Fortunate to Have Great Schools...

I am fortunate to have two wonderful schools for my children to attend. Not only are their schools diverse, they are also environmentally conscious!

My youngest daughter is in the 3rd grade and is a member of Energy Savers - a volunteer group of students that encourage energy saving throughout the school. They've tied a classroom point system to reward the classrooms that keep their lights off when not in use and designed energy saving posters to hang up around the school. Also, the school hosts "Trash Free Tuesdays" when the children are rewarded for not having any trash in their lunches.

My oldest daughter is in 7th grade and attends a Maryland Green School (http://www.maeoe.org/greenschools/). There are a lot of trees and a stream in the back of her school and as part of her Student Service Learning, she and her classmates participate in stream cleaning, ridding the area of invasive species, and making trails.

Having my childrens' school reinforce love and concern for the Earth and our environment is such a blessing!

Tree Connect

I was honored on Friday to work with children at a school in DC. We read My Mom Hugs Trees together; talked about the importance of trees; stepping over bugs we see outside; giving thanks for the Sun, and taking care of the Earth.

It was a beautiful day outside so we headed out to find a tree to connect with! The children took turns hugging the tree and then they were instructed to place one hand on the tree, close their eyes and take a moment to feel the tree - I asked them what they felt - I got answers like "It's rough" "It's alive" "It feels good"...

Then I asked the children to send the tree some love, to imagine love flowing from their hearts, through their arms, and into the tree. In that moment I felt overjoyed because in essence this is what Solar Publishing is all about - connecting children with nature!

When you support us - you support children!