Gladstone, OR. Today Team West visited the fourth grade classrooms of John Witter Elementary School in Gladstone, OR to educate them about Leave No Trace. The students have been learning about water conservation and protection during science and they even organized a recycling and composting station for the cafeteria, so our discussion during the activity "How Long Does It Last?" sparked lively conversations and thoughtful questions. The students gained an appreciation for the principles of Leave No Trace in the activity "What Principle Am I?" They learned just how fun and easy it is to leave no trace and were proud of themselves in realizing that many of them were already practicing it without knowing it. In the photo above, Kate teaches the students about the rule of thumb- a way to gauge safe distances from wildlife. Their imaginations went wild in thinking about what type of animals they would like to see using the rule of thumb!
Wouldn't you know it, here we are in Bigfoot Country and sure enough, our friend Bigfoot came out to visit the fourth grade lunch. He was so excited to see their recycling/composting station and gave a high five to anyone that learned about Leave No Trace. A special thank you to Mr. Curtis B. Williams for inviting us to come today!
Explore Responsibly...Kate & Tracy
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3 comments:
A Yeti detected :D :D LOL, looking so funny. A Bigfoot at class, so creative
It's a good way to start environmental awareness training among the new generation as their understanding is broad, have great ideas and can influence the older ones easily. We hope that this type of activity will be followed in other countries to get massive results when efforts are combine.
Now that is one good thing to do. Teach our youth about the problems that the adults and the old ones have caused so they wouldn't have to make the same mistake again.
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