RE: What is Green Sanctuary?

For the first day of out green-themed summer RE program we tried to answer the question "What is a Green Sanctuary?" The children listened attentively (listening attentively is a relative thing) as a good-sized contingent from the Green Sanctuary committee talked about topics ranging from recycling and light bulbs that are more energy efficient to reuse and transportation. We wrapped up the content portion of the lesson with some words on eating more locally grown food--a topic that blended in nicely with pictures of a local goat and samples of fresh goat cheese.

The last part of the lesson was devoted to performing two puppet shows in which the puppets were various objects such as a light switch, a plastic milk jug and a bunch of paper grocery bags. This part would have gone better had we a little more time both to prepare and to overcome the difficultly of holding an object/puppet while reading a script.

I would like to give a big "Thank You!" to the five members of the Green Sanctuary committee who volunteered for the lesson. (I would list them here, but I'm not sure if it is appropriate.) I had no idea that the Green Sanctuary committee was harboring so many people who are simply great with the kids.