April 9 to 13 has been designated “Students for Zero Waste Week.” According to a press release, the West Tisbury School, Vineyard Montessori, Oak Bluffs School, Chilmark School, Edgartown School, Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School, and Martha’s Vineyard Public Charter School (Tisbury School will have a zero-waste day later in the year) have elected to be part of NOAA’s “Students for Zero Waste Week.” For the very first time, these schools will be joining a national movement as they investigate ways to work together and find many practical solutions for achieving zero waste.
Here’s a sampling of activities that are being planned: roadside and campus litter cleanups, audits of food waste/lunch packaging and energy/paper/water use at school, creation of environmentally themed games by older students for younger students, a contest to reduce trash and recycling at home and in school, a zero-waste photo booth, where classes can make a pledge for the week, partnerships with local businesses, read-alouds related to fighting consumerism, powering down the schools for an hour, schoolwide assemblies, and fun activities planned for Friday before vacation, like zero-waste art projects, sewing/repair workshops, movies, and more.
Schools will be supported by Island Grown Schools and Vineyard Conservation Society as they develop their projects. The idea is that no one can do everything, but everyone can do something.
For more information, contact Moira Silva at silva.mc@hotmail.com or 508-221-2131.
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