Ecological Education for Students

Posted by Debbie DeSpirt Apr 2, 2008

Earth Day is celebrated on April 22 ever since 1970. It's main purpose is to highlight how to conserve and protect our environment for the present and future. Earth Day is celebrated all across the world to inform students on how one step makes a difference to keep our earth healthy and strong. Earth day began as a one day celebration but many schools, and communities have increased the celebration to a week or month.

Morning Announcements are a great opportunity to showcase Earth Day in the school,to highlight local, national, or global ecological issues. Each morning give a WOW fact that begins a buzz (Fresh water available for human use is less than 1% of earth's water) with the students. Announcements are also an opportunity to give advice on how to reduce,recycle, and reuse to help protect the environment. Announcements should be short, but grab the listeners attention.

Earth Day should be everyday, use this designated observance to open discussions or to begin a cause with the class. It is important for students to educate parents because we are unaware of some of the ways we are hurting our environment. David Suzuki has a new commercial to reduce waste and he asks the children to inform the parents and make them turn out the lights. Students have great power if we give them the knowledge of how to become problem solvers and thinkers.