Munsey Park and Shelter Rock students celebrated Earth Day through various activities during Go Green Week, sponsored by the Manhasset Student Community Association.
This week, elementary school students will learn about the environment through various activities, guest speakers, and a hands-on art project.
This year’s Earth Day theme was renewable energy.
On April 22nd, students attended a special assembly to learn about this topic from Paul Merkenson and Ameilia Amon.
Merkenson is a board member of Transition Town Port Washington, a non-profit founded in 2019 to combat climate change by inspiring the local community and elected officials to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040. Amon is a principal at Alt.
Technica is a solar design studio with a mission to bring sustainable energy solutions into our built environment.
The assembly was an engaging lesson for the students to learn about renewable energy.
During the rest of the week, students began each day by listening to “fun facts” the elementary school principals read over the loudspeaker.
SCA volunteers created lesson plans about renewable energy for teachers to use in the classroom.
Both elementary schools hosted recycled art contests, in which students created masterpieces from recycled materials. Winners were selected from each grade. Submissions included many creative pieces, including a musical instrument made from mason jars and an owl made from a milk jug.
At Shelter Rock, the Student Council collected shoes to donate to Soles4Souls, which distributes shoes throughout the United States to needy individuals, and denim for Blue Jeans Go Green. At Munsey Park, the Kindness Club also collected shoes for Soles4Souls, reusable bags for a local food pantry, and old denim to recycle.
