Midway Elementary students learn that bees are gentle creatures.
Plarn
Second-grade students at Dutch Fork Elementary made and taught their families and teachers how to make plarn (plastic bag yarn) at their Earth Day “Envirofest.” Students also learned from mentor, Jane Hiller, how their plarn can be crocheted into bedrolls for unsheltered citizens.
Water Quality
Students at Longleaf MS learn about water quality from mentor Chandra Cooper.
“Kid Friendly” Flag Pole
The Green Steps Team at Catawba Trail ES created an original “kid friendly” pole to fly their Air Quality Flags.
Salad Buckets
After 3 weeks, 320 happy students at Catawba Trail ES took home their salad buckets to share their produce and knowledge with their families.
Champions of the Environment
Students at Dutch Fork Middle School developed a bioswale as part of their Champions of the Environment project after learning why and how to use plants to prevent run-off. ACTION Club students taught their peer buddies with special needs about the plants that they selected.
Classroom Compost
Green Steps mentor, Richenda Baston, teaches students at Midway Elementary School about the best classroom compost-buddies…red wigglers worms!
Trout in the Classroom
Students at Catawba Trail ES raise and release trout while learning about water quality and habitat.
Air Quality
Students at Meadow Glen MS check the EPA website every day and fly the appropriate Air Quality Flag to educate their school family. This is especially important during ozone season which begins April 1st.
Book Contest Winner!
The 2018 winner of PalmettoPride children’s book contest is 11-year-old Jayla Washington, a student at the Green Charter School of the Midlands. Her book, Louie Saves the Day, will be distributed to every elementary school in SC. Congratulations to Jayla!
