.
The Great Lakes make up nearly 20% of our planet’s fresh water supply, and nearly 95% of our nation’s need for water.
We must not take these natural resources for granted.
The City of Chicago Department of Environment
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One Drop consists of an experiential workbook of lessons and activities for students with easily accessible information for the teacher, and a simple website allowing students to track their individual water use.
Week 1
Students track their water use onlineWeek 2
A daily 15-minute classroom lesson and group activitiesWeek 3
Students track their water use online again, using what they’ve learned to reveal the difference each student has made -
Moving Design has enlisted the valuable feedback and input from many field experts and will continue to do so as we bring this initiative to life.
Martin FelsenDirector of Archeworks, Architect, and Water Issue Expert
Kristen PrattChicago Conservation Corps, Department of Environment
Eric HeinemanSustainability Advisor, Office of the Governor
Andrea WhiteCurriculum Expert and Vice President, Felician Services
Dana MurphyFriends of the Chicago River
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More information coming soon.
Fall 2009
Moving Design and Archeworks hope to make this pilot program only a beginning — striving ultimately to bring the One Drop program to students across the United States. Water is life's most valuable natural resource and a vital part of our future. We must do everything we can to guarantee a sustainable future for future generations.
archeworks.org
Archeworks is an alternative design school with a difference founded in 1993. In place of a traditional curriculum, students work in multidisciplinary teams with nonprofit partners to create design solutions for social and environmental concerns.
movingdesign.com
