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469 days ago
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World Wildlife Fund
PORTLAND, OREGON (Oregon City News) - The Clackamas Goddard School, 14210 S.E. Sunnyside Road, is participating in the fourth-annual Stepping Up for the Environment event.
This entire week of activities and lesson plans begins on Monday, March 26, and leads up to a big “Flip the Switch” celebration on Friday, March 30, at 10 a.m., a day before the global Earth Hour event hosted by the World Wildlife Fund.
Throughout the week, children and teachers will participate in a variety of fun activities, games and lessons designed to increase their awareness of how energy use and daily activities can affect the future of the planet and how they can conserve energy in their daily lives.
“This is an exciting opportunity for our teachers and children to get creative in ‘stepping up’ awareness about saving energy and the environment,” said Jennie Brawn, owner of the Goddard School in Clackamas. “Supporting Earth Hour enables our students to learn important lessons and get the message out.”
The Goddard School in Clackamas will integrate learning about the environment into art projects, science lessons and even snack time. Classes will nominate an official “Lightning Bug,” who will be responsible for always turning off the classroom lights when the children exit the room. The children will also create invitations asking their parents and their community to join them in “Flipping the Switch.”
On March 30, the school will turn off any non-essential lighting for one hour.
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