Ok...so I am the chairperson of the Green School Committee at my children's elementary school. (This is my second favorite volunteer position EVER...right after helping in my children's classrooms).
Anyhow...sometimes I just don't understand how others don't get the importance of being green and I get a little frustrated. My forte' is not subtle encouragement. I'm more the "here-are-the-facts-so-go-ahead-and-make-the-changes-now" type. Often times, my "subtlety" is lost on others.
Valentine's Day is quickly approaching and room parents are undoubtedly planning the festivities. That is, until they read my email, from the green school committee chair. My committee is sponsoring a contest. Can you guess? The classroom that plans, hosts and carries out the "greenest" Valentine's Day party will win...a pizza party. Kids like pizza and it's a great incentive so we went with it.
The committee members and I will remove ourselves from the "judging". I haven't finalized our judges yet, but my hope is they will include our media center instructor, our principal and another lucky individual. I just may extend that last invitation to our school superintendent. He has been one of our celebrity judges In the past, for our Earth Day poster contests.
The rules are pretty simple and straightforward...room parents will be asked to submit in writing, a list and description of how (their) classroom's Valentine's party will be green. This is meant to be creative and open-ended. The possibilities are endless and room parents will be encouraged to think in terms of snacks, tableware, decorations, crafts, waste-generation, recycling, etc.
Wish us luck on our contest.
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