Day 14- 7/20

Tuesday's Treat

Heather and Colin of the Harvard Office for Sustainability kindly visited the classroom to meet with us and provide an insightful lesson covering environmental issues, ranging from sharing strategies about how to conserve energy in the home to ways to save water on a daily basis. Campers learned about Harvard initiatives to promote environmental justice, from turning down the thermostat to recycling.

Here's what some campers had to say about the presentation, including lessons they learned:

"What I like about that presentation was the energy. I will save energy. I will take my [Nintendo] DS charger out to save energy. I learned about not using a lot of energy." - Miranda (age 10)

"I learned that to reduce, reuse, and recycle is good to do and turning things that you're not using is saving energy and money and also instead of bottles going in the trash, why not put them in the recycle bin, and I have more to share." - Hernan (age 10)

"I learned about how to save energy. And I want to save energy by using less AC." - Justin (age 10)

"I learned that Americans wasted 100,000 gallons of water each day. I will help by using less water." - Michael (age 10)

"Thank you for telling us how to save light." - Jonathan (age 11) who placed a sticker next to the light switch in the classroom to serve as a reminder to turn off the lights when no one is occupying the room

"Share the love and recycle!" - Sean (age 10)

"What I learned was when [Colin and Heather] talked about saving power. Spread the word by telling other people." - Jaydon (age 10)

"I learned what sustainable lmeans and I will help use less energy and water and use the front and back of every piece of paper. Also, use solar panels for energy." - Kaia (age 9)

"Jazztopia is a land that has no cars. But we use bikes." - Jazzmyne (age 10)