Knowledge to Action Plan Template

TeamMember:Anna,Eloise,Katherine,andMichelle

TeamName:

EloiseCherianStakeholders
Listthestakeholdersinthisproject.Whowillbemostimpactedbyyourproject?Describehow
eachstakeholderwillbeimpactedbyorinvolvedinthisproject.

Who
How
BreckCommunity
Theyarelimitingtheiremissionsbytakingthebus,walking,
biking,andcarpoolingtoschool
GoldenValley,
Itwillmakepeoplewholivenearhighwaysbreatheeasierand
Minneapolis,EdinaandSt. createacleaneratmosphere
LouisParkcities
GoldenValley,
Givingpermissiontoplanttreesalonghighway100
Minneapolis,EdinaandSt.
LouisParkcityofficials
BreckDeans
Theywouldhelpusplanoureducatingsessionswiththelower
andmiddleschool.
Wewillhavetogettheirpermissionforarewardfor
participatinginourproject(atnoextracost)
BreckTechnology
Theywouldhelpuscreateanonlinecarpoollistsothatpeople
areawareofwholivesnearthemandwhotheycancarpoolwith

Michelle:GlobalIssue/Challenge
Describetheissueyouareaddressingintwosentences
Becauseofalltheemissionsintheatmosphere,theamountofrespiratorydiseasesareincreasing
daybyday.Byplantingtreestohelpreducetheamountofemissions,itwillsuckupthecarbon
intheairandlowertheamountofrespiratorydiseasespeoplehave.Carpoolingwillalsohelp
reducetheamountofpollutantsbeingemittedintotheair.

KatherineEvidenceofIssue/Challenge
Inabrief,wellwrittenparagraph,explainhowthisisaproblemandconvinceaudiencewhyit
needstobesolved.Thisneedstoincludespecificandcompellingevidence.

U.S.percapitaemissionsaretentimesthoseofdevelopingcountries.Everywhereyou
go,youarebreathinginCO2emissions,causingadamageonyourhealth,specificallyyour
respiratorysystem.Recently,therehasbeenanincreasein
childasthmacases,alongwithariseof
deathsinyoungchildrenduetoasthma.
Seeingthattherearemorepollutantsintheatmosphere
thaneverbefore,thisproblemneedstobesolvedforthehealthofworld,andthehealthofthe
environment.

EloiseCherianActionplan
Describeyourplantoaddressthisissue/challengein
foursentences
Thefirststeptowardsreducingourcarbonemissionstartswitheducation,educatingthe
middleschoolandlowerschoolontheproblemsthatourworldcurrentlyfaceswouldleadto
thembeingmorecautiousabouttheirimpactontheworld.Plantingtreesalongthehighway
(withthefivehundreddollars)wouldnotonlyhelpimprovetheairquality,butitwouldsenda
messagetopeopledrivingonthehighwayabouthowtheyarehurtingtheplanet.Thenextstepis
settingupanonlinelinkontheBreckSchoolwebsitethathasalistofpeopleandthecityor
specificareatheyliveinsothatpeoplecanseethepeoplethatlivearoundthemwhichwould
makecarpoolingmoreaccessibleasustainablewebsite.Thefinalstepisplanningthebike,walk,
takebus,carpooltoschoolday.Collectingtalliesofallthepeoplethatbiked,walked,tookthe
bus,orcarpooledtoschoolwouldgetalazyclothesdayandastickertospreadawareness
abouttheday.

EloiseCherianProjectGoals
Describewhatyouhopetoaccomplishwiththisplan
1. Educatestudentsabouttheseriousnessofclimatechange

2. Encouragestudentstowalk,bike,takethebusandcarpooltoschoolmoreoften

3. PlanttreesnearhighwaystoabsorbCO2andmakebreathingaircleaner

KatherineTimeline
What?
Whatwillbedone

When?
Whenwillitbecompleted

Who?
Whoisresponsiblefor
completingthis

Education

ChapelorCommunity
meeting
Bythebeginningofthenext
schoolyear

Createacarpoolwebsite

publicizea
carpool/walk/biketoschool
dayonceamonth

twoweeksbeforethe
carpool/walk/bikedayeach
month

carryoutcarpool/walk/bike
toschoolday
Givethedivisionwiththe
highestnumberof
participantsalazydressday
publicizeplantingtreeson
thehighway
Carryoutplantingtreeson
thesideofthehighway

onceamonth
onceamonthafterthe
carpool/walk/biketoschool
day
Twoweeksbeforetheevent
takesplace
Inthespringofnextyear

