8 Ways To Celebrate Earth Day At School
Many thousands of schools around the world will participate
in Earth Day activities during the month of April. The
possibilities are endless! What are YOUR classroom & school
doing for Earth Day?
Address a local or global environmental problem in class. In
small groups, have each group brainstorm and decide on an
environmental issue to investigate. Then instruct them to
conduct research on the problem. Have each group report
their findings to the class, including any possible solutions
identified.
Do an environmental survey.
How much and what kind of energy, paper, and cleaning
supplies are used monthly at your school?
How much water is consumed? How much waste, and what
type of waste, is generated?
Identify ways your school can reduce its use of energy and
other resources. Report your findings to school
administrators.
Get creative! Have students write poetry, create art, or
develop dramatic presentations on environmental themes.
Expose your students to environmental issues. Invite a
speaker to come and talk about environmental issues, and
assign students projects ahead of time that relate to the
subject of the presentation.
Adopt a local park, stream or beach, and clean it up.
Or organize a clean-up day near your school.
Set up an organic garden at your school. Make sure to
incorporate a compost pile for biodegradable garbage (no
meat!) When it turns to compost, use it in the garden.
Develop an environmental policy for your school. This is best
as a collaborative effort among students, teachers and other
staff. Have the principal officially launch the policy on Earth
Day.
Create a community green map. Your map should highlight all
of the environmental assets in your community (such as
parks, recycling centres, farmers' markets, public transit
stations, etc).
Many thousands of schools around the world will participate
in Earth Day activities during the month of April. The
possibilities are endless! What are YOUR classroom & school
doing for Earth Day?
Address a local or global environmental problem in class. In
small groups, have each group brainstorm and decide on an
environmental issue to investigate. Then instruct them to
conduct research on the problem. Have each group report
their findings to the class, including any possible solutions
identified.
Do an environmental survey.
How much and what kind of energy, paper, and cleaning
supplies are used monthly at your school?
How much water is consumed? How much waste, and what
type of waste, is generated?
Identify ways your school can reduce its use of energy and
other resources. Report your findings to school
administrators.
Get creative! Have students write poetry, create art, or
develop dramatic presentations on environmental themes.
Expose your students to environmental issues. Invite a
speaker to come and talk about environmental issues, and
assign students projects ahead of time that relate to the
subject of the presentation.
Adopt a local park, stream or beach, and clean it up.
Or organize a clean-up day near your school.
Set up an organic garden at your school. Make sure to
incorporate a compost pile for biodegradable garbage (no
meat!) When it turns to compost, use it in the garden.
Develop an environmental policy for your school. This is best
as a collaborative effort among students, teachers and other
staff. Have the principal officially launch the policy on Earth
Day.
Create a community green map. Your map should highlight all
of the environmental assets in your community (such as
parks, recycling centres, farmers' markets, public transit
stations, etc).
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