Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 59.85
Liaison Lisa Lonie
Submission Date Aug. 29, 2024

STARS v2.2

Haverford College
EN-1: Student Educators Program

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.59 / 4.00 Jesse Lytle
VP and Chief of Staff
Office of the President
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Part 1. Percentage of students served by a peer-to-peer, sustainability educators program

Number of students enrolled for credit:
1,376

Total number of students served by a peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education program:
1,376

Percentage of students served by a peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education program:
100

1st program

Name of the student educators program (1st program):
Do it in the Dark

A brief description of the student educators program (1st program):

The Committee for Environmental Responsibility organizes a residence-hall based energy conservation program through which students learn about sustainable energy consumption. Dorms compete for the largest decrease in energy consumption over a two week period which is measured by Haverford's Building Dashboard.


A brief description of the student educators program’s target audience (1st program):

Residential students


Number of trained student educators (1st program):
17

Number of weeks the student educators program is active annually (1st program):
2

Average or expected number of hours worked weekly per trained student educator (1st program):
4

Total number of hours worked annually by trained student educators (1st program):
136

Website URL where information about the student educators program is available (1st program):

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2nd program

Name of the student educators program (2nd program):
Haverfarm

A brief description of the student educators program (2nd program):

Haverfarm student educators lead and help lead programs at the Haverfarm throughout the year and summer. These include the haverfarm physical education course. Each semester, 25 students participate in this crash course on organic farming to get a physical education credit. Student farmers teach participants the basics of sustainable agriculture in the three hour per week class. Students learn the basics of plant identification, greenhouse seeding, composting, planting, harvesting, and Integrated Pest Management. Other programs include the beekeeping club, and various workshops and events. 


A brief description of the student educators program’s target audience (2nd program):

Residential students


Number of trained student educators (2nd program):
5

Number of weeks the student educators program is active annually (2nd program):
46

Average or expected number of hours worked weekly per trained student educator (2nd program):
3

Total number of hours worked annually by trained student educators (2nd program):
690

Website URL where information about the student educators program is available (2nd program):

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3rd program 

Name of the student educators program (3rd program):
HCA Garden Club

A brief description of the student educators program (3rd program):

The HCA (Haverford College Apartments) Garden is a student-run garden maintained by a club and supported by Haverfarm staff. The garden recently got a makeover with new beds, signs, and picnic tables, making it a key gathering space in the apartments. 


A brief description of the student educators program’s target audience (3rd program):

Residential Students


Number of trained student educators (3rd program):
3

Number of weeks the student educators program is active annually (3rd program):
30

Average or expected number of hours worked weekly per trained student educator (3rd program):
3

Total number of hours worked annually by trained student educators (3rd program):
270

Website URL where information about the student educators program is available (3rd program):

Additional programs 

A brief description of all other student peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education programs:
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Number of trained student educators (all other programs):
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Number of weeks, on average, the student educators programs are active annually (all other programs):
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Average or expected number of hours worked weekly per student educator (all other programs) :
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Total number of hours worked annually by trained student educators (all other programs):
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Part 2. Educator hours per student served by a peer-to-peer educator program

Grand total number of hours worked annually by trained student sustainability educators (all programs):
1,096

Hours worked annually by trained student sustainability educators per student served by a peer-to-peer program:
0.80

Optional Fields 

Website URL where information about the student sustainability educators programs is available:
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