After the work to go on display was elected, I set one final task for their display, and got all of the children in the primary school to draw around their hand and decorate the cut out to reflect Earth Day. The evening before Earth Day I assembled all of their beautiful artwork. On Earth Day itself, I held an assembly and spoke about why we were celebrating Earth Day and how it was relevant to them. They all agreed that seeing litter everywhere ruined the beauty of their town and country, and vowed to put their litter in the bin. Of course, 1 hour later in recess, most of them were throwing their rubbish on the floor once again, but a few groups of students marched about and demanded that those students pick it up and put it in the bin. To me, that was a sign of success, even if it only lasts a short while. My display barely lasted 24 hours; by the end of the day, it was in tatters from the children proudly removing their work to take home and show to their families, or furiously removing any work that was better than theirs. Maia Ellis, Honduras 2015/16
After the work to go on display was elected, I set one final task for their display, and got all of the children in the primary school to draw around their hand and decorate the cut out to reflect Earth Day. The evening before Earth Day I assembled all of their beautiful artwork. On Earth Day itself, I held an assembly and spoke about why we were celebrating Earth Day and how it was relevant to them. They all agreed that seeing litter everywhere ruined the beauty of their town and country, and vowed to put their litter in the bin. Of course, 1 hour later in recess, most of them were throwing their rubbish on the floor once again, but a few groups of students marched about and demanded that those students pick it up and put it in the bin. To me, that was a sign of success, even if it only lasts a short while. My display barely lasted 24 hours; by the end of the day, it was in tatters from the children proudly removing their work to take home and show to their families, or furiously removing any work that was better than theirs. Maia Ellis, Honduras 2015/16