Triple R Club at Carver teaches students to be environmentally responsible out things. Our club members are adopting a “Trash to Treasure” philosophy! This year, we have created watercolor paints from dried out markers, we have turned old broken crayons into new crayons, and we have started creating edging around some of the landscape beds with plastic bottle caps. We are also recycling milk cartons from the cafeteria to use as planters in our Carver Garden, and we are Carver’s Triple R Club (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) is a club that focuses on Environmental education and awareness for 3rd and 4th grade students at Carver Elementary. Our mission is to give students an “Environmental Conscience” and build a foundation for students to become environmentally responsible members of our community. Our projects focus primarily on reducing the amount of trash we create by repurposing items that would end up in the trash and finding a new use for old, worn creating classroom planters from empty plastic gallon jugs. In addition, we pick up trash around Carver’s campus several times a year. This is a STEM based club focused on the real world problem of protecting and maintaining our environment. Taking pride in your community is so important and it’s definitely a hands-on, learning experience. As they make and create things with repurposed items, we continually discuss ways to keep things out of the landfills and give new life to something that would otherwise be thrown away. The most rewarding experience in the club is our trash sweep of the Carver campus. In a very short amount of time, we usually manage to fill several bags of trash. This activity makes our students much more aware of how much littering can change the look of our landscape. They become much more responsible about disposing of trash and they are very eager to spread the word to other students after this activity. As the club sponsors, Mrs. Davis and Mrs. Oliver are thrilled to be making a lasting impression on students with such a valuable lesson. The Carver Triple “R” club fosters a “growth mindset” among students while introducing them to the idea of being environmentally responsible.. Principal Josie Little is happy to have the Triple “R” club at Carver. “These club members are being exposed to an idea that will make a lasting impact on them all of their lives. It is our hope that these students will remember these experiences and become environmentally responsible citizens.”
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