Green Education Is Now Vital by Samantha McCoy
For the world to understand
the importance of green issues, the respect we should hold towards natures law
and the natural ways of our planet are subjects that need to be at the heart of
education as a cross cutting theme, from Religious education through to science
and technology of all kinds.
On searching for evidence of this change,
just4theplanet has learned that nearly 200 of Oregon�s public and private
schools in USA, has gone �green� over the past 10 years. This has resulted in
students studying about the environment, reducing waste and cutting down on
energy use. A not for profit organisation named Oregon Green Schools, reports
that environment education has increasingly become a focus.
A Nursery
based in Merseyside England, Harrison Day Nursery, has an allotment plot of
land, where children between 3 and 5 years of age learn how to till the land,
plant the seeds and feed the crops ready for harvest. O
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