Classrooms are going green ...

This the title of an article I found while doing some research of how plausible it is for Sponsor a Teacher to move in this direction and let's just say ... we are definitely now stepping in the right direction!

Samantha Cleaver wrote this article in the fall of 2007; here is the link:

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0STR/is_3_117/ai_n21130753


What I really enjoyed about this article is Samantha highlights what a lot of people are just not wanting to admit and that is our children are spending a large amount of time indoors and the repurcussions of this trend.

Here is an exert from Samantha's article:

"Most other schools, Kuchinov admits, would never let her compost in her classroom, much less examine the waste on the floor. But Green Woods Charter, an environmental education school, uses the outdoors as a classroom, even bringing it indoors sometimes. Across the country, environmental education schools and the growing movement to get children outdoors are challenging the current "indoor generation" of kids. "The interest has never been greater," says Martin LeBlanc, Sierra Club national youth education director. "People have never been more aware of the fact that children are not getting involved with the outdoors." Even as No Child Left Behind decreases the time alloted for environmental education and field trips, research shows that children who spend time outdoors are healthier, happier, and smarter. With the global warming crisis looming, children who spend time outdoors may also be the ones who help save the planet."

Enjoy reading this and remember we are looking to expand our board of directors and really get this organization off the ground. Contact us today to lend your support.

Have an bright green day!

Karen

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Karen Kleinwort
Sponsor a Teacher Program
www.sponsorateacher.org
info@sponsorateacher.org