"On World Environment Day, the message is simple: reject single-use plastic. Refuse what you can’t re-use. Together, we can chart a path to a cleaner, greener world." — United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres
What is World Environment Day?
World Environment Day is aimed to be the biggest, most widely celebrated, global day for positive, environmental action, promoting awareness. It is celebrated on the 5th of June every year. There are many possible activities to coordinate with this day.
When is World Environment Day?
Monday, 5 June
World Environment Day can be celebrated in many ways, activities such as clean up campaigns are popular and will be prominent this year, also concerts, conventions and parades, tree planting, and lectures. Promotional materials for the day tend to be created using natural environmental colours.
Activity ideas for Early Childhood:
- Implementing a Worm Farm (compost) into your service to encourage and teach recycling your food waste into ideal natural fertilisers to improve the health of your garden i.e. vegetable garden.
- Click here to find out further information regarding worm farms.
- Click here to find out where to purchase worm farms and worms.
- Learning and putting into practice saving energy; turning off lights when room not in use
- Learning about recycling - this can be turned into a project, getting families to bring in recycling materials etc