Earth Day 2024
Every Year in Late April Evergreen hosts an Earth Day event which engages students in a wide array of service and learning opportunities. This day is accompanied by a Plant Sale whose profits benefit our Environmental Education program.
Earth Day is carefully curated by our resident Environmental Education Teacher, Marin Leroy, to be a meaningful and exciting event for our students that centers positive, actionable solutions and exciting, creative endeavors.
Here are a few examples of the many workshops or service opportunities that have taken place during our past Earth Day events.
Asheville GreenWorks assists our sixth graders as they clear out our bioswale system. Over the years Evergreen has installed several bioswales to aid in directing stormwater, and managing the runoff of flood water and pollutants from our campus to neighboring Haw Creek (and everything downstream).
English Mountain Llama Treks showcased their pack of llamas who work to haul gear but also act as emotional support animals. Learn about the importance of pack animals through human history and how these special animals are cared for. This was an interactive workshop- students were given the opportunity to help care for and walk the animals!
Students were introduced to the work of the women of Creamos, a collective in Guatemala City who recycle waste from the city dump and upcycle it to make beautiful jewelry that they then sell and are able to earn money to support their families and communities. Participants learned the process of making beautiful upcycled beads in this hands-on workshop.
Our seventh and eighth grade students demonstrated the leadership qualities that they have been building during their time at our school. Seventh Grade will be acted as presenters, displaying their own projects which featured ‘simple’ STEM solutions to complex problems. Our Eighth Graders were involved in the planning of this day and spent the day in service: as presenters, assisting younger students, assisting presenters, and doing assorted service projects which complement the work happening in workshops.
Some of our other presenters included: RiverLink, Bee City, Terry Deal, Summer Whelden, and other Evergreen Parents, Teachers, and Alum who bring their own professional knowledge and experience to the event.
Each year we also host a Plant Sale. Seeds are germinated and nurtured by some of our classrooms, and some by our parents who run local farms and greenhouses. We welcome the community to come shop the Plant Sale in support of our school’s environmental mission and in support of a greener planet.
Pictures from Earth Day 2024
