by Beth Gray
Thursday, April 22nd was Earth Day. Americans have been celebrating Earth Day for the last 40 years as a day to recognize the importance of preserving our environment and its health. For a brief history of Earth Day, see our article posted last week.
This year’s Earth Day happened to coincide with Bring a Child to Work Day, an initiative administered by the Take Our Sons and Daughters to Work Foundation. Bring a Child to Work Day is a program designed to encourage young people to learn more about what the adults in their lives do in their jobs. Students who participate gain not only a better understanding of their adult sponsors’ jobs but also job opportunities that they may not have previously considered. This year, several dozen young people participated in this event at American Public University System’s (APUS) two locations.Â
APUS’ Sustainability Committee saw the opportunity of having so many young people on campus to take some time to talk about sustainability with them. A Committee member made a brief presentation to the group about the school’s sustainability efforts specifically and the importance of “going green†in general. Needless to say, the creative minds of these young people impressed the group; the students provided some great ideas for how to be good stewards of the environment and were excited to share their own efforts to “go green†at home and in their schools.… Read the rest
