What are Bag It Student Projects?

Mission:

To inspire students to reduce their own and their community’s use of single-use plastics in the form of bags, bottles, and other packaging.

About The Plastic-Free School Project:

Made possible by the Johnson Ohana Charitable Foundation  and Patagonia, Bag It is offering 300 educational DVDs and curriculum packets free of charge to schools around the world. We encourage you to watch the film and then submit a Plastic-Free School Project: a creative, inventive project that reduces your own and your community’s use of single-use plastics.

By creating a project, you will delve into the world of social impact and learn how rewarding it is to make a difference and create real change. We are partnering with the Story of Stuff and Algalita Marine Research to offer you more resources to get involved!

Visit the Student Projects link to see what projects students took on after watching Bag It last year!

Curriculum Materials and Resources:

• Bag It Curriculum: geared towards grades 4-12, a great companion piece to the film that invites students to explore the effects of their everyday behavior on the environment, their health, and well being.
• Algalita Marine Research and Education: awesome resources and programs including Debris Science Investigation Tool Kits, Student Workshops, Teacher Workshops and an invitation to the 2015 Youth Summit.
• Story of Stuff: Citizens of Muscle Boot Camp - a 4 week changemaking program to learn the skills needed to make change in your community.

(See How Can We Participate? for more on these programs)

Help get Bag It into more schools and organizations:

• We will be sending out a survey this winter to get your thoughts about Bag It as a classroom resource.
• Please fill it out so we can impress our grantors and give away more DVDs!

Funding for the Plastic Free School Project has been provided by Patagonia and the Johnson Ohana Charitable Foundation. The Johnson Ohana Charitable Foundation founded by Jack and Kim Johnson to support environmental, art, and music education now and into the future.