Nature Words Dropped From Children's Dictionary

"Humans seldom value what they cannot name." -Elaine Brooks To make way for modern tech terms such as BlackBerry, blog, voicemail and broadband, the latest edition of the Oxford Junior Dictionary has opted to drop terms pertaining to nature. No longer can a child check this … [Read more...]

Encourage Your School to Go Green by Weighing Its Trash

The endless parade of papers sent home, the individually wrapped snacks, the juice boxes at lunch, the idling of school busses, and, lest we forget, the possibility of toxic air: schools have a lot of areas where they could stand to go green. If, like me, you are a parent … [Read more...]

Global Exchange’s 2nd National Valentine’s Day of Action: Win Prizes for Participating

With Valentine's Day rapidly approaching, chocolate sales will be going through the roof. Unfortunately, many people do not understand the cost others pay so that we may have the chocolate we know and love. It is important that each of us takes responsibility in teaching our … [Read more...]

White House School Garden Project: Open Letter to the New Mom-in-Chief

Editor's note: The following post was originally published by OnEarth. I felt it was such a wonderful suggestion and fits right in with the idea of Michael Pollan to turn the White House lawn into an organic farm, that I asked to republish it on Eco Child's Play. Dear Ms. … [Read more...]

ClassWish.org Solves School Problems with a Click

Raising a child is difficult enough without having to shoulder the load of school budget cuts or administration downsizing in equipping classrooms with the supplies they need. Yet a staggering number of schools rely on donations from parents, contributors or out of their own … [Read more...]