“Climate change is one of the most pressing global public policy challenges facing governments today.” Codema, Dublin City Council, Environment Strategic Policy Committe As an incoming student of Northeastern University’s abroad program, I’ll spend the first semester of my college freshmen year in Dublin, Ireland. But before I depart for this extraordinary adventure, I wantContinue reading “Climate Mitigation and Adaptation Plans of Dublin”
Author Archives: Qinhanming Shi
Fast Fashion Project
As the very last assignment of 2021 Fall term APES, students were asked to find a piece of clothing in our wardrobes and research how it has made its way from the factory to our home and the energy involved in that process. I did this project on a pair of Vans checkered old skoolContinue reading “Fast Fashion Project”
2021 Campus Pond Health Assessment
I, along with two fellow groupmates, Colin Shaver (’22) and Sophia Fontaine (‘22), collected samples from site 3 of Proctor’s campus pond to assess the overall healthiness of the pond environment. Site 3 is one of the 5 usual sampling sites of the pond: it has a beach-like terrain that is open to water withContinue reading “2021 Campus Pond Health Assessment”
Campus Pond Health Assessment: Intro to Campus Pond Study Blog
I, along with two fellow groupmates, Colin Shaver (’22) and Sophia Fontaine (’22), collected samples from site 3 of Proctor’s campus pond to assess the overall healthiness of the pond environment. Site 3 is one of the 5 usual sampling sites of the pond: it has a beach-like terrain that is opened to water withContinue reading “Campus Pond Health Assessment: Intro to Campus Pond Study Blog”
Blog Entry 1: Population Field Study
Counting Sunflowers 🌻 On October 5th, 2021, the AP Environmental Science students of year 2021-2022 went on a field trip to a sunflower field at Proctor Academy. Along with I, my group mates, Grace Do (’22) and Ella Makechnie (’23), gathered data and took photos throughout the trip, meanwhile learnt practical facts about this fieldContinue reading “Blog Entry 1: Population Field Study”
The Journey Begins
Thanks for joining me! Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton