In 2017 I worked with Ms Legat’s 4th graders to compost all the trash from their cafeteria on April 22, 2017.
The purpose was not only to help the students visualize what is and isn’t compostable but to bring awareness to how much food is wasted and the quantity of trash students make during their lunches.
Students learned about composting, types of composting (Hot, Cold, Worm) and the effects of trash and plastics on our rivers and ocean. They made posters that were used during the event and they took data.
They weighed each bag collected from each of the 5 class lunch periods and found the Kindergarteners made the most trash!
Finally they created a bulletin board to display their findings.
In 2019 I worked with the Leadership class at Azalea Middle school to hold the same event. This time the outcome had a different twist. Though the Elementary school trash was mostly wasted food, the Middle School trash was 75% plastic! That was a surprise to me.
So what will YOU do to celebrate Earth Week this year? Post your ideas in the comments below.
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