Golden Bead elementary children celebrated Earth Day on Monday June 13th 2011. Arnav made a presentation on Earth Day. He said that it was a special day just like a birthday to celebrate our home - the earth. It was started on April 22nd 1970 in San Francisco, California and every year America and 100 other countries celebrate this day.
We had two parents - Shalini and Preeta - come over to talk with the children about the environment. The children had made beautiful artifacts from recycled items at home and they showed and spoke about these. They also enthusiastically planted seeds and saplings that they had brought from home.
Earth Day was a perfect time to reflect on how we can help the environment. The children spoke of environmental concerns and had a long discussion on what each of us could do like plant a tree, car pool, give plants as gifts, conserve water, etc. At the end of the day the children decided that each of them would contribute something everyday to the environment - beginning by watching less T.V and saving power!
