24-03-2012, 04:38 PM
Common Ground High SchoolEnvironmental Justice Project
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Common Ground High School (CGHS)
Public charter high school focused on the environment and post-secondary education
Founded in 1997
2005-06 Student Body:
135 students, ages 14-18, mostly from New Haven
63% African American, 29% Hispanic, 8% Caucasian
80% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch
Location:
Organic farm and forest site
Edge of New Haven
Project Partners
New Haven City Plan Department
New Haven Health Department
New Haven Environmental Council/Sierra Club
CT Department of Environmental Protection, Project SEARCH
Yale School of Nursing
Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies (FES)
Southern Connecticut State University
CT Coalition for Environmental Justice
Environment Northeast
Quinnipiac River Watershed Partnership
Quinnipiac River Watershed Association
WATER TESTING
CGHS Environmental Justice Class
Fall trimester: Sept – Nov ‘05
21 students
Grades 10-12
Guest speakers:
Lee Cruz, New Haven Environmental Justice Network – environmental tour of Fairhaven
Dr. Mark Mitchell, CT Coalition for Environmental Justice – environmental justice
Chris Sullivan, CT DEP Project SEARCH – water testing
Joel Creswell, Yale FES – mercury contamination