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Coral Reef Awareness Week by Weiyee Mock
Have you ever watched Finding Nemo, The Little Mermaid, or Spongebob Squarepants? While fantasizing about the beauties of the ocean, there is one beauty that is of great importance to the marine environment: Coral Reefs. The third week of July marks Reef Awareness Week, a week that all people should acknowledge. Let’s dive into the […]
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Giving Tuesday Now
Tuesday, May 5 is Giving Tuesday! In normal times, Giving Tuesday is in November. However, these are not normal times! Many non-profit organizations are short on funds and are unable to deliver the services they ordinarily provide. Therefore, a special Giving Tuesday has been designated for Tuesday, May 5, 2020 to target non-profit organizations that […]
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Happy Earth Day!
Today is Earth Day! The first Earth Day was 49 years ago in 1970. Green City Challenge celebrated Earth Day twice last week by bringing our games to two schools in Manhattan. On Tuesday, April 16 we were at PS 185 and presented the games to 4th and 5th graders. On Thursday, April 18 we […]
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Green Living Science Hosts Programs to Teach Kids about Recycling
A box of old CD-ROMS could be tossed. But because some environmentally conscious person dropped them off at Detroit’s Recycle Here center, a dozen Detroit youth transformed the would-be landfill waste into colorful suncatchers. Splattering a disc with paint, Yaasameen Watkins, 12, was delighted to “help the environment” and proudly shared that her mother recycles […]
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The best books about green living for children of all ages
When the future of the planet is tied into decisions the younger generation make today, it’s crucial to have classroom conversations about the environment. But how do we talk about such complex issues, bound up with science and politics, in an engaging way? Books with a green theme can provide a useful starting point in […]
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