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COURIER L 24 IFE, JUNE 21–27, 2019 M BR B G
Hope for the future
RECYCLING HEROES: Janiyah Robinson
(left) and Victoria Blanco (right), two fi fth
graders, showcased a game made of recycled
cans at PS 90’s Climate Change Expo.
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These kids want the world to chill
out!
Students at a Coney Island elementary
school demonstrated a keen comprehension
of global warming and discussed
ways to stave off environmental disaster
at a gymnasium-wide climate change
expo on Friday.
The science project gave kids an opportunity
to learn about the planet — and
inspired them to help save it, according
to one pint-sized planeteer.
“This project gives me the courage
to help this planet.” said Justin Brathwaite,
a third grader at PS 90 Edna Cohen
School.
At the expo, the budding environmentalists
manned booths that stretched up
and down the W. 12th Street school’s
gym, where they spoke passionately
about climate issues such as the risks polar
bears face, how to clean up beaches,
and fun ways to recycle.
Almost every booth included an
interactive or artistic element, like a
board game made from used materials
or cardboard cut-out polar bears, and
many students presented their projects
using technological tools, like iPads,
computer games, and presentation software.
Two stations even featured robots
that students had programmed themselves.
“It’s like a puzzle,” third grader Alex
Marin said about programming his robot,
named Nao, which he instructed to
dance and talk about climate change.
“When I fi rst saw Nao I was like, ‘How
am I supposed to control this for the
expo!’”
An hour and a half into the exhibition,
parents, educators, and students
visiting from other schools gathered in
the middle of the gymnasium to hear
the students sing.
Accompanied by the music teacher
who strummed along on a guitar, a group
of older elementary schoolers sang three
songs about saving the planet, including
“This Pretty Planet” by Tom Chapin.
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