Following up on my January 7 post about Mr. Wells' "Unwanted Catalog
Canceling Challenge", it was featured on the "Today Show" this morning.
You can read about it and view the video segment here:
http://www.parkschool.org/blogs/ted_wells/2008/01/24/what-a-day/
This was very exciting for the students... to have their work taken
seriously and displayed around the world.
Any schools out there want to help us bring the total of canceled unwanted
catalogs over 100,000? Our students canceled 4175. Taking that as an
average, this would only need 24 schools to participate. We know of about
6 who are participating now. Please join us! Just visit the following web
site for some helpful hints, then follow through by emailing Ted with
details about total catalogs, pounds-per-child, and catalogs-per-child.
And photos would be nice too!
http://www.parkschool.org/blogs/ted_wells/catalog-canceling-challenge/
-Tom Smith, Park School
Tom Smith writes:
>Happy New Year to my ISED-L friends,
>
>I would like to share with you a terrific example of how young (and old)
>children can participate in a "green" project that is both meaningful and
>age appropriate. Ted Wells, a talented grade 4 teacher here at The Park
>School, has challenged other classrooms in our school and in other schools
>to see how many unwanted catalogs can be canceled, thereby saving a huge
>amount of resources and helping our environment. He and his students have
>created several wonderful videos to show you what they have done, and to
>encourage other schools to take up this friendly challenge.
>
>You can find Ted's students' videos and other "green" resources on Ted's
>blog:
>http://www.parkschool.org/blogs/ted_wells/
>
>If you do try this at your school, please e-mail Ted and his students to
>let them know what you are up to. Ted would like to share photos and your
>experience on his blog. Ted can be reached at Ted_Wells@ParkSchool.org
>
>Whenever I get discouraged about the future, all I need to do is to walk
>down the grade 4 hallway. :)
>
>Cheers,
>-Tom Smith, The Park School, Brookline, MA 02445
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