U.S. Embassy celebrates Earth Day at Thorndon School - NZ

The U.S. Embassy celebrated Earth Day with Room 8 at Thorndon School (Wellington New Zealand) on 28 April, 2010. Earth Day is in its 40th year and is marked on 22 April each year. It began in 1970 as a day to generate awareness and action for the environment and today remains an important day in the American calendar. We (4 staff from the U.S. Embassy) spent 90 minutes with Room 8 talking about the small things we can do for the environment, about the wonderful efforts of Room 8 to recycle, compost and be environmentally friendly. We got up close and personal with a solar oven which has cooked rice, pumpkin and other delicious things truly impressive. Other highlights included planting herbs (coriander, rosemary, oregano) and broccoli in the class garden, and a close encounter with millions of worms. The students each recited their pledges to the environment everything from looking after the class garden, to picking up litter. Were really impressed with Room 8 and would like to thank them for having us to visit. We had a ball.

To view photos visit:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/us_embassy_newzealand/sets/72157623827841047/

More Information on Earth Day at:
http://www.facebook.com/newzealand.usembassy

http://newzealand.usembassy.gov

Category:

Education

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• Thorndon
• Wellington
• New
• Zealand
• Earth
• Day
• School
• Environment
• Climate
• Change
• Solar
• Oven
• Plants