We are a Pearl School Award Recipient and
have an Outdoor Classroom!
Lynnhaven River NOW Pearl School Award
The Pearl School Award was developed by the environmental group Lynnhaven River NOW to encourage good environmental programs in our schools. The organization supports the premise that teachers are good spokespersons for environmental education and that students can play an important part in stewardship efforts. The award recognizes schools for their efforts to carry out educational programs and projects that teach environmental concepts in their schools. To earn the award, schools accumulate points through a variety of projects each year.
Old Donation Episcopal Day School was the first preschool in the city to receive a Pearl School Designation during the 2014-2015 school year. We have continued to receive the award each year since. Some of our projects include maintaining a school garden/outdoor classroom which is wildlife friendly and includes native plants which encourage the observation of the butterfly life cycle. We have hosted and observed swallowtail and monarch caterpillars and butterflies. Other projects include an ongoing recycling program for batteries, ink cartridges and cell phones and the students have created Trash to Treasure recycled art projects. We even recycled dry wall buckets from the church construction project to use as drums in music class! We have installed rain barrels in the garden for watering our plants and have a composting bin. These are a few of the ways that we are encouraging our young children to be good environmental stewards through earning the Pearl School Award. Even a small school like ours can contribute to big change. Our banner hangs proudly in the Day School hallway!
have an Outdoor Classroom!
Lynnhaven River NOW Pearl School Award
The Pearl School Award was developed by the environmental group Lynnhaven River NOW to encourage good environmental programs in our schools. The organization supports the premise that teachers are good spokespersons for environmental education and that students can play an important part in stewardship efforts. The award recognizes schools for their efforts to carry out educational programs and projects that teach environmental concepts in their schools. To earn the award, schools accumulate points through a variety of projects each year.
Old Donation Episcopal Day School was the first preschool in the city to receive a Pearl School Designation during the 2014-2015 school year. We have continued to receive the award each year since. Some of our projects include maintaining a school garden/outdoor classroom which is wildlife friendly and includes native plants which encourage the observation of the butterfly life cycle. We have hosted and observed swallowtail and monarch caterpillars and butterflies. Other projects include an ongoing recycling program for batteries, ink cartridges and cell phones and the students have created Trash to Treasure recycled art projects. We even recycled dry wall buckets from the church construction project to use as drums in music class! We have installed rain barrels in the garden for watering our plants and have a composting bin. These are a few of the ways that we are encouraging our young children to be good environmental stewards through earning the Pearl School Award. Even a small school like ours can contribute to big change. Our banner hangs proudly in the Day School hallway!