OYS T ER GAR D E N I N G
Three Old Kings families will be adopting an oyster
garden in their backyards in an effort to increase the
reproduction of our ocean’s natural filtration system
with Eastern Oysters. The Eastern Oyster population has
been declining due to overfishing and water
acidification. Oyster reefs provide homes for hundreds
of animals, filter our water, and provide food and
sustainability for humans and the predators of oysters.
The final project will include a partnership with
Whitney Lab where 5th grade students will help build
approximately 1500 oyster host beds to be placed in the
Flagler County waters.
C ORA LPEL L A
A choral group spreading awareness of the coral
bleaching issue through music. Their “grow to love”
program will include caring for a classroom plant, with
a final planting project at the end of the year. Their
goal is to bring awareness to the effects of coral
bleaching and the solution of utilizing our natural
horticulture systems to help remove the carbon
footprint.
OW L S IN AC T I O N
C OM M U NIT Y GAR D E N
PR EPO S TERO US PL AS TIC
PO L LUTIO N PATRO L
The goal of the project is to raise awareness of plastic
pollution, reduce the utilization of single use plastic,
and implement coastal clean up activities. The students
have made an impact by educating the food service
coordinator of Flagler County Schools on the impact of
single use plastic in our landfills. To date, the Flagler
County Schools has reduced the use of plastic in
cafeterias by replacing polystyrene lunch trays with
biodegradable recycled lunch trays (saving landfills 1.6
million trays per year), removing plastic straws and
replacing utensil packets with individual utensils.
Students are currently measuring how much plastic they
will save the landfills with these changes.
S UN S O LUTIO N
Students are currently exploring the use of alternative
energy sources to reduce the carbon footprint and
utilize a renewable energy source with a plan to
possibly build an on-campus solar panel.
For more information on what OKES students are doing to
make a change in our Flagler community, please contact the
school at 386.517.2060.
Students are currently building four community garden
beds to grow vegetables. The harvested food will be
given to families that in need, "Grown by Kids 4 Kids."
OW L S IN AC T I O N D U N E
RE S TO RAT IO N P RO J E C T
Students will be growing sea grass and planting it in
areas affected by the hurricanes to protect the dunes
and the animals that live in them.
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