I intend to work on this blog as my "process journal" by keeping track of all of the things I do in order to complete my project. My intentions are to post atleast once a week on Mondays and if anything else comes up I will try to post it on that same day.

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Investigation Phase 1:

What is my topic/field of interest (narrow it down as much as possible)?
   I decided that my topic/ field of interest is going to be gardening with a specific interest in organic produce at the garden in our school.


What (personal) goals do I want to achieve?
   As part of my project I have decided to collaborate with Nidia Cavazos in the task of reconstructing and remodeling the garden at our Idea Campus. We would like to achieve the complicated task of not only planting organic produce at our garden, but also to raise awareness and educate the generations at Idea to make better choices and want to get involved in wanting to make a difference.


Phrase your topic into a question.
  How can I remodel and replant the  organic garden at our school and help raise awareness among the Idea community?


What do I think might be the answer to that question?
   In order to make this happen I will need to work very deliberately in getting all of the things we need in order to make this into a really. I understand that this will take hard work and dedication, and I am willing to put it all in to make it happen. I want to have the satisfaction of knowing I have made a difference in my community and have shaped the way people think about organic food in general. We would like to get as many people involved in the process as we can, hopefully through this they are able to get a 1st hand look into what it all means and how important it actually is.


What do I have to do (find out) to check if my hypothesis is correct, to create my project?
 I will have to work extra hard and really make an effort into making this happen. I will need to work closely with whoever is in charge of the garden and the wellness program at our school. At the same time I am the vice-president of the Wellness and Environmental club, so I plan to use that media as an outlet to make student aware of what is going on and get them to volunteer and help with the process of cleaning, planting and harvesting.


How much time do I expect to need to do these things? 
 To be honest I want this to be more than a year long project, I am hoping that all of our hard work can pay off and this garden will turn into our "legacy" if you will. I will try my best to treat it as my baby and take care of it for as long as I graduate. I want other people to step up and be willing to take the challenge of continuing this project because this is not a 6 month thing. This  is something that I want to make sure continues throughout the years at Idea and people see as something of importance and a source of knowledge
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Am I being realistic about what I can accomplish in six months?
   I think that because my project is more than a 6 month project that doesn't make it unrealistic.... I am hoping that I can continue on working with it into My CAS project and making an impact among the students and faculty. I can not express how important this is to me, this is the start of a life long project I have of living green and expanding the knowledge of each and everyone of the students here at our school.

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