Evette: The River and Me
Washington D.C. – 2021Real Kids, Real Change
Evette is a fictional character, but there are real kids out there who are making big environmental impacts in their community. Take Jocelyn C, Danny C, and Sofia R. They realized that their school was throwing away a lot of plastic silverware. They asked their principal if they could switch to reusable silverware to help the environment, and their principal said if they could educate the students how to reduce waste and keep reusable utensils out of the trash, they’d consider it.
They created posters and lesson plans all about reducing plastic waste, in both Spanish and English! When the cafeteria finally switched to reusable silverware, every fifth-grader volunteered to monitor the trash and remind students to put the silverware in the right place.