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Tabor Joins the Growing Green Movement

At the beginning of each academic year, Tabor Academy adopts a theme for the year and carries it through with projects and speakers on campus and in the local community.  This year’s theme-GOING GREEN came from a student initiative begun last spring when then junior Frances Robinson launched EA@TA (Environmental Awareness at Tabor Academy). There was enthusiasm from both students and faculty for making practical changes in the way energy was consumed and how we could cut down on excessive waste.  The club was back up at running as soon as we returned to school and is leading the way with several projects already underway.

As a school, Tabor has long employed many energy efficient practices as evidenced by the two most recent building projects, the Marine Science Center and the Math and Science renovation, which qualified for LEED certification.  When there has been a need for electrical or heating upgrades, Tabor has replaced existing systems with highly energy efficient equipment and constantly monitors its energy consumption.

Tabor’s “Going Green” effort has begun to see some concrete results. Students began the school year by helping the local Marion community at the Annual “Cleanup Silvershell Day. Please contact Elizabeth Leary who co-ordinates the Community Service Program on campus with any projects that might benefit the town. Tabor students and faculty plan to return to the City of New Bedford for the third year this spring to volunteer a day of service, cleaning, painting and planting parks and neighborhoods throughout the City.

Thanks to the leading role of EA @ TA, new ways of thinking have begun to take hold on campus. Simply removing trays from the dining hall has saved a staggering amount of food and water. We conserve at least 70 gallons of hot water each day, and the current food waste levels are half of what they were with trays. What was initially seen as an annoyance by some has quickly become a way of life with measurable results. The expansion of the recycling program is also impressive, including collection of four different types of recyclables directly from dorms and the new paper retrievers found around campus. It is important to note that the Marion community is invited to make use of the bright green and yellow paper retrievers, located around campus. It is however, imperative that everyone follows the guidelines for disposal clearly posted on the side of each unit.  This paper is then recycled and used to print The Boston Globe.
 
EA @ TA’s loftiest goal for the year is school participation in the Green Cup Challenge, a competition among the nation’s independent schools that asks each school to cut their emissions as much as possible in a month. This competition requires a great deal of spirit and involvement from everyone on campus, and Tabor community is looking forward to the challenge.


 

 
 
 
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