Green Arch Design

“If children grow up with a vision of life in the sea they will protect it…” - quote from Wyland Ocean Wisdom. The incredible images above come from National Geographic Wallpapers.

thedailygreen.com is a website that strives to be “the consumer’s guide to the green revolution”. In that light they have created a Top 10 list for eco-themed movies suitable for kids. The list includes Ferngully (1992), Finding Nemo (2003), (2005), Over The HedgeHomeward Bound, An Incredible Journey (1993), The Lion King (1994), Happy Feet (2006), Arctic Tale (2007), Rescuers Down Under (1990), A Bug’s Life (1998), The Adventures of Milo and Otis (1989). Surf’s Up and Evan Almighty did not make thedailygreen list but they are two of our favorite movies for kids!

“Once a child loves an animal they will forever defend it…” – quote from Wyland Ocean Wisdom.

Nick.com helps kids go Green with games, videos and green tips. Click HERE!

Click HERE to see msnbc’s interactive multi-media map of global warming.

I was looking around our website to make sure everything was up-to-date and noticed that we didn’t have a post on last summer’s movie Surf’s Up. So here it is! Surf’s Up was what we call an EcoFriendly event. This particular event was modeled after DisneyWorld’s popular KidCot Fun Stop program. It is a fun interactive way for children of all ages to learn about conservation.

An EcoFriendly event can occur at a movie opening, a WalMart, or even a school. This movie didn’t have the conservation theme of a Happy Feet but that didn’t matter. We partnered with the Sound of Light thru the greenLIFEproject to set up a booth where kids could learn about sustainability. The kids learned to carpool, recycle and use CFL light bulbs.

See this LINK for cost info on doing EcoFriendly events in your community.

It’s the dog days of summer. Trying to get caught up on some of the events that occurred this past spring. On May 30, the greenLIFEproject and GC-O’s Sound of Light Club brought Rock Band to the field day activities of Gray Court-Owings Middle School. All 3 grades (6th, 7th & 8th) were able to participate. We handed out Sound of Light/The Shine 96.7 stickers and gave the high scorers of each grade level a iPod Shuffle. 2nd and 3rd highest scorers from each grade got CDs donated by the Sound of Light. It was really cool! Hope we can do it again next year.

On May 19 and 21, the greenLIFEproject brought Rock Band, Guitar Hero II, Live Earth and An Inconvenient Truth to the 6th grade science classes of Greenville Middle Academy in an effort to help increase climate awareness. On June 8th, Northpointe Church held a Guitar Hero III Save the Planet tournament to help fund the green efforts of Greenville Middle Academy.

“We could have no ice at the North Pole at the end of this summer…” report scientists at the National Snow and Ice Data Center in Boulder, Colorado. “If it does happen, in September it’s possible that ships could sail from Alaska right to the North Pole.” – excerpts from June 28 AFP article. What is Santa going to do?
Click here to read entire article.

Click on the link below to learn more about the climate and how you can make a difference.

Climate

Click here to play games!

Click here for “Global warming and earth processes”

 

“Our planet, the earth, is like a giant spaceship. Everything we need for survival is on board the ship — air for breathing, water for drinking and land for growing food.Also like a spaceship, our earth cannot make more air, water or land, or get more from outer space. In fact, the water you drink, the air you breathe and the ground you play on have been around for a very, very long time.” – From Illinois EPA Envirofun.

Click on the links below to learn about our earthship.

How Nature Recycles the Air You Breathe

How Nature Recycles Soil

How Nature Recycles Water

Hey kids, do you like finding out things about animals, entering contests, playing games and much more?  Then click on the link below and start having fun while you learn.

National Geographic Kids

Click here to explore and have worlds of fun.

EcoFriendly events are a timely and relevant way to reach the community. We at Green Arch Design Group have created a eco-friendly event series called the greenLIFEproject. Modeled after DisneyWorld’s popular KidCot program, the greenLIFEproject is a fun, interactive way for children of all ages to learn about conservation.

Total costs for a portable ‘booth’ or table that can be set-up at movie theatres, public schools, etc. is less than $250.00.

Volunteers

Volunteers needed for set-up, the event and take-down range from 2-6 persons.

Booth/Table Equipment & Costs

Folding Table – Office Depot Brand Budget Folding Table – $49.99
Table Cloth – K-Mart – $39.00
Portable Tent – K-Mart – $78.00

City of Greenville Recycle Brochure – FREE!

Greenville County Recycle Brochure – FREE!

Where Do You Recycle Difficult To Recycle Items Brochure – FREE!

EcoFriendly Kids Masks

The masks are the interactive part of this event. Children make masks similar to Epcot’s KidCot masks. They were given cutouts of a lightbulb, tree, car, and a recycle symbol to put on their masks. These symbols stood for the following:

Light bulb - Replace your burned out light bulbs with CFL’s – Compact Fluorescent Light bulbs.

Tree - Plant a tree to clean the air.

Car - Drive less, carpool and/or buy a high mileage/hybrid car.

Recycle Symbol - Recycling is something that everyone can do, even children.

Movie events.

We took our greenLIFEproject to the movie opening of Evan Almighty, the first “green” film to be made. Everything that was used in the movie was either donated to Habitat for Humanity or to the community where the movie was being filmed. Click on the link below to learn more about how this movie was “green”.

Evan Almighty

   

     

               

Have you ever wanted to live in an underwater house?  I know that I did as a kid after I saw the movie Hello Down There.  In the movie, a family goes down in the deep to live for 30 days in an environmental living project.  It has all the modern conveniences of their home on land.  They even invite a rock & roll band to come down and do a live recording.  Merv Griffin, as himself, even comes down for an underwater interview for his television show.  Oh, my, now I’m telling my age…

Well, the 1st Grade class at Paris Elementary designed their own version of an underwater house.  They drew an elevation, a floor plan, and even built a model of what their house would look like.  They came up with some really neat ideas.  It was fun to see them as they worked on their project.

By the way, if you haven’t seen the movie I was talking about, you need to…it’s really neat!

“This school year, eco-savvy kids and parents, aware of the almost four million acres of U.S. forest clearcut annually (not to mention the tons of discarded cell phones), return to store shelves seeking greener academic supplies and electronics. Yet some still find themselves at a loss. “I was recently at a major office supply chain to buy recycled or biodegradable pens and binders,” says Ellyn Feerick, a middle school teacher in Danvers, Mass., “but forget about it—they don’t exist.” Never fear. With some sleuthing, you can find more resources than ever to suit the environmentally minded student.” – Excerpt from The Green Guide

Click on the link below to find tons of eco-friendly school supplies.

School’s In