Cottage Lane Elementary School celebrated its Eighth Annual Earth Day on June 7 at Tallman Mountain State Park. The day-long, school-wide event, organized by Technology Teacher Jacob Tanenbaum, is a much-anticipated treat for students and staff alike.
Each year, Mr. Tanenbaum partners with organizations, such as Riverkeeper, Keep Rockland Beautiful, SUEZ Water and Orange & Rockland Utilities, as well as many scientists and educators from Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory.
“We had Pierre Dutrieux from Lamont share a drone that he takes to Antarctica to study glaciers; Carol Knudson, who helped the children create special nets to capture and study plankton; as well as Margie Turrin and Laurel Zaima who taught the students about the techniques used to study the Piermont Marsh,” notes Mr. Tanenbaum.”Additional centers were run by Department of Environmental Conservation, Cornell Cooperative Extension, and numerous parent and community volunteers.”
A big thanks to SOCSD parent and Tallman Mountain State Park Manager Clark Alexandre, and to all the volunteers, staff, and maintenance crew members, who worked so hard to make the day a success!
More photos on the district Facebook feed.
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