Stirling Junior School

June 14, 2006

Under the direction of Coordinators, Anne-Marie Vander Eynden and Susan Clarke Grade 5 students, Darien, Angela, and Selena say their EarthCARE team has accomplished much this year. Selena said, "that the school has done a lot better since they started the EarthCARE project". Angela added that "The students are a lot more responsible about putting their garbage and recyclables in the proper containers".

Their recent Contest with the theme: "What can you do to help?" was a great success and overall the response was more than they expected. Students were asked to create a poster, a poem or a rap song to encourage environmental awareness. Prizes were awarded for the best results.

The Grade 5 students have also been rating rooms and awarding Gold stars to classrooms which have all four areas appropriately 'taken care of': Lights, Computers, Garbage and Recycling. Darien said: "At first, not a lot of the students wanted reminders, although they needed them. They are now pretty much doing everything on their own. And some of the teachers and students are concerned when they do not receive a gold star." The EarthCARE team collected the data and announced the winning classes. Not surprising, the winners were: the Library (the responsibility of the EarthCARE team), Mrs. Clarke's room and Mrs. Vanden Eyden's room. Way to go Stirling Jr.!