Here in Georgia, some of us have been out of school for our ninth consecutive day (including 4 weekend days). Therefore, I have not seen my environmental education students in a week.As I reflect on our last meeting, I am hopeful that my students will be able to run the after-school recycling program with only limited supervision from me. I have selected two very responsible students to act as "student ambassadors". These two young ladies will manage the four recycling teams, as they traverse the hallways of our school. It is their sole-responsibility to make sure that the behavior of each team member is under control, that the hallways remain clean and that proper recycling rules are followed. We use two-way radios to keep in constant contact.
After the Dr. Martin Luther King holiday, we will resume recycling. At which time I will introduce a suggestion box, so that our EE Kids can have a way to submit their ideas about making our program more successful. In addition, I am adding a reading component to our program, so that the students can continue to "feed their minds with books". I haven't really worked out the details yet; however, these environmental-themed books will be available for students who either have no homework or have completed their homework for the day.
Finally, I have found out that our school district BLOCKS access to ALL BLOGGER accounts, so my students will not be able to respond to this blog at school. In the meantime, I will print these blogs and place it in our mobile library for students to read and comment. Then, I will add their comments to this site, each week. Ultimately, I will need to create some type of educational social networking site that will enable us to communicate online.
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