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Billings students receive an Eco-code award!
710 days
A few weeks ago, Ronan, Rebecca and Peter got together to reflect on the ways we are trying to be environmentally responsible as a school. This conversation turned into a rap, and other students contributed their voices. The result was sent off to the wonderful people at the National Wildlife Federation as an entry for their annual Eco-Schools USA celebration.
Congratulations go out to all the schools that entered – it is heartening to think that there are so many students in the world that are taking responsibility for the future and present of our planet.
Learn more about the contest on the National Wildlife Federation’s blog.
Billings Middle School Eco-School Eco-Code
735 days
As a proud member of the National Wildlife Foundation’s Eco-School partnership, Billings students took some time to reflect on some of the ways we try to be environmentally conscious as a school. From recycling to switching off lights to spending time outside, all of our actions fall into the 8 pathways to sustainability.
Ronan, Peter and Rebecca took the time to organize our thoughts into a song, and they were joined by Eli, Abe, Mason, Tati, Kyri, Rowan, Isabelle M, Isabelle B, Ben C and Ben B to record.
Here is our result: Eco-Code
And the lyrics:
Hey it’s Billings,
School environmental,
Earth day all year round,
Now roll the instrumental…
Perfect lawn, our school don’t need it,
Catch roof run-off and reuse it,
In the lunchroom we compost,
reduce the waste, recycle the most.
Energy is what comes when you recycle
Don’t waste this world, it’s just a cycle.
Playing at the park,
Watering the rain garden,
Having some fun too,
These are all the things we do.
Take a ride, on the Spud,
a bio-diesel bus that we all love,
Takes us places we can’t walk,
Trucking graceful, like a hawk.
Get on a bike reinvent your life,
Save the world, fight the good fight,
Feeling good on your commute,
Do the math, it all computes.
Green hour, gain some power,
Play outside for one or two hours,
Get unplugged and have some fun,
Feel the rain, soak up the sun.
All our actions are connected,
The Earth is precious, help protect it.
Take a moment to reflect
On your life, please show respect.
Playing at the park,
Watering the rain garden,
Having some fun too,
These are all the things we do.
Cache in, trash out
811 days
Geocaching club this week had two amazing finds. Using global positioning satellites we hunted down a multi-step cache south of school and then searching out a decommissioned Seattle bomb shelter.
As we get more comfortable with the guidelines of geocaching, we’ve decided to add another level to our experiences, in keeping with the EcoSchool’s Global Dimensions Pathway that we aspire towards. Students picked up garbage while we hunted for caches: a concept referred to as Cache In, Trash Out.