Ourwholeteam
Ourwholeteamwiththe
helpofthetechnology
department
Withthehelpofsocial
media,ourwholeteamwill
beresponsiblefor
publicizingtheevent
Ourwholeteam
Withthehelpofthe
administrators,wecan
organizethis
Ourwholeteam
Ourwholeteamalongwith
thehelpofvolunteers

Michelle:Resources
Whatresourcesdoyouneedtoimplementyourplan?Describewhatisnecessarytotakeyour
planintoaction.Thismayincludeafewdifferentkindsofsupport,includingfinancial,human,
material,etc.
Toimplementourplan,wewillneedtohavepeopleparticipateinourfundraisingandin
oureffortstohavepeoplecarpool,walk,orbiketohelpreduceemissions.Wewillwantpeople
tobeengagedandcooperateinourgoalstohelpreducetheamountofemissionsandtheamount
ofrespiratorydiseases.

BudgetAnnaJanzen

Item

Description

Costperunit Quantity
1

Total
Cost
$39

Seedlings

Tobeplanedbyhighways

Shovels

Usedtoplanttrees

$39per50
seedlings
$20

$80
3

SmallCircle
Stickers

Tospreadawarenessabout
monthlycarpool/bike/walk
days.

$5per25
stickers

25pagesof
25stickers

$100

TOTAL

$219
BUDGET
AMOUNT

$250
(extramoneyis
REQUESTED
fortax)

PublicityAnnaJanzen
Howdoyouplantoshareyourprojectanditsimpactwiththebroadercommunityanddraw
attentiontoyourwork?
Tospreadawarenessaboutourproject,firstwewillgoaroundtomiddleandlower
schoolclassroomstotalkaboutourprojectandtheimpactthatclimatechangeishavingon
everybodyshealth.Onourcarpooltoschoolday,wewillgivestudentsthatcarpool,bike,ride
thebus,orwalktoschoolafreestickerthatsaysIwalked,rodethebus,carpooled,orbikedto
schooltoday.Studentswhouseenvironmentallyfriendlywaystogettoschoolthatdaywould
alsoearnanonuniformdaywheretheycanwearsweatpants.Postersadvertisingthesespecial
dayswouldbehunguparoundtheschool,makingsurethatthestudentsareclearaboutthe
projectsgoals,andtheincentivestoboththestudentsandtotheenvironment.Iftheprojectgoes
wellatBreck,wemaybeabletotellothernearbyschoolsaboutitandgettheirinvolvementinit
aswell.

SustainabilityAnnaJanzen
Howwillyousustainyoursolution?DescribehowyourKnowledgetoActionplancancontinue,
evenifyourteamdoesnotcontinuetobeinvolved.
SincewewillhaveeducatedyoungerBreckstudentsonourprojectandtheseriousnessof
climatechange,therewillbeotherpeopleatourschoolthatarepassionateaboutthisissueand
wouldliketodosomethingtohelp.Hopefully,thesepeoplewillbeabletocontinuetellingother
peopleaboutclimatechangeandcontinueourcarpoolproject.

KatherineChallenges
Whatarepotentialobstaclestoyoursuccess?Outlineanychallengesthatyoumaycomeacross
asyouputyourplanintoaction.Howdoyouplantoovercomethesechallenges?
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Potentialobstaclesarealowparticipationlevelandtheopportunitytolieinordertogeta
lazydressday.Alowparticipationlevelwouldblockthesuccessofthecarpoolproject,butcan
beeasilyovercomewitheducationoftheprojectandpublicity.Sincethereisanincentivefor
carpoolingthereisthechanceforparticipantstolieaboutcarpooling.However,Breckstudents
areheldtoahighhonestlypolicy,andareheldtoahighstandard,therefore,puttingtrustinthe
Breckstudentstonotliewillnotcomeasamajorchallenge.

Michelle:EvidenceofSuccess/Evaluation
Describehowyouwillknowthatyourprojecthasbeensuccessful.Howwillyouknowthatyou
aremakinganimpactontheproblemyouseektoaddress?Howwillyoucollecttheinformation
neededtotellwhetheryouhavebeensuccessful?

Wewillknowthatourprojecthasbeensuccessfulwhenweseepeoplewalking,biking,
orcarpoolingtowork,school,ortheplacestheyneedtobeonanaverageday.Wewillknow
thatwearemakinganimpactontheproblemwhenthegovernmentwillfundformoretreestobe
plantedandwhenotherpeoplearehelpingtoreduceemissions.Wewillcollecttheinformation
bytallyingupwhowalked,biked,orcarpooledandwewillbehandingoutstickerssayingI
walked,Ibiked,andIcarpooled.