From fourth grade reporter LaAsha:
On the day we released the butterflies I was ecstatic. They were beautiful. When they came out it was like they were so happy that they were out of the pavilion. When some of them wouldn’t come out Ms.Munchez picked them out of the pavilion and put them on the flower. [...]
Tag Archives: environment
Butterfly Launch
June 4, 2010 – 7:50 am
PS 208 Clean-Up
May 21, 2010 – 7:54 am
As part of their observance of the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, students at Alain L. Locke Elementary participated in a community clean-up. During their recess students at PS 208 made sure that their playground and schoolyard was free of litter. A little bit of teamwork goes a long way!
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PS 208 Celebrates Earth Day
May 6, 2010 – 7:41 am
Alain L. Locke Elementary hosted a school-wide celebration of Earth Day this past April. Students shared their feelings about Mother Earth and watched portions of a documentary all about dirt. DIRT! The Movie, tells the amazing and little known story of the relationship between humans and living dirt.
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Earth Day’s 40th Anniversary
April 21, 2010 – 7:29 am
Earth Day is celebrated annually on April 22nd to focus attention on the protection of our planet and its natural resources. This April hundreds of millions of people around the world will honor Earth Day’s 40th anniversary. Events will be taking place at Alain L. Locke Elementary and throughout New York City. Learn more by [...]
Central Park Conservancy
March 13, 2010 – 9:07 am
A presentation was given to third graders at PS 208 by the Central Park Conservancy. Volunteers shared information about “one of the urban wonders of the world.” Students learned about the history of Central Park and the different animals that call it home.
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Harlem’s Alain L. Locke Elementary School –PS 208 Celebrates Earth Week with Regional Birds of Prey, a New Logo, and Interactive On-Line Presence
April 24, 2009 – 8:00 pm
Alain L. Locke Elementary School – PS 208, hosted a press conference announcing the school’s Environmental Club’s activities during Earth Week and its newly branded, interactive online platform.
On Thursday, April 23rd, we celebrated Earth Week 2009 with an on-site visit from the Harlem River Ecology Center, , hosted by the center’s founder, Luger Balan. Our [...]
Alain L. Locke – P.S. 208’s Environmental Club Takes A Tap Water Walk
April 20, 2009 – 9:00 am
On Sunday, March 22nd, we participated in UNICEF USA’s Tap Water Walk in New York’s Battery Park.
Our goal: To help raise awareness and support for children worldwide who suffer from a lack of readily available clean water.
We walked one mile to symbolize the distance many people, particularly children have to walk just to get water [...]
Alain L. Locke – P.S. 208 Initiates Harlem’s First Environmental Club in an Elementary School
December 5, 2008 – 8:28 am
On December 3, 2008 the students at Alain L. Locke – P.S. 208 launched Harlem’s first elementary school environmental club.
With the help of an exceptional young “green-preneur” who traveled all the way from Little Rock, Arkansas with a passionate “go green” message . The message was all the more inspiring because the young lady delivering [...]
