Litter Free School Zone at Park Forest Elementary

Some garbage blew into our schoolyard. The students set to work identifying the sources of the garbage. They were amazed by the amount of garbage that existed in our schoolyard as the result of point source and nonpoint source pollution.

The next step was to commit to creating a Litter-Free School Zone. Ms. Stoicovy, our principal, introduced this initiative to the whole school during the weekly All-School Gathering. These fifth graders have passed “the torch” to future fifth graders to continue the initiative of a Litter Free School Zone.

One fifth grade class in conjunction with a primary-age class started composting during lunchtime. Intermediate-age classes took the lead on a school-wide Garbage-Less Lunch Day on June 5, 2007. Intermediate-age classes took the lead on a school-wide Garbage-Less Lunch Day on June 5, 2007.

"We feel that our goal to mobilize our young people to be active in the wellness of their environment is a success at Park Forest Elementary!" Terri DelReal & Brenda Khayat