Creating Global Citizens - One Seedling at a Time.
This is our planet.
This is important.
Be the change.
We are teaching productive habits.
We are global citizens.
In the past 4 years, we have kept over 70,000 aluminum cans out of the Bovoni Landfill with the student-run recycling program. We've won 1st Place in the VI Waste Management Alumni Can Recycling Program since it's inception.
Using email for parent communication saves over 20,000 pieces of paper each year!
Recipes for a Non-Toxic Kitchen courtesy Cooperative Extension Service, UVI
- Clean counters, drainboards, sinks, cupboards & appliances with baking soda
- Clean windows with vinegar & water
- Cook with COLD tap water to prevent toxins from dissolving out of pipes and into water
- Spray on hydrogen peroxide and scrub with Borax & lemon juice paste to remove mildew
- Polish silver or remove tarnish using baking soda, salt and aluminum foil
- Wash floors with hot water and rubbing alcohol, vinegar or medicinal mouthwash
- Disinfect surfaces with rubbing alcohol or medicinal mouthwash
- Remove mold with Borax & vinegar
Recycling Products
Ms. Jenkins' Interact Club has been doing fabulous projects with recycled materials - here are a few:
Making Gift Bows from Magazines!
The Upper School has been extremely active in developing and promoting Green efforts on campus.
 The Interact Group creates Green Shopping Bags made by recycling plastic grocery bags!
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Reduce
Reuse
Recycle
- Buy
real juice in a container - it is healthier and less expensive than the
individual containers and can easily be put in a reusable container
daily. This may be the single most trash generator on campus!
- Buy a reusable lunch box. We have VIMSIA lunch boxes for sale in the front ofice
- Get some sandwich and snack-sized containers. These are sold at Kmart and CostULess - plus other places
- Purchase a
reusable water container. If you get a plastic bottle, try to purchase one that
does not have the numbers 3, 6, or 7
imprinted on the bottom as these are most likely to leach
chemicals. The best choices are those with the numbers 1, 2, 4 and 5
(although these are often more difficult to find).
- Give your child a cloth napkin instead of a paper one.
- If your child
will need a fork or spoon, include a metal one that can be taken
home, washed and reused. You can buy inexpensive sets of four at
most drug stores.
- If your child likes warm food, purchase a reusable thermos.
Links to Waste Free Lunches
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Students speak out about the hunting of endangered sea turtles
