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Earth Hour-Turn out your light, show your support!

In 2009 hundreds of millions of people around the world showed their support by turning off their lights for one hour.
Earth Hour 2010 will continue to be a global call to action to every individual, every business and every community. A call to stand up, to show leadership and be responsible for our future.
Turn off [...]

March 16, 2010   Posted in: Events  No Comments

“Corre por el Peru” – 6k. Run!

There’s an international 6K run to raise awareness for water conservation on Sunday, April 18.  Please click on the website below to learn more.  The 6K is significant because that’s the average distance people have to walk for potable water in many countries.
http://www.correporelaguaperu.org/

March 15, 2010   Posted in: Connections to curriculum, Events  No Comments

GREEN DAY: Our New Eco Stations!

Finally, our new eco stations arrived!
It is time to WAKE UP!!
Watch our video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIh-4ie80uM

March 12, 2010   Posted in: Connections to our Facilities, Events, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle  No Comments

A cool update: Around the americas expedition!

Thus far the 11th grade environmental systems, entire 7th grade and 5th grade classes at FDR are taking part in science education programs offered by the aroundtheamericas expedition team
http://www.aroundtheamericas.org/default.php
“Around the Americas is a 25,000 mile sailing circumnavigation of the American continents with the mission of inspiring, educating, and engaging citizens of the Americas to protect [...]

March 4, 2010   Posted in: Connections to curriculum, Events, Websites  No Comments

Organic Cotton

Follow these links to learn more about ORGANIC COTTON
Organic Cotton Facts
©Organic Trade Association, Updated February 2009
Of all organic fibers, organic cotton is one of the most popular. Here are some facts about the growing organic cotton industry.
Organic Cotton: For Clothing, Baby, Bedding and More
by Collin Dunn, Corvallis, OR, USA
This is now the [...]

November 6, 2009   Posted in: Connections to curriculum, Events, Our Carbon Footprint  No Comments

New Organic Cotton T-shirts

The Green Team is proud to present our Think Green – Act Green t-shirts!  A special thanks goes out to all those who participated in the t-shirt logo contest, and especially to fifth grader Frances Fischman for creating the winning design. If you want to learn about Organic Cotton visit the  “Oro Blanco” web site.
Attention FDR [...]

November 5, 2009   Posted in: Events  One Comment

Students at FDR, make a difference!!!

“On Friday, Oct 30th FDR students made a choice to be generous and contribute to the preservation of the Peruvian Rainforest by donating money to be out of uniform while in school.
This effort raised approximately 1000 Soles towards a very worthy cause. The Amazon Conservation Authority is an award winning and internationally recognized organization working [...]

November 1, 2009   Posted in: Events  No Comments

Caminata 350 “Against Climate Change”

As part of the campaign of the group 350.org, a group of local  organizations have organized this walk around the city under the name “Walk Against Climate Change.” The point is to protest and catch the attention of world leaders, so that they reduce the levels of CO2 in the atmosphere to a secure level. [...]

October 22, 2009   Posted in: Events  No Comments

Elementary RE-USED Halloween Costume!!! October 30th, 2009

Dear Teachers and Students,
How much landfill space do you think we will save if nobody in our school buys a Halloween costume?  Act green and participate in our first ever-reuse Halloween costume celebration at FDR.  What does that mean?  
Instead of buying a costume, you find your costume in the hidden treasures of your own closets. [...]

October 2, 2009   Posted in: Events  One Comment

Climate Change Solutions Poster Contest!

As the 40th anniversary of Earth Day approaches, it’s time to start this school year thinking green! Earth Day Network is holding a back-to-school Student Climate Change Solutions contest for K-4th graders. Winners will be announced on Earth Day Network’s website and newsletter and will receive a prize package, including an autographed copy of the [...]

September 10, 2009   Posted in: Events  One Comment