Today I visited Edison Charter Academy to see their progress on their LEAF school year project!  ECA LEAF students are tackling the problem of trash at their school.  Through school-wide trash clean ups, posters made entirely out of trash, classroom visits, and conversations with their peers, ECA students are trying to change the culture of their school to one where people are conscious of where they put their trash, and understand the long term effects of trash disposal.  The ECA LEAF students understand what a huge endeavor this is, but due to their passion and heart-felt actions, they are already slowly starting to see change.  Take a look at their awesome posters below, and I look forward to seeing the educational videos the team is working on currently!  Thanks ECA!  ~Rachel

If you can't see the pictures under "they are...", the pictures are of marine life harmed by trash.  The images are taken from the Marine Mammal Center.

Posters made entirely from trash found on their schoolyard.

The ECA LEAF team!

MLK's LEAF School Year Project!

Today I went to visit MLK to see how their LEAF school year project is going!  Here are a couple of pictures of the group; Ms. Nussbaum, Jacelynn, RJ, Karen, Anthony and Stephen in their classroom.  They are holding boxes that are part of a game they will play in each homeroom class at MLK, to teach their fellow students how to sort trash, recycling and compost.  Once their peers understand how to dispose of their waste and why it matters, these LEAF leaders plan to start a school- wide recycling competition with prizes for the homeroom that consistently does the best sorting!  They will make their competition known through posters and increasing the number of recycling bins in the school.  It was great to see all of the work they have done!  Thanks MLK!  ~Rachel