Our Mission

As parents and mentors, it is our responsibility to educate our children about the world and their responsibility for it. Although it is important to teach kids about saving the planet, it is easiest to show them how by the little things that can be done every day at home and in their classroom to help with the environment. 

   1.) Purchase a reusable lunch box or bag instead of using disposable lunch sacks. It not only saves money but also significantly reduces waste going to landfills.

   2.) Buy reusable containers for sandwiches and snacks, rather than individual bags.

   3.) Purchase recycled paper – then try to use both sides to reduce waste even further.

   4.) Reuse last year’s plastic art or pencil box by decorating it with fabric paint and creating an all-new look and design.

   5.) Try to buy water-based paints and soy-based crayons, which are better for the environment than oil-based products.

   6.) Purchase a reusable drink container for your drinks rather than continually buying individual drink boxes.

   7.) Buy in bulk and avoid individually prepackaged items.

   8.)  Teach them to turn off the faucet as soon as they’re done and using a pencil thin stream of water.

   9.) It’s amazing how much paper one child can bring home from school in a given week. Pile these announcements, assignments and miscellaneous stuff up with your daily mail, magazines and newspapers.

  10.) Turn off the lights! the importance of conserving energy has to be a priority in the home, so remind them whenever you find that someone has left a light on after leaving the room.

11.) The best thing a parent can do is to lead by example! If you recycle your kids will recycle. Talking to your kids is the probably the most important thing you can do to raise their awareness about the environment.

  12.) When you take your own canvas bags to the grocery stores your children will see that’s the way it’s supposed to be done”.

  13.)  Teach them the importance of cutting down on carbon emissions by not using the car everyday, or have your child ride the school bus if one is offered. Get together with other parents to carpool to school activities.

  14.) Turn bath time into shower time as a bath typically uses about 50 gallons of water per bath and don’t forget to tell them to turn off the water when brushing their teeth.

Adapted with permission from How to teach your Kids to be Green, by Acadia Maximo