EARTH DAY  APRIL 22^nd

Earth Day is a day for action; a chance to show how important the environment is to us. Whether you organize an event in your school or inform the community about environmental issues, Earth Day is about uniting voices around the globe in support of a healthy planet. This year for Earth Day 2012 we:

1. Organized an Art exhibition in our school demanding a sustainable future. 

2. Beautified the Schoolyard: we asked for donations of bulbs, flowers, and other plantings, and organized a group of people with green thumbs to make garden beds around the schoolyard.

3. Collected Gently Used School Supplies:  we asked families to scour their cupboards and drawers for unsharpened pencils, gently used crayons, erasers, and other art supplies they no longer need that might otherwise end up in a landfill.  We set up a collection point at school and chose a deserving recipient for the donations, such as a day-care center, a shelter for homeless families, or a public library children’s room. Giving new life to unwanted items is one of the most cost-effective ways to recycle!

4. Walked or Biked to School:  we encouraged our classmates to walk or bike to school on April 22. We recruited parents to escort groups of children from each neighbourhood. If the school is too far to walk all the way, we asked parents to set up carpools to a spot near the school and walk the children from there. Walking to school  we sent the message that we don’t need to burn fossil fuels to get where we’re going. And it’s good for our health!

5. Spruced Up the School: we organized teams of children and parents to pick up trash in the area around our school on a weekend day during April. We provided trash bags, assigned routes, and asked parents and their kids to bring heavy work gloves to wear. At the end of the day, parents and teachers rewarded our hard work with a cookout.