Recycling bins have been placed to recycle cans/glass in all departments and on the field. Trash-free lunches are encouraged in Lower and Upper Primary. Washable hot-lunch plates and forks are now returned for washing to Upper Primary lunch-providers, La Trattoria. We also have collection sites for egg cartons so these can be returned to two local farms for recycling. We use earth-friendly photocopying paper in all departments. There has also been greater use of exercise books in the Primary department to cut down on photo– copying. We encourage collection of scrap paper from printers and photocopiers to use in classrooms. There are sensors for lights in some Gosling Centre rooms, and outdoor areas, and some water-conserving toilets. The School also tries to cut down on the use of air-conditioning in the winter. Why is it important for the School to pursue sustainable goals? It goes back to one of our goals: to help build a sustainable society in Bermuda and beyond. Hopefully, if children adopt an environmentally-conscious lifestyle now, they will take it through into adulthood both within the workplace and in their own lives. As new Green Team leader, what is your own personal interest in green issues? I strongly believe we have a responsibility to look after our Earth as best we can for future generations. I was brought up in post-war Britain, so my parents learned to be thrifty and passed this on to our generation. As a teacher, I became concerned about my students’ lack of respect for property and belongings, particularly when I moved to Bermuda 20 years ago. I started to discuss these issues with my students. It has become more obvious worldwide that we need to do something about our wasteful S A LT U S M A G A Z I N E Secondary students (from left) Danielle Lightbourn, Nic Barton, Rokeyah Brown and Xiaoyu (Yuki) Sun are Green Team members who act as liaisons with the Saltus student body Jan Shaw’s S5 class with its sculpture made from discarded plastic found on beaches, helped by parent Corrina Rego. The artwork went on display at the Arts Centre, Dockyard habits. My husband and I are fairly “green” at home—we recycle as much as we can, drive a reasonably small car, wash clothes in cold or warm water rather than hot, and use a wooden clothes dryer, rather than an electric one, as much as possible. We changed all our lightbulbs to compact fluorescents as they died. We use “green” bags at the grocery store and I reuse as many containers as I can in the classroom for art topics. I think some people think I’m a bit of a nuisance going on about the need for conservation, but you know what—I don’t care. It’s too important to keep quiet! I strongly believe in this familiar maxim: “Take what you need and use what you take.” 9 JAN SHAW CYNTHIA LANCER-BARNES