Worcester Prep students celebrate Environmental Day

Worcester Preparatory School went green, brown and blue to celebrate Environmental Day. The lower, middle and upper schools united to raise awareness of the environment and take action to protect nature and the planet Earth. Students spent the morning making posters, decorating the hallways, cleaning up trash and tending to the Children's Garden. Everyone donated $1 to the WPS Greenhouse Fund that allowed them to dress casually in the colors of green, brown and blue.

Students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade were also treated to an assembly with Curtis Blues, a teaching artist who preserves the tradition of American acoustic roots blues music. The interactive show included unusual instruments from the 1920s and 1930s including a guitar made from an old gasoline can. The children also learned about upcycling, known as creative reuse, by transforming waste materials into new products for better environmental value.

WPS tenth graders pull weeds in the Children’s Garden as part of WPS Environmental Day clean up. Shown are (l-r) Annemarie Cherry, Berlin, Md.; Leigh Menendez, Georgetown; Ronnie Ferrell, Selbyville; and Mia Meacci, Rehoboth Beach.