Peel Water Story Project Case Study
Project title:
Otesha Project: Triple-H Team
Have you participated at the Peel EcoFair?
Yes.
School(s)/Community Group(s):
Central Peel Secondary School
School Board/Organization(s):
The Otesha Project www.otesha.ca
Community /Town/City :
Brampton
Your Project is located within which (sub)watershed/s?
Etobicoke Creek
Start Date:
October 2004
Project abstract
High school students in a drama troupe called the “Triple H Team” travel around the community performing a theatrical skit about environmental and social issues. “Triple H” stands for “Hopeful Highschool Hooligan.
Project outcomes
This project improves the community by bringing awareness to youth and adults as the skit educates the audience on ways to be more conscious of the environmental consequences of their daily actions.
Initiating the project
Our project was started when the national Otesha Project team visited Central Peel Secondary and motivated our students and staff to start up their own “Triple-H Team.” We applied, and upon acceptance to their program, all financial costs were all taken care of by the Otesha Project.
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Community Partnerships
Internal – Staff was approached by students who required a teacher advisor for the troupe. The administration was approached to help finding a training location, (possibly the school itself). Parents were informed of the program, how the training weekend was being held, and how it benefits their children.
External – St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church provided space for a training location.
Project planning
The main project idea comes from the national Otesha Project group. Those schools interested to participate in the program simply apply. We had received an e-mail from Otesha Headquarters in September 2004 promoting the Triple-H program, which involves high school students performing the Otesha skit around their own communities. We were interested but realized the difficulties we would have with only a few members in our environment club. When the Otesha project finally came to our school, organizers encouraged us to gather up as many people as possible and apply. So our environment club student leader spent weeks busily recruiting and made the application deadline. Central Peel made the cut to train as an Otesha troupe!
Student Ownership and involvement
The lead student gathered up fellow students for the project and applied directly for the program. Students worked to find a location to host the training session. Students continue to seek out and book future performance venues.
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Curriculum and water connections
As an extra-curricular activity, this project enhances students’ understanding of environmental and social issues, beginning with the training weekend where we learn how to perform the skit and also how to handle audience questions about key environmental messages in the performance.
Project Celebrations
The Project was celebrated on Earth Day 2005 by selling Earth Day cake as a fundraiser for the environmental club.
Communication to the community/Media
The Otesha Project skit itself travels around the community and communicates messages on different environmental and social issues.
Favourite Project activities for learning
My fellow thespians and I enjoy the fact that we can get on stage and express our concern for the environment in such a fun and interactive way. Little things like “staggered showers” to more complicated issues like buying fair trade products are among the many things the skit talks about. Our favourite part of the performance is that messages are delivered in a pro-active way, which isn’t demeaning to the people in the audience.
Students own feedback about project
This Case Study was written by students.
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