One of the most crucial steps Brentwood can take to become more ecologically friendly is to reduce its waste output. Reusing garbage was determined by the Environmental Advocacy class to be a creative and effective strategy. Voila, the Garbage Art Interhouse Competition. First, the school’s Scuba team collected a wide variety of discarded trash from…
Members of Environmental Advocacy, the Brentwood Environmental Action Team (BEAT) and students in Meta 9 all enjoyed the company and wisdom of Sofia Khan, Allard ‘20 on Wednesday. Sophia, former Captain of SPARC, the predecessor of BWell, is currently studying Sustainable Development at St Andrews University in Scotland. Her employment this summer will be with…
What did you have for breakfast today? Did you have Nutella on toast? Maybe you indulged in some Frosted Flakes or Froot Loops? Or you may have treated yourself to a limited edition frosted pumpkin pie Pop Tart. In a world where groceries can be delivered to your house with the click of a button,…
For the second consecutive year, the students of BEAT and Environmental Advocacy hosted a clothing Swap and Eco-Gift Wrapping event in McNeill’s on Sunday. After collecting lightly used clothing from the houses, the team displayed and shared these repurposed gifts with the school community as it exited Sunday Brunch. “Don’t tell my daughter, but I…
Six members of Brentwood’s Environmental Advocacy art took UBC by storm last Friday morning as they led a session entitled “Putting the Fun in Environmental Fundamentals” at the ISABC Student Sustainability Conference at UBC. “One guiding principle of our sustainability efforts is that while the goals of the work are serious and really important, we…
During Brentwood Regatta, students of the Environmental Advocacy class and the BEAT (Brentwood Environmental Action Team) took responsibility for waste management around campus including out on Campbell Common by the Regatta booths. The booths were very successful and, as a result, lots of waste was created. It’s important to have waste management stations around campus…
Sunday, June 9th brought sunny skies, our final brunch together, and the semi-annual Clothing Swap sponsored by students in Environmental Advocacy and the Brentwood Environmental Action Team (BEAT). Donations from the houses, and even alumni, provided sufficient stock to supply waves of satiated students as they exited Crooks Hall. Event organizer Cleo K, Allard, ‘25…
On Saturday, April 6 a group of 10 Brentwood students went to Caleb and Robins’s organic fruit and vegatable farm – Wilder Market Garden – as a part of Service Day to help with chores to get their farm ready for spring. It was one of four environmentally focused Service Day options organized by the…
Recently, Max E and I decided to organize BEAT’s’ annual book fair, where old books from the Brentwood library are placed on tables in the lobby of the Arts Building for students and staff to take. The leftover books are given to organizations in the local community. The project was a massive success, and as…
BEAT stands for the Brentwood Environmental Action Team – not the hardy red root vegetable. This year BEAT and Environmental Advocacy have already completed dozens of projects which have all aimed to benefit our environment in one way or another. One recent activity was a battery drive in which Evan R, Privett ‘25 placed battery…